Cults and Extreme Belief

Cults and Extreme Belief

2018
Cults and Extreme Belief
Cults and Extreme Belief

Cults and Extreme Belief

7.4 | TV-14 | en | Documentary

Elizabeth Vargas, alongside former members of controversial organizations, goes on a search to uncover how these sects use their influence to prey upon people's desperation to create powerful and often destructive belief systems. Each episode will take an immersive look at one currently active group through the eyes of past devotees and get perspective from believers and leaders that are still inside.

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Seasons & Episodes

1
EP9  The Survivors Speak Part 2
Jul. 22,2018
The Survivors Speak Part 2

Former members of different groups meet to discuss their shared experiences with Elizabeth Vargas.

EP8  The Survivors Speak Part 1
Jul. 15,2018
The Survivors Speak Part 1

Former members of different groups meet to discuss their shared experiences with Elizabeth Vargas.

EP7  FLDS
Jul. 03,2018
FLDS

Many believed that the problems within the FLDS community would be solved after sentencing Warren Jeffs. However, when Jeffs was locked away, it left devoted FLDS followers like Norma Richter to face a subsequent humanitarian crisis alone. They were forced to fend for themselves in a world they were once taught to fear.

EP6  Twelve Tribes
Jun. 26,2018
Twelve Tribes

Despite their hippie persona and rustic community businesses, The Twelve Tribes have long stood accused of physically abusing children and subjugating of women. Now disconnected from her family, ex-member Samie Brosseau, works to expose the Twelve Tribes abusive practices today.

EP5  World Peace and Unification Sanctuary
Jun. 19,2018
World Peace and Unification Sanctuary

Former “Moonie” Teddy Hose, tries to alert the public to a gun-obsessed Unification Church offshoot known as the Sanctuary Church of Newfoundland, Pa. Sean Moon, the charismatic leader and a son of the late Reverend Sun Myung Moon, preaches an extreme gospel featuring his father as “returning Jesus” and guns at the center of worship.

EP4  U.N.O.I.
Jun. 12,2018
U.N.O.I.

Growing up in the United Nation of Islam (UNOI), Elijah Muhammad was forced into child labor, physical abuse and squalid living conditions. Today, he has a unique opportunity to speak to the FBI in hope of getting justice for himself and the other children abused by UNOI and its leader, Royall Jenkins’, teachings.

EP3  Children of God
Jun. 05,2018
Children of God

Amy Bril recounts her childhood growing up in the Children of God, a group notorious for pedophilia and “religious” prostitution. Amy and others born and raised in the group are banding together to address a suicide epidemic among fellow survivors.

EP2  Jehovah's Witnesses
May. 29,2018
Jehovah's Witnesses

Former Jehovah’s Witness Romy Maple–a survivor of child sexual abuse–embarks on a journey to uncover why her pleas for justice were systematically ignored by top members of the organization.

EP1  NXIVM
May. 28,2018
NXIVM

As a recruiter for multi-level marketing self-help group NXIVM, Sarah Edmondson brought thousands of people to the organization. In October of 2017, she exposed the group as a destructive sex-cult and is now doing everything in her power to support the criminal prosecution of the cult's leader, Keith Raniere.

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Synopsis

Elizabeth Vargas, alongside former members of controversial organizations, goes on a search to uncover how these sects use their influence to prey upon people's desperation to create powerful and often destructive belief systems. Each episode will take an immersive look at one currently active group through the eyes of past devotees and get perspective from believers and leaders that are still inside.

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Reviews

virginia OMG OMG, this is brilliant, the people interviewed don't realise that Sacha Baron Cohen is creating this show in order to demonstrate how crazy some people are, or rather have completely obscure ideas, concepts, and rationality, unfortunately they are in America. I always knew there were a few odd balls in this world but talking about gun laws and giving them to 4 year old kids!! Really?? This is the political, yes political, objective from Senators in the USA government. I can't believe the guy's he interviews are real, but they are, its not fake. This is just so sad that these people have these ideologies that are so wrong in this day an age. Also the sketch with the artist lady is brilliant, good on her.Can't wait for next episode.
taylorshennett I started watching this and was absolutely fascinated by each episode! Very informative and I definitely recommended watching this.
northappraisals Many of the extreme cults covered by the A & E in their shows were exposed in the early 1970's by Ted Patrick and various families who trying to extract family members from these groups. The pornographic Moe letters by David Berg of the Children of God, the auditing manuals covering Scientology's clay model healing (witch doctor) practices and Sun Yun Moon's Divine Principals (NOT!!!) were all provided to the authorities in the 70's and 80's. A story as interesting as the cults covered, is the story of Ted Patrick, the first deprogrammer. Mr Patrick was imprisoned on multiple occasions for trying to help families get relatives out of these groups. The American Civil Liberties Union lobbied to have deprogramming outlawed, rather that helping the victims of the groups. Even today. If your son were to join ISIS your family could face criminal charges if they were to hold him and try to get him out.Conway and Siegelman, two US psychologists in their book Snapping documented the techniques that the cults use to brainwash members. It seems plausible that groups using the techniques could be outlawed. The problems seems to be in the grey area and with debates as to whether brainwashing exists.
Yogibearz I completely agree with you on the first episode of the series (nxivm). That episode was, in my opinion weak minded ppl that put themselves in that position...but the other episodes about Jehovah's witness and children of god..those ppl have been raised and brought up in a toxic, vicious culture that in some cases span generations; they didn't know better and were truly indoctrinated. My suspicion is that you saw the first episode, Dick. And I agree with you about that particular episode..but the other episodes were more inciteful. If anything, I've come to understand how messed up Rose McGowan must have become by her time in COG! I don't doubt that Weinstein abused her, but I see where all her "erratic" anger may stem from, which is truly sad. If I was to say anything negative about this series so far; they should have scrapped the first episode all together!