Category Archives: Cults

FLDS Fail

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

A few days ago, Beth and I watched some 20/20 piece on the Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints, who are basically Mormons who split off from the main church when it decided to no longer espouse polygamy. For the FLDS, not only … Continue reading →

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From Sinless Sex to Silverware

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

Perhaps you are aware that Oneida, makers of fine flatware, started out as a sex cult. I knew myself, but I hadn’t thought of it in a while. What brought it back to my memory was that Sarah Vowell wrote … Continue reading →

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Battle of the Outmoded Supernatural Beliefs

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

I found this article on minority religion in the United States to be interesting, and a bit troubling. One thing that particularly struck me was the discussion of the San Francisco peaks, which are sacred to several Native American tribes, … Continue reading →

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Amanda Palmer Must Die!

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

Who Killed Amanda Palmer: A Collection of Photographic Evidence, with stories by Neil Gaiman – Here’s another book I’ve owned for a while but hadn’t fully checked out until recently. Actually, Beth bought it for me at a concert on … Continue reading →

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Me and Charles Manson Like the Same Ice Cream

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

I found this post from Alan Cook to be rather interesting. It’s about how Charles Manson interpreted the lyrics from the Beatles’ white album to be about a coming race war, somehow also tied in with the Second Coming. “Helter … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Want to See Your Moony Moony Face

Posted on April 10, 2011 by

When thinking of religious movements to address, I realized that I don’t know a whole lot about the Unification Church, better known as “Moonies” after its founder, Ban Ki-Moon. No, wait. That’s the Secretary-General of the United Nations. I’m thinking … Continue reading →

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What’s in Hubbard’s Cupboard?

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

If you haven’t yet, you probably should read The New Yorker‘s recent exposé on Scientology, which focuses on former member Paul Haggis, a writer and director. Scientology has a reputation of being really frightening, and I’m inclined to think the … Continue reading →

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Creepy Crowley

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

I can’t tell you how many interviews I saw with Keith Olbermann back when he did the Worst Person in the World segment where he felt the need to point out that these people weren’t REALLY the worst in the … Continue reading →

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Make My Millennium

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

I have three book reviews for you today. The Pursuit of the Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages, by Norman Cohn – I bought this on a whim when I found it at the school bookstore … Continue reading →

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The Occult Adventures of Arianna Huffington

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

Something interesting I recently read in a book on spiritualism (I actually never finished the book before having to take it back to the library, and I’d like to read the rest of it, but I don’t go near that … Continue reading →

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