New religious movement

subject to groupthink in that they irrationally and unconditionally follow the thoughts and interpretations of one or many figures of authority, with most pledging complete loyalty and obedience to the cult through persuasive coercion. Cults differ to religious sects, as followers of cults are forced into the belief system of the cult, whereas religions are far more open, do not have a leader, and are quite often inherited. One such cult, Heaven’s Gate, was an American doomsday cult based in California

New Religious Movements and the Biased Media What happened in Jonestown? How could “sensible people” follow the “rantings of a crazed lunatic?” The questions and the simplified answers that are provided by the media coverage of Jonestown and Heaven’s Gate perhaps contributed to their downfall. The feeling of public persecution is a central theme of many new religious movements, and the negative publicity of suicide cults only fuels the fear of other like-minded religious groups. The misleading

century, Japan experienced a huge explosion of new religions movements. These movements in turn helped shape the way many Japanese perceived "religiousness." Shinshukyo is a term used by Japanese to describe new religious movements. This title is veered towards religious organizations founded since the 18th century. Many of these New Religions are greatly influenced by older traditional religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism. Although many view these new religions as cults, it is the complete opposite;

In 1915, the New Culture Movement was initiated, being accompanied by the ideas mainly aimed at criticising the Confucian traditional values in China, and also approaching a more modern and western mindset. In 1919, a mass protest of over 6000 students was conducted to rebel against the signing of the Versailles Treaty, which would hand over Chinese territorial rights from the Germans to the Japanese and this movement later became known as the May Fourth Movement. One of the significant leaders of

Jesus Christ, Son of God. Before the establishment of Christianity, the idea of the Messiah as the world’s savior, depicted in the Old Testament, was widely believed and accepted among Jewish communities. Since these ideas existed, the Christian movement popularized the idea of Jesus as the Messiah to legitimate his life. Writers then began to propagate the idea of his death as the centerpiece of Christianity after the crucifixion of Jesus. The crucifixion was portrayed as the sacrifice to end all

The movement of the Enlightenment period and the Great Awakening period had a profound impact on American colonial society. As a result, the Enlightenment movement and the Great Awakening movement challenged and changed religious, secular, and education ideologies that ushered in a new era in American colonial society while giving birth to a social and religious renaissance in the American colonies. The Enlightenment movement was a social movement that placed a highly valuable emphasis on one’s

the members of Jim Jones's cult of Jonestown. Jonestown is a prime example of how a religious movement can turn into a cult in the matter of time, and how it can be difficult to protect people against. This is due in part to our general acceptance of most religious movements in accordance to the first amendment, but also due in our classification of what a cult is. "Cults" are just destructive religious movements and are still protected by the first amendment. But one can't help but wonder how many

909 Found dead in Jones town,Guyana South America from Kool aid flavored cyanide, screams headline news November, 18 1979.What seems to be a peaceful New religion movement started in California for People in search for Hope and relief in Desperate Times from the Social inequalities, Unjust Killing, poverty ,and despair during the late seventies to early eighties.In the beginning people promise utopia “a perfect society” tens to hundreds of single mothers ,blacks, homosexuals and families all alike

The Reformation was a European religious movement of monumental proportions and consequences, during which a new Christian religion, Protestantism, was created. Protestantism differs from other forms of Christianity in that it is not a single church, but many different churches, denominations, and congregations, it is extremely diverse. The first proto-Protestant congregations, even predate the Reformation, drawing their origins from an earlier religious movement, the Hussites. However, it is the

century, a religious revival occurred in the current-day United States and Canada, this pivotal event was called the Second Great Awakening. This event triggered characteristics to sprout such as individual connections to faith, social reform movements, and progressive movements. This religious revival is indisputably the reason spiritual fulfillment, collective progress, and social justice remain significant in our society, alongside progress. The Second Great Awakening brought forth new ideas to