TED-Ed
TED-ED: Why do people join cults? - Janja Lalich
Today, there are thousands of cults around the world. Broadly speaking, a cult is a group or movement with a shared commitment to a usually extreme ideology that's typically embodied in a charismatic leader. But what exactly...
SciShow
Why Do People Join Cults?
It’s easy to assume that people who join cults have something wrong with them, but usually the people who join cults are just like the rest of us. So, how does it happen?
PBS
Why Are We Obsessed with Cults?
What is it about cults that captures the public imagination? Why are we so interested in the stories of Jonestown, Charles Manson, and Patty Hearst? Today Danielle explores how these groups entered the public consciousness and why we...
Religion for Breakfast
Is There Any Difference Between a Cult and a Religion?
You've heard the term "cult" before. It conjures images of authoritarian leaders and sheep-like followers. Many people claim that some religious groups are not religions at all...but rather..."cults." But is there any real difference...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
EB Presents: Key Points of Jonestown Massacre
Overview of Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and the 1978 massacre at Jonestown, Guyana.
Curated Video
QAnon 'ReQovery' Meets Reality: U.S. Is Far Behind In Deradicalization
Some experts say U.S. mental health community is woefully unprepared to help conspiracy cult followers break free.
Curated Video
HONG KONG: FALUN GONG: NEW ANTI CULT LEGISLATION
English/Nat
China has passed new anti-cult legislation in an attempt to eradicate the banned Falun Gong movement.
Their action paves the way for Falun Gong leaders to be given lengthy prison terms and possibly the death penalty.
Police...
Curated Video
GNS WEEKLY NEWS: CHINA: FALUN GONG
Mandarin/Nat
Chinese authorities have stepped up their campaign against the Falun Gong spiritual movement.
The country's top religious claims the movement will soon be eradicated.
The Chinese government banned the Falun Gong cult in...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Was it murder, or was it suicide? This documentary [01:30:00] tells the story of Jonestown, The People's Temple, and the over 900 followers of Jim Jones that perished in November 1978.