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Ugandan cult The Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God was one of the deadliest in world history, with the number of people who died similar to the infamous Jonestown massacre, and some say even more. The mastermind behind this cult? A woman named Credonia Mwerinde, who said she was receiving messages directly from the Virgin Mary. CW: references to physical and emotional abuse, controlling behaviours, and murder. Please consider whether you would like to listen on this basis. Content is not suitable for children. Full research sources listed on each episode page at www.ltaspod.com. If you have been personally affected by involvement in a cult, or would like to support those who have been, you can find support or donate to Cult Information and Family Support if you’re in Australia (via www.cifs.org.au), and you can find resources outside of Australia with the International Cultic Studies Association (via www.icsahome.com). If you or someone you know is in crisis or needs support right now, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 in Australia, or find your local crisis centre via the International Association for Suicide Prevention website at www.iasp.info. Links: Report of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs on the Petition by the Orphans of the Victims of the Kanungu Church Infernos — Parliament of the Republic of Uganda, July 2014 The Kanungu Massacre: The Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God Indicted — The Uganda Human Rights Commission Periodical Report, 2002 Uganda Cult’s Mystique Finally Turned Deadly — by Ian Fisher, New York Times, 2 April 2000 The preacher and the prostitute — BBC News, 29 March 2000 Mary’s Flames: The Long Road to Horror in Kanungu — The East African, 8 February 2001 The power behind the cult — The Telegraph (UK), 2 April 2000 Violence and New Religious Movements — edited by James R. Lewis, Oxford University Press 2011 A party, prayers, then mass suicide — by Anne Borzello, The Guardian, 20 March 2000 Kibwetere used HIV scourge to lure victims – new book reveals — by Stephen Wandera, Daily Monitor, 30 October 2016 Priestess of Death — by Lara Santoro, Newsweek International, 6 August 2000 Prophecy’s Price — by Karl Vick, Washington Post, 1 April 2000 Uganda Toll Tops Jonestown — by Craig Nelson, Associated Press, 31 March 2000 Cult...   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.