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1. People follow Warren Jeffs because they believe he is the prophet in Prophet's Prey. This is similar to how followers in the Unification Church follow Sun Myung Moon's orders because they believe he is god.

2. To ensure that they were cleansed of the devil, women would have sex with Moon. Jeffs used to tell young girls that having sex with him would purify them.

3. Both cults would make it a point to shut down anything that went against their ideas, such as outsiders, anyone who had any doubts, and things that were prohibited by Jeffs and Moon's rules.

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In a hypothetical situation, if a couple is unhappy in their marriage because one of the spouses treats the other unfairly, no church members will report it because they believe it is not their responsibility to report it and that it will be handled by someone else.

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What is the role of obedience to authority?

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What is the role of obedience to authority?

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The two factors are present in the unification church cult and they are when the authority figure has a higher status, and when an authority figure observes and participates.

1. When a higher ranking authority figure is involved. The members of the Unification Church believe that marrying the appropriate person satisfies God's and Jesus demands. They believe they are obeying the requests of God, who is above all of them, by following the church's rules.

2. When a figure of authority watches and participates. Moon is the church's leader, and he keeps an eye on the couples and leads the ceremony during mass marriages.

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The factors that led cohesiveness of the group

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The factors that led cohesiveness of the group

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They believe that failure is impossible and that it will never fall because Moon is such a good leader and that the group is so well connected. They are separated from their family and friends, despite the fact that they are all in different cities and places. They also manipulate each other into staying by saying things like you'll regret it if you leave.

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- Sun Myung Moon decides who you get to marry
- You must stay with your partner no matter how unhappy you might be
- Women would have sex with Moon to ensure they were cleansed from the devil

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Members of the group are expected to spend their entire lives anticipating the day they marry so that they may finally feel like they have completed their mission. Because they are all God's children, members were required to love their partners regardless of who they are.

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How does this cult exist as an example of group think?

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How does this cult exist as an example of group think?

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Group think is how individuals of a group conform or change their minds in order to suit the group's consensus. The Unification Church is affected by four different types of group think. Group cohesiveness, directive leadership, lack of norms, and homogeneity.

group cohesiveness: The Unification Church has a strong sense of unity because of its common belief that God intended for Jesus to create a perfect marriage in order to redeem humanity and make amends for Adam and Eve's sin. Moon and his second wife, Hak Ja Han, were the True Parents in marriage. If they are True Children, couples who marry within the Unification Church are only linked to God through their True Parents.

directive leadership: Moon is undeniably the Unification Church's leader. He has a significant presence in the Church as a "True Parent" and founder of the Church. Moon is the one who assigns the bride and groom to each other in large weddings. Moon holds the members' fate in his hands, and they have faith that he would match them with their ideal mate.

lack of norms: There are no rules in the church that require precise practices. In other words, this group's rituals and regulations make no logical sense. These members believe that what Moon is saying to them is in line with God's and Jesus' will. They believe that the mass weddings are planned so carefully that they will find their ideal partner and by doing so erase the damage caused by Adam and Eve. Moon, in reality, is looking over photos of the people to see if they look good together.

homogeneity: The members have a very similar social construction. The most obvious example is that they all hold the same Unification Church ideas and viewpoints. And the majority of the members of this group are Korean.

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How does this cult exist as an example of conformity?

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How does this cult exist as an example of conformity?

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you are in a group of three or more: The church recruits in three-person groups, and mass weddings, as well as schools where someone would convert, draw large crowds.

you are observed by others: Weddings in large groups are an example of being seen.

you are impressed with the status of the group: Moon is incredibly wealthy and powerful, influencing a large number of people.

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The unification church was notorious for their large weddings where hundreds if not thousands of couples were married in these huge weddings. The brides would wear white hanboks or kimonos from Korea or Japan. The groomsmen are dressed in tuxedos, some with red ties and white scarves around their necks. Some are attending for the first time, while others are renewing their vows.

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What is the group’s history and their mission?

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What is the group’s history and their mission?

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The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, or the Unification Church, is a religious movement that began as the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity. This group eventually split into smaller organizations in the 1990s. Moon established a church in South Korea, where he began to develop his doctrinal beliefs. Moon was a strong believer of a religion centered on marriage and family values. These were a blend of Christian and Confucian principles. Moon organized large weddings as a result of its belief in a religion built on marriage. The church is well-known for its weddings in large groups.

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The unification church was founded May 1, 1954 in Seoul, South Korea by Sun Myung Moon. Since then it has gained a large following in most East Asian countries.