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The Order of the Solar Temple. 6. Tragedy in Switzerland

Order of the Solar Temple: on October 5, 1994, the police found 48 dead bodies in the villages of Cheiry and Salvan.

In 1993, the Solar Templars had to confront both a persisting disgruntled ex-member and suspicious Canadian police officers.

By the late 1980s, the Solar Templars’ message was becoming increasingly apocalyptic.

A French jeweler turned esoteric teacher and a Belgian homeopathic doctor were at the origin of the murderous organization.

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The Solar Templars came from a neo-Templar tradition where mysterious Masters reportedly appeared and delivered esoteric messages.

In 1990s, the suicides and homicides of the Solar Templars energized the European anti-cult movement. But where did this group come from?

Anti-French riots after the Charlie Hebdo incidents led to new attempts to ban the party. They failed, once again, and TLP is now stronger than ever.

After new riots against Asia Bibi, the Pakistani judiciary tried to put an end to the party’s violence. It did not succeed.

Judges find that arguments that Scientology is not a religion are unpersuasive, and its literature is not “extremist.”