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*autocratic rule by a single charismatic leader

*autocratic rule by a single charismatic leader

*extraordinary demands on converts (such as that they surrender all their property to the cult) and  

*extraordinary demands on converts (such as that they surrender all their property to the cult) and  

*a maniacal focus on proselytizing and winning new converts. {{fact}}

*a maniacal focus on proselytizing and winning new converts.

There have been cults which have claimed to be [[Christian]], as well as cults which claim some other religious affiliation, or no affiliation at all.  One notable example of a cult is the "Peoples Temple" operated by [[Jim Jones]] .  Jones's insistence that all his true followers drink poisoned fruit punch led to the deaths of 913 of his converts at their enclave of [[Jonestown]] in [[Guyana]].   

There have been cults which have claimed to be [[Christian]], as well as cults which claim some other religious affiliation, or no affiliation at all.  One notable example of a cult is the "Peoples Temple" operated by [[Jim Jones]] .  Jones's insistence that all his true followers drink poisoned fruit punch led to the deaths of 913 of his converts at their enclave of [[Jonestown]] in [[Guyana]].