We've got an old timey cult this time! Joshua Sykes was gathering followers in California before settling in Denver, where he claimed doomsday was around the corner. Public outcry and legal trouble made sure he stayed in the newspapers. Classic cult shit!

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Resources:

https://denverite.com/2016/12/14/joshua-sykes-colorado-cult/

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6253014909190144/unraveling-threads-which-expose-watchtower

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-cult-prophet/66793142/

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84031081/1921-02-15/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=1856&index=5&date2=1929&words=Joshua+Sykes&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&rows=20&proxtext=joshua+sykes&y=10&x=11&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89053283/1921-03-15/ed-1/seq-7/#date1=1856&index=6&date2=1929&words=Joshua+Sykes&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&rows=20&proxtext=joshua+sykes&y=10&x=11&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85059715/1916-07-25/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=1856&index=12&date2=1929&words=Joshua+Sykes&searchType=basic&sequence=0&sort=date&state=&rows=20&proxtext=joshua+sykes&y=10&x=11&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=3

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://berkhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2018_spring_newsletter.pdf

The daily telegram. [volume], July 25, 1916, Page PAGE FIVE, Image 5