10 Examples of Cults Using Facebook

If your taste in religion or spirituality tends to lean toward the more unconventional side, or if perhaps you’ve misplaced an impressionable, quasi-delusional uncle over the holidays who is likely to get wrapped up in one cult or another, you may be interested in gathering a list of the cults making their presence known in social media so that you know exactly what it is that you’re up against. Hang in there, Uncle Elwood, help is on the way. Here’s a list of ten examples of cults using Facebook.

The Universe at your Fingertips

Dr. David Brown gives an in-depth demonstration of the amazing NUIverse astronomy application he designed for the latest Microsoft Surface. It puts the cosmos at your fingertips like never before.

Mysterious Stone Monolith Likely an Ancient Astronomical Calendar

A mysterious stone monolith jutting from the ground near Manchester, England probably served as a crude seasonal calendar for Stone Age farmers.

The moss-covered monolith has three faces and appears to be roughly 4,000 years old, based on dating of other relics sprinkled about the site, which is called Gardom’s Edge.

Rather than a precise sundial, Brown thinks people used the 7.2-foot-long monolith to “enhance the importance of the site for seasonal gatherings or ceremonies.