New religious movements, apostolic revivals and charismatic groups. Sourced profiles of new religious movements, prophetic sects, apostolic revivals, and ecclesiastical groups evaluated by behavioral criteria and the BITE model.
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A closed, self-contained fundamentalist Christian commune of roughly 600 residents in New Zealand's remote Haupiri Valley, founded by convicted sex offender Neville Cooper ('Hopeful Christian') and characterized by zero private property, arranged marriages, child labor, and total geographic and informational isolation.
An official personal prelature of the Catholic Church focused on sanctifying secular profession, recognized for disciplined spiritual direction, corporate mortification, and significant presence across civil governance.
A South Korean new religious movement founded in 1980 by Jung Myung-seok that targets high-achieving college students globally through secular campus sports, arts, and modeling front clubs, using a staged 30-lesson theology to normalize systemic sexual exploitation under the guise of messianic purification.
A South Korean apocalyptic movement founded in 1984 by Lee Man-hee ('The Promised Pastor') that relies on systematic covert proselytization—using planted undercover 'Leafs', 6-month 'blind' Bible centers, and a formal 'theology of lying' (Mosa) that conceals the church's identity until cognitive conversion is complete.
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