Cults and Extreme Belief
2018 âĸ A&E
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1 NXIVM
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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.
2 Jehovah's Witnesses
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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.
3 Children of God
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Amy Bril recounts her childhood growing up in the Children of God, a group notorious for pedophilia and "religious" prostitution.
4 U.N.O.I.
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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.
5 World Peace Unification Sanctuary (#107)
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Elizabeth Vargas investigates controversial religious organizations and sects, uncovering how these groups prey upon their followers and create powerful, often destructive belief systems.
6 Twelve Tribes
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Despite their hippie persona and rustic community businesses, the Twelve Tribes have long stood accused of physically abusing children and subjugating of women.
7 FLDS (#105)
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Many believed that when Warren Jeffs was sentenced to life in prison for child sexual assault, the problems within the FLDS community would be solved.
8 The Survivors Speak Part 1
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Former members of different groups meet to discuss their shared experiences with Elizabeth Vargas.
9 The Survivors Speak Part 2
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Former members of different groups meet to discuss their shared experiences with Elizabeth Vargas.
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In Cults and Extreme Belief, Elizabeth Vargas, alongside former members of controversial organizations, goes on a search to uncover how these sects use their influence to prey upon peopleâs desperation to create powerful & destructive belief systems. Each episode will take a look at one active group through the eyes of past devotees.
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