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The Joy of Sect
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"The Joy of Sect" is the thirteenth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on February 8, 1998. In the epi
Various residents of Springfield being forced by the Movementarians into growing and harvesting lima beans.
Various residents of Springfield being forced by the Movementarians into growing and harvesting lima beans.
David Mirkin, executive producer of "The Joy of Sect", pitched the episode's plot.
David Mirkin, executive producer of "The Joy of Sect", pitched the episode's plot.
Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart, is a practitioner of Scientology, which served as an influence on Movementarianism as depicted in the episode.
Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart, is a practitioner of Scientology, which served as an influence on Movementarianism as depicted in the episode.
Cult
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Cults are social groups which have unusual, and often extreme, religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals. Extreme devotion to a particular person, object, or goal is another character
Max Weber (1864–1920), an important theorist in the study of cults
Max Weber (1864–1920), an important theorist in the study of cults
Hundreds of dead bodies on the ground after the Jonestown Massacre, orchestrated by cult leader Jim Jones
Hundreds of dead bodies on the ground after the Jonestown Massacre, orchestrated by cult leader Jim Jones
An anti-Aum Shinrikyo protest in Japan, 2009
An anti-Aum Shinrikyo protest in Japan, 2009
Falun Gong books being symbolically destroyed by the Chinese government
Falun Gong books being symbolically destroyed by the Chinese government