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Detail of beadwork from an Ojibwe medicine pouch
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Uganda Cult
It is interesting that someone who was expelled from the Church would gain followers in his Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments. It is apparent that his cult was not really about religion but about having money and power. I think it is interesting that he thought about making rules about silence and sign language because it was an effective way to keep outsiders from hearing the pain and suffering of the followers. I think he probably got that idea, also, because his brother was deaf. The man in the video was probably right that the leaders could not hold up the lies they were telling their followers anymore after the followers witnessed such horrible killings.
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I can’t believe the people didn’t notice that hundreds of their citizens were being killed by this so-called cult. The fact that the leaders were stripping the followers of every belonging to their name makes people think it was more than money- related. They weren’t allowed to have sex or anything, they couldn’t even use soap. This people seemed more that prisoners rather than followers. Who would want to do this anyway? I couldn't beleive it either... these people seemed so oblivious. I can't help but wonder if any of them became curious when they heard noises, possibly even curious children? This cult seemed to have alot of control over its followers, stripping them of anything that belonged to them. I wonder what could have urged these people to join a cult like so? And is so, why wouldn't they try to get out once a few massacres had already occurred? Crazy.
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