What apocalyptic new religious movement originated in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, settled in a compound near Waco, Texas, and ended in fire in 1993?
a. Unification Church
b. Vedanta Society
c. People's Temple
d. Branch Davidian
d. Branch Davidian
Analysis:
a, b & c. Incorrect. Apocalyptic movements can sometimes turn violent, and this happened with a prominent new religious movement in the 1970s.
d. Correct. The Branch Davidian, originating in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church but independent from its control, first settled in a compound near Waco, Texas, in 1935. It is an apocalyptic new religious movement led by David Koresh that ended in fire in Waco, Texas, in 1993.
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