February 8, 2012

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Problems with doomsday prophets and prophesies

Pyotr Kuznetsov

On April 1, 2008, doomsday cultists who had been declaring the world would end on May 28th, 2008, emerged from their collapsing caves into a cloudy, Russian day. These cultists, led by self-proclaimed prophet Pyotr Kuznetsov, expected the world to end a month after the Orthodox Easter.

The Heaven’s Gate Cult

Marshall Herff Applewhite

In total, 21 women and 18 men died. The method used was taking crushed sleeping pills mixed with apple sauce or pudding and washing it down with Vodka.

The Branch Davidians Cult

Vernon Wayne Howell (AKA: David Koresh)

There is continuing controversy over who is responsible for the deaths, though many agree the blame should be divided among the church, the FBI and ATF agents