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The Yearning for Zion Ranch, or the YFZ Ranch, [1] was a 1,700-acre (690-hectare) Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) community of as many as 700 people, located near Eldorado in Schleicher County, Texas, United States. In April 2014, the State of Texas took physical and legal possession of the property.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva in 1924. Wilbur Glenn Voliva (March 10, 1870 – October 11, 1942) [ 1] was an American cult leader and Flat Earth theorist who controlled the town of Zion, Illinois, during the early 20th century.
Shincheonji. Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony ( SCJ ), commonly known as Shincheonji Church of Jesus or simply Shincheonji ( Korean : 신천지; Hanja : 新天地; lit. New Heaven and New Earth; IPA: [ɕintɕʰʌndʑi] ), is a new religious movement established in South Korea by Lee Man-hee.
The World Mission Society Church of God is a new religious movement established by Ahn Sahng-hong in South Korea in 1964. [ 5] The church believes that Ahn Sahng-hong is the Second Coming of Jesus, and that Zahng Gil-jah is God. [ 6] Ex-members and several experts have called it a cult. [ 12]
Christian Zionism. "Memorandum to the Protestant Powers of the North of Europe and America", published in the Colonial Times (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia), in 1841. Christian Zionism is a political and religious ideology that, in a Christian context, espouses the return of the Jewish people to the Holy Land. [ 1]
Zion Christian Church. Zion City Moria beside the R71 route, Limpopo. The Zion Christian Church ( ZCC) is one of the largest African-initiated churches operating across Southern Africa, and is part of the African Zionism movement. [ 1] The church's headquarters are at Zion City Moria in Limpopo Province (old Northern Transvaal), South Africa.
Religious Zionism. Religious Zionism ( Hebrew: צִיּוֹנוּת דָּתִית, romanized : Tziyonut Datit) is an ideology that views Zionism as a fundamental component of Orthodox Judaism. Its adherents are also referred to as Dati Leumi ( דָּתִי לְאֻמִּי, 'National Religious'), and in Israel, they are most commonly known by ...
The Church of God (Restoration) remains the focus of controversy, with many accusations leveled by ex-members across the world. According to former members the church is cult-like and controls dress code, internet access and relationships. Former member Tina Wall said, "I believe Church of God is a cult, you can't think for yourself, nothing.