Decoding Cults

In this episode, we will look at the two factions that sprung from the Branch Davidians and how they collided. We will also look at the life of a young man named Vernon Howell and how he rose up the ranks and gained the trust of the followers.

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In this episode we will focus on a branch that split off from the Seventh-Day Adventists, the Davidian Seventh Day Adventists also known as the Shepard’s Rod Seventh Day Adventists or The Rod. And how they became the Branch Davidians. I am going to cover this group over quite a few episodes because there is tons of information on them, and if you are like me, you also like the whole story.

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In two of our previous episodes, I had referred to the Waco standoff and I wanted to tell you that story, but the more I researched the further back I had to go to understand how they ended up where they did. Thus, I ended up right at the beginning which is the start of the Millerite movement and the creation of the Seventh-day Adventist church. In this episode, I will take you back to the origin story of this branch of Christianity. Trust me, there is some very interesting and head shaking information there.

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Today’s episode will be a bit different from the ones before as I had the privilege to interview Luke Lamprecht. Luke is an amazing activist for women, men and children who have suffered from all types of abuse. He has qualifications in mental health, diet and nutrition, health and fitness to name a few and he is currently completing an MSc in Neurodevelopment at Wits in the departments of Paediatrics and Pathology. He has held positions at Childline, The Teddy Bear Clinic, Lefika La Phosido and Johannesburg Child Welfare.

Besides all of his academic achievements, he is also a petrol head, and likes to build bikes and cars. He also co-hosts an amazing podcast called Society’s Super Heroes where they celebrate the men and women who have dedicated their lives to empowering communities, and who work tirelessly to improve the lives of others.

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At this point in time the Buddhafield group is still pretty benign, but then they go on the run and grave secrets come to light.

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In the 1960’s the golden age of Hollywood’s studio system was declining with the dominance of Television. A young Venezuelan man with stars in his eyes moves to America to fulfil his dreams of fame. When he doesn’t make it big on the ballet stage or on the big screen, he decides to find adoration in other ways.

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In this episode, we will be focusing on the growth of the cult, the beliefs and daily lives of the followers within the movement, we will also see how it came to an end and the aftermath.

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In 1960 Paul Kashaku, a farmer with a small farmstead in the hill country, claimed that he had a vision. In this vision, his deceased daughter Evangelista had appeared to him and foretold that he would be visited by “apparitions from heaven”. This came to fruition in 1988 when he said that he had been visited by St Joseph, Mary and Jesus. He claimed that they had tasked him to use his land near the city of Kanungu, as a gathering place for believers. Kanungu is a town in the western region of Uganda about 404km from the capital Kampala. This town has now become infamous, and you will hear why later in the story.

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1750km east of northern Australia, in the South Pacific Ocean lies the Republic of Vanuatu. This republic is made up of 83 islands created by volcanic residue of which 65 are populated. This nation has been voted the happiest place in a world a few times.

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In this episode we will look at the way in which Heaven’s Gate grew and developed its beliefs within the changing times, how it ultimately ended for the away team and how that impacted those who were left behind.

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