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Inside a Cult World Premiere — NEW DATE — APRIL 23 AT 9 PM ET/PT; Encore Wednesday, May 7, at 10 p.m. ET/PT
WASHINGTON, April 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — It’s believed that more than 3,000 cults exist in America today. But as recent news events of a polygamist sect in Texas have reminded us, we seldom get to see what exactly goes on inside — from the benign to the abusive. Who joins cults or renegade sects? What drives their beliefs? How is sex used to ensure devotion to cult leaders? And is it all just a pretext for more earthly desires?
On Wednesday, April 23 at 9 PM ET/PT, National Geographic Channel (NGC) presents a special premiere of Inside a Cult, with an encore on the originally scheduled night of May 7 at 10 PM ET/PT.
Michael Travesser claims he is the Messiah, and the members of his Strong City cult in New Mexico believe him. For 20 years, Travesser has told his Strong City followers to prepare for the end of the world. And now, according to his prophecy, Judgment Day will come at midnight on October 31, 2007.
Convinced the world was going to end, Strong City’s 56 members allowed NGC cameras unprecedented access to their world for seven months prior to the expected Judgment Day. Combining intimate discussions with current and former cult members, detailed testimony from their leader, home movies, expert analysis and comparison to other cults of similar extremes, the film details a world rarely seen.
Understanding Strong City
“I am the embodiment of God. I am divinity and humanity combined.”
Strong City is a religious cult that adheres to an end-time prophecy. NGC introduces us to the man at its heart: 66-year-old Michael Travesser, who led his acolytes to New Mexico seven years ago and declared himself the Messiah.

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