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What's the bloodiest cult of all time? Jim Jones? Nope. David Koresh? Pfft. Amateur. Nope, it's the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom which sprang up in nineteenth century China when one aspiring civil servant failed his exams and decided he was the brother of Jesus Christ.
Confused? You will be. You will be. (Yoda).
Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. Be sure to get in touch with questions and comments. In the follow up episode, we'll be talking to BBC Radio 4's "Chinese Comedian" star Ken Cheng.
Follow us @CTDEApod on Twitter and give us a like on Facebook.
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What's the bloodiest cult of all time? Jim Jones? Nope. David Koresh? Pfft. Amateur. Nope, it's the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom which sprang up in nineteenth century China when one aspiring civil servant failed his exams and decided he was the brother of Jesus Christ.
Confused? You will be. You will be. (Yoda).
Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. Be sure to get in touch with questions and comments. In the follow up episode, we'll be talking to BBC Radio 4's "Chinese Comedian" star Ken Cheng.
Follow us @CTDEApod on Twitter and give us a like on Facebook.
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