- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Satanism 
- Scientology
- The Peoples Temple

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This movement describes the creation of "new religions" with either completely modern origins, or older origins with enough changes to make it a distinct new religion rather than a denomination. These religions are by definitions not dominant religions in society.

New Religious Movement

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Examples of New Religious Movements

Many researchers prefer to use the term new religious movements instead of cults as that term has garnered a negative correlation, especially in the media. The negative correlation of the term cult tends to lead to a dehumanization of the movement and the individuals involved. 

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