The religious movements chiefly, but not solely, in Melanesia that exhibit belief in the imminence of a new age of blessing, to be initiated by the arrival of a special “cargo” of goods from supernatural sources.  Listen to hear the Juicy Details.  We add a new holiday to our cult.  Don swears.

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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult

Cambridge: https://www.anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/cargo-cults

Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/cargo-cult

The Nice Cult: https://thenicecult.com

Warning, there is abuse of minors discussed!!! In this episode Nathan surprises us with a questionable cult, Finn brings greater understanding of pop culture, Thor talks about hunting down trilobites, and Gunnar talks about his goat. 

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CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/29/us/r-kelly-sentencing-racketeering-sex-trafficking/index.html

NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/r-kelly-sentenced-30-years-sex-trafficking-case-rcna35832

The Nice Cult: https://thenicecult.com

This one has a WARNING! Christian joins us as we talk about a cult the has sodomy, human sacrifice, drugs and we discuss phallic. 

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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfo_Constanzo

Ranker: https://www.ranker.com/list/satanic-cult-used-human-sacrifice-to-help-mexican-cartel/jessika-gilbert

Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/deadly-cults/crime-news/adolfo-constanzo-sara-aldrete-sacrifice-cult-palo-mayombe

The Nice Cult: https://thenicecult.com

We talk about the most hateful family in America.  We decide that we are going to do a protest... Time and place TBD.  We talk about blood and cayenne.

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Sources: Food truck Pro-protest

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church

Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Westboro-Baptist-Church

ADL: https://www.adl.org/resources/profiles/westboro-baptist-church

The Nice Cult: https://thenicecult.com

The BJ Clan Provides a Hymn for the nice cult.... We talk about a truly selfish person.  Gunnar gets called to repentance.

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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley

Factinate: https://www.factinate.com/people/aleister-crowley/

Learnreligions: https://www.learnreligions.com/aleister-crowley-thelemic-prophet-95903

The Nice Cult: https://thenicecult.com

We talk about Comicon for Mormons, the feeding frenzy when a man dies who has many wives, and what it is like growing up in a community that you have been x-communicated from.  We take on a Trek and something to do with honor.

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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic_United_Brethren

MRM.org: https://www.mrm.org/aub

The Nice Cult: https://thenicecult.com

Shen Yun teaches us that even though we can levitate and walk through walls, we should not do it where others can see.  We also cover taking organs from prisoners, lots of propaganda and dancing.  We discuss Hot Cakes that we will be giving away at The Life The Universe And Everything writing convention on Saturday 2-19-2022.

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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shen_Yun

Insider: https://www.insider.com/shen-yun-show-falun-gong-2019-3

ColumbusFreePress: https://columbusfreepress.com/article/right-wing-cult-behind-shen-yun

The Nice Cult: https://thenicecult.com

In this episode Monty Python gets it right.  We talk about how three girls can kill a lot of people and get away with it.  Gunnar talks MURDER.  We induct Brandon Sanderson into the Majesterium Collecti.

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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials

History.com: https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials

Salem.org: https://www.salem.org/salem-witch-trials/

The Nice Cult: https://thenicecult.com

The Golden Dawn was just a cool kids club.  Gunnar gets angry and we induct Tom Cruise into the Nice Cult.  

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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermetic_Order_of_the_Golden_Dawn

Factinate: https://www.factinate.com/editorial/golden-dawn/

Grunge: https://www.grunge.com/296071/the-true-story-of-the-hermetic-order-of-the-golden-dawn/

The Nice Cult: https://thenicecult.com

We talk about the Nice Cult Calendar that will be coming out in December for 2023. We discuss the cult that caused the Boulder Colorado fire destroying up to 1,000 homes and properties this year.  We decide to set up a free flapjacks day sometime in February, date TBD.  We tell lots of punishment stories.

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Sources:

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Tribes_communities

Denverpost: https://www.denverpost.com/2022/03/03/twelve-tribes-cult-child-abuse/

NowToLove: https://www.nowtolove.com.au/news/real-life/twelve-tribes-cult-51635

The Nice Cult: https://thenicecult.com