Tag Archives: religious cults

March 31, 2000

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 31, 2000 the apocalyptic Catholic cult, “The Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God of Uganda cashed in all their chips. The cult leaders (Credonia Mwerinde, Joseph Kibweteere, Joseph Kasapurari, John Kamagara, and Dominic Kataribabo) bet the house that the world would end on December 31, 1999 and all their … Continue reading →

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March 27, 1997

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1997, 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate UFO Cult committed mass suicide as they tried to ascend to the UFO they believed was riding in the tail of the Hale-Bopp comet. 28 years later, their website www.heavensgate.com is still on the internet and being maintained and viewable with the … Continue reading →

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October 28, 1992

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1992, the Reverand Lee Jang Rim, founder of the “Mission for the Coming Days” church predicted that the rapture would occur and that Jesus would come back. Hundreds of his followers sold their properties, left their families, quit their jobs and deserted their military posts in anticipation of this … Continue reading →

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July 5, 1996

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1996, Dolly, the first sheep cloned from adult cells, was born. Contrary to the initial reports received from the scientists at the secret lab where Dolly was conceived and born, she did not have telepathic or other mind control powers. The scientists and workers who cared for her every … Continue reading →

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May 4, 2003

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2003 Idaho Gem was born. He was the first member of the horse family to be cloned. The Daughters of Dolly, a sheep religious cult protested this scientific breakthrough, but they were ignored as they were sheep and couldn’t either write or say anything other than Baaaaaa.

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