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At least 200 children and women rescued from Lev Tahor Jewish sect in Guatemala (www.independent.co.uk)
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[-] propter_hog@hexbear.net 11 points 2 days ago

Why do all the cults move to central america

[-] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 6 points 2 days ago

Which other cult moved to Central America? Asking for a culty friend?

[-] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

People's Temple (the Jonestown folks) moved to ~~Guatemala~~ Guyana. There's also Colonia Dignidad in Chile and Joao de Dios in Brazil, although he's homegrown. Then there's all the Mennonites currently setting up farming communes in the Amazon.

[-] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago

Jonestown was guyana

[-] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

Whoops, fixed!

[-] propter_hog@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

Wasn't heavens gate in like Bolivia or something?

[-] MNByChoice@midwest.social 5 points 2 days ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(religious_group)

Headquarters Manzano, New Mexico (1995–1996) Rancho Santa Fe, California (1996–1997)

[-] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Bolivia isn't part of Central America, nor the other countries listed (Brazil, Chile, Guyana). I think you meant Latin America?

[-] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah, these are all South American countries which I was aware of and why I was surprised about Central America being a destination.

[-] metaStatic@kbin.earth 5 points 2 days ago

Tax breaks

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