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these movements as being far removed from themselves does not mean
that they are not causing terrible harm to individuals and to society as a
whole. On the contrary, they reveal the different forms the strife of the
Antichrist can take and how widespread it actually is.

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The harm that such cults cause for the lives and property of their
members is by no means the only threat they pose. The deviant ideas
and lifestyles promoted by these cults also damage the very fabric of
society. From time to time, some of them organize attacks directly
aimed at the civilian population. One recent example of this was the
Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo, and its release of poison gas into a Tokyo
metro station. The cult was also held responsible for a similar gas at-
tack in Matsumoto near Tokyo, in which seven people died and 144
were injured.
According to the teachings of the leader of the cult, Shoko
Asahara, a person can only cleanse his soul by killing. World domina-
tion is only possible by implementing the violence that he teaches his
followers. Acts that normal people would regard as cold-blooded, are
for the members of the cult true examples of morality.
The first target of the attacks, which began in 1994, were the judges
who had filed charges against the cult and lived in accommodations
provided by the Ministry of Justice . The first attack resulted in seven
deaths. At the same time, the cult had begun the construction of a 70-
ton capacity sarin gas production facility, on the orders of Asahara,
who also instructed that 1,000 automatic rifles and a million bullets be
manufactured. With the help of Russian experts hired by the cult, there
were also efforts being made to construct a kind of nuclear weapon.
Also within Asahara's sphere of activities were kidnappings and mur-