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The Nigerian ambassador in the “Salvation Gate” church in Ferentino welcomed by the councilor Magliocchetti and the mayor Mastrangeli

A day steeped in great spirituality but also with a high institutional profile: it was the one that took place yesterday, Sunday 30 October, at the “Salvation Gate” evangelical church in Ferentino, a reference point for a large Nigerian community whose members reside in various municipalities of the province. The presence of the Nigerian ambassador … Read more

Best Cult Documentaries From Heaven’s Gate To Wild Wild Country

by Steven Felton

There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to establishing a cult. Some of them are basically drug-fueled “free love” parties that go on for years. Others are single ultra-conservative communes filled with people detached from the modern world. Some teach salvation, others fear the apocalypse. Whatever the specific principles of a cult, … Read more

Marshall Applewhite, leader of the unhinged cult of Heaven’s Gate

by Helen Flores

As the founder of California’s Heaven’s Gate cult, Marshall Applewhite and 38 of his followers committed suicide in March 1997 to board a spaceship that saves Earth. Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma via Getty ImagesOne of the last videos left by the leader of Heaven’s Gate, Marshall Applewhite, before his suicide. On March 21, 1997, 39 Heaven’s … Read more