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Precaution against cult 抵御邪教(di yu xie jiao)

Six members of a cult organization, "Church of Almighty God", beat a woman to death in Zhaoyuan, Shandong province, on May 28 because she refused to join their order, sending shockwaves throughout the country. The tragedy has revealed the barbarity of cult groups, which seem to have grown in the country over the past few years.

Cults have always been a lingering shadow over society because apart from thriving on the ignorance of their followers, they seem to fulfill certain spiritual needs of some people.