Japan’s Strangest Cult? | False Gods

From Margaret Thatcher seances to promising to eliminate North Korea, Happy Science is a controversial new religious movement with over 12 million members in 90 countries. Led by its charismatic leader, Ryuho Okawa, the group’s followers believe he is a divine being, but others have accused him of leading a cult. We hear from journalists who have been investigating the group to try and get to the bottom of it. Watch more stuff like this: Cult Leader, Abuser or Goddess? Meet ’Mother God’ The Controversial Guru Who Wants to ’Upgrade Civilization’ Finding Salvation with an Online Cult Guns For God: The Church of the AR-15 Click here to subscribe to VICE: About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Informat