Tag: Cults

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Crackdown on Fringe Worries Mainstream Churches

Chinese officials arrested six members of the fringe doomsday group Church of Almighty God, also known as Eastern Lightning (东方闪电), after they killed a woman at a Shandong McDonald’s franchise while on a recruitment drive last month. While the violent recruitment tactics used by these fringe sect members no doubt shocked many in China, so did the apathy of bystanders who did little to prevent the brutal attack. The central government responded by launching