Cults: Dangerous Devotion 7/10
Is it brain-washing or like-mindedness? What attracts followers to cults and what holds them? This special feature-length documentary infiltrates the hidden world of these secretive groups.
Journey behind closed doors into a secret world where faith and devotion lead to desperation and despair. From the bizarre prophecies of Charles Manson to the desperate paranoia of Jim Jones, cult leaders draw followers into worlds of power, paranoia, and death. Why do people join? Why do they stay? And how can we stop them? Through interviews with world-renowned scholars and the survivors of cultic tragedy, DANGEROUS DEVOTION unmasks the mystery of cults.
Duration : 0:9:44
Response to a message regarding religion and ICP
Here’s the message:
The views and opinions you express are pretty judgmental in regards to other cultural beliefs. Everyone can have their own opinions however, you show very little subjectivity when you are speaking on issues such as love and religion. Something may be true for you that is not true for someone else so it is unfair for you to make such statements in your videos. You are making claims that are only true for an individual and not necessarily true for others. These truths are only relevant to you or someone who shares your same beliefs. It is not your place to make judgments on other people’s beliefs. Every person is going to have different beliefs and moral truths. Your personal morality is going to be different from that of my own and so on, so I would tell you that when speaking about subjects such as God, love, and “being a good person” you should consider others perspectives and state your opinions rather than claiming what you say is a universal truth.
On another note I would also like to ask you a question because you seem to be a rather intelligent kid. Why would someone who claims to be a pacifist and who also claims to live a straight edge lifestyle listen to a music group such as ICP that more or less spews violent lyrics and messages about drugs in their songs. This rap duo seems to have a negative influence on young people and I do not understand why you would continue to listen to their music and involve yourself in this “juggalo” culture when clearly you can see the influence this rap duo has on young minds. Would love to hear back from you on that because you asked the viewers to tell you if they believed you were being a hypocrite and the way I see it, it would be like doing drugs in front of a little kid but then telling that kid how drugs are bad and that nobody should do them yet you still continue to do the drugs. The actions do not match the rhetoric. So you can preach and speak about how its good to do this and that until you are blue in the face but then you still continue to support the “ICP” group and their music.
Duration : 0:13:11
Cults Academy Religious Service 1994
Cults Academy’s Head Master Greame Trail presents the introduction.
Duration : 0:1:11
Cults: Dangerous Devotion 5/10
Is it brain-washing or like-mindedness? What attracts followers to cults and what holds them? This special feature-length documentary infiltrates the hidden world of these secretive groups.
Journey behind closed doors into a secret world where faith and devotion lead to desperation and despair. From the bizarre prophecies of Charles Manson to the desperate paranoia of Jim Jones, cult leaders draw followers into worlds of power, paranoia, and death. Why do people join? Why do they stay? And how can we stop them? Through interviews with world-renowned scholars and the survivors of cultic tragedy, DANGEROUS DEVOTION unmasks the mystery of cults.
Duration : 0:9:58
INDEPENDENT LENS | RECYCLE | Film Clip #3 | PBS
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/recycle/ Ride shotgun with ex-Mujahideen fighter Abu Amar and his son through the chaotic streets of Zarqa, Jordan — a hotbed of political extremism and birthplace of the infamous al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Follow Amar’s daily life as he scours the streets to earn a meager living collecting cardboard to recycle and struggles with his faith and the social realities of life in the Middle East. In this clip, a friend of Abu Ammar describes almost getting killed by extremists and American soldiers during an ill-fated scheme to sell used vehicles in Iraq.
RECYCLE premieres Tuesday, March 31 on INDEPENDENT LENS, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Terrence Howard, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide.
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Duration : 0:1:41
On Religious Cults – Part 1 of 2
His Holiness the Di-Tamah (AUS) defines the nature of religious cults and provides students of the Nuhati faith with guidance on how to respond to challenges from other religious paths.
Duration : 0:8:32