Category: Doomsday Cults

Concern is rising over a new burst of activity by followers Warren Jeffs — the imprisoned leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS).

According to outside observers, there has been a flurry of church meetings almost daily, a set of mysterious construction projects and widespread re-baptism as thousands of followers react to apparent prophesies of doom from their imprisoned leader.

NECN reporter Greg Wayland takes a closer look at where fear, fascination and our deepest worries all come together. His report includes comments by cult expert Steve Hassan.

Is it the End of the World as We Know It? Look below to see a list of some of the best-known — and potentially most dangerous — millennial groups. Jan. 5 — As the year 2000 creeps ever closer, millennial cults are becoming ever more frenzied. Many of them are convinced that the world will end or transform itself soon after next Jan. 1. Israel’s decision this week to deport 11 members of a Denver-based cult called Concerned Christians shows how seriously the authorities there take the fervor. The group, whose members were holed up in Jerusalem apartments, allegedly