September 15, 2022 All cults end in death. That was my assumption, prior to reading the excellent Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell. Cults are defined by language, according to Montell, which only insiders can understand. Scientology has terminology like valence and thetan that is baffling to outsiders. This is by design, a … Continue reading How Cults End: The 1776 Restoration Movement