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Cults & New Religious Movements

This agenda outlines key topics related to cults and new religious movements, focusing on Scientology, Heaven’s Gate, and the Solar Temple. On Monday, students will read about Heaven’s Gate and complete an online quiz. Wednesday's focus shifts to Scientology, where Jenna Miscavige Hill, the niece of the church’s leader, shares strange and disturbing details from her memoir, underscoring the abusive nature of life inside the church. Discussions will also include comparisons between the Waco and Jonestown incidents, exploring their similarities and differences.

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Cults & New Religious Movements

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  1. Cults & New Religious Movements • 2012-11-14

  2. 2012-11-14 Agenda • Attendance • Monday’s class • Solar Temple • Heaven’s Gate • Homework: • Read “Scientology” and write the online quiz

  3. NRMs in the News • Scientology leader's niece to reveal 'strange and disturbing' details about life inside church in tell-all memoir • Jenna Miscavige Hill, 28, is the daughter of Scientology leader David Miscavige's older brother Ron • She left the church in 2005 and set up a support group for other Scientology deserters • MsMiscavige Hill: 'My experience in growing up in Scientology is that it is both mentally and at times physically abusive' • Book will reveal 'strange and disturbing' details about growing up in the church and will provide a firsthand account of Scientology's 'upper ranks', say publishers (DailyMail)

  4. Solar Temple

  5. Heaven’s Gate

  6. Homework • For Monday: • Read about Heaven’s Gate • Write the quiz on Moodle • For Wednesday: • Read about Scientology • Write the quiz on Moodle

  7. How biased or balanced is this documentary? • Did David Koresh have a specific apocalyptic scenario in mind? • What kinds of external opponents did the Branch Davidians have? • What triggered the investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms? • What was the role of ex-members in the investigation? • What possible scenarios were considered, for serving the search warrant? • How did the BATF change their plan when they realized they had lost the element of surprise? • What is the connection between the raid and the fire? Would the fire have happened if the raid had not taken place? • What is the connection between the ex-members and the raid? Would the raid have happened if the opponents had not been active? • What did the Waco incident have in common with the Jonestown incident? • In what ways were the Waco incident and the Jonestown incident significantly different? Waco: Rules of Engagement

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