Downtown LA's alien church [SFGATE link] is a mix of UFOlogy, extraterrestrial question-asking, religion, and merch sales — and they also want to build missiles to help stop wildfires. The question we kept asking is: How much of this do they actually believe themselves?
by FarleyElliott
7 Comments
# ‘We are not a cult’
That is exactly what a cult would say!
“When did this cult get so weird?”
you need a charasmatic leader to be a real religion/cult
where is their charismatic leader??
I need someone to tell me what to think and how to feel.
What aliens do they even believe in? There’s like 4 races coming to Earth. According to Current government employees for america
https://www.uniladtech.com/science/space/congressman-shock-admission-ufos-alien-types-160123-20250811
U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna claimed that she has definitive proof that “interdimensional beings” that can move “out of time and space” exist.
https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1421178/u-s-representative-anna-paulina-lunas-alien-evidence
Suggestion … change the name to MAGAlien Church and watch the attendance soar.
I remember the Temple of Set splinter group The Storm, whose website proudly announced “We are a cult!”
I was born, raised and trapped into the JW doomsday cult for the first 36 years of my life.
I have studied cults ever since I escaped mine.
**The difference between a religion and a cult is what happens when you try to leave.**
If the group does not prevent members from leaving, it does not qualify as a cult.
Additionally, a cult follows [the B.I.T.E. model created by cult expert Dr. Steven Hassan.](https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model-pdf-download/)
**Behavior Control**
**Information Control**
**Thought Control**
**Emotional Control**