What Famous Cult Leader Would Have Recruited You?

Cult leaders have a knack for getting people to follow them. Find out which famous cult leader would have convinced you to give up all your worldly possessions!

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On Feb 4, 2019

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Out of the answers listed below, what are you most afraid of?

Of the answers below, what is the most important feature for a community to have?

Do you believe violence is ever necessary to bring about change?

Would you ever take part in a mass suicide?

What is the purpose of a "Cult"?

Of the answers below, what would make you doubt the credibility of a leader?

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Jim Jones

Jim Jones took his followers in the People's Temple all the way to Guyana. He then encouraged everyone to take part in the Jonestown Massacre, a mass suicide leaving over 900 people dead.

Charles Manson

One of the most famous cult leaders of all time, Charles Manson, would have recruited you into his family. Yikes, that might not have worked out too well for you.

David Koresh

David Koresh led the Branch Davidians famous for the 1993 WACO siege by ATF agents. Koresh would have loved to have recruited you to his cult!

Bonnie Lu Nettles and Marshall Applewhite

2 of the masterminds behind the "Heaven's Gate" cult, they convinced their followers their only chance for survival was to commit mass suicide and travel to a space ship that is following a comet. It's easy to see how so many people came to believe such a likely story was true.

Shoko Asahara

Shoko Asahara was the leader of the Aleph doomsday cult. They believe that when society collapses, only the followers of their cult will be left alive.
The group has committed multiple terrorist activities in Japan.