As The Republicans Are Learning After Romney: Add A Cult To The Mix And You Have No Idea Where It's Going

And with the addition of V/H/S 2., The Big 'C' keeps on rockin' the cineplex:

There are five segments in “V/H/S 2.” As the only segment to bring up the theme of a religious cult and featuring an Indonesian cast, Timo and Evans’ “Safe Haven” appears different from the rest. Their story follows a news crew reporting on a controversial Indonesian cult allegedly brainwashing and sexually abusing underage children. What starts as an attempt to do in-depth coverage turns into a nightmare when the Father (Epy), the head of the cult, instructs his followers to kill the crew (Fachry, Oka Antara and Hannah) and commit suicide. The members of the crew must find a way to help each other survive. 

Both Timo and Evans were approached separately for “V/H/S 2” but they decided to work together. Despite a different style, Timo said he enjoyed making “Safe Haven” with Evans, as both had different expertise to offer. The story of a cult, Timo said, was his idea, as he always wanted to do a documentary about a religious cult. Evans contributed to the supernatural, apocalyptic feel of the film-within-a-film. 

“I’m interested in systems of belief and how they can corrupt people,” Timo said. “I also like to explore the values of Christianity because I’m a Christian.”

I'd like to see where those Christian explorations go as well because, from what I've seen, in real life they're not much of a help:

From his house on Pear Tree Lane, Moses managed to closely monitor and control his five “wives.” The women called one another sisters, studied the Bible together and shared chores. They would periodically share Moses’ bed. 

The women handed any money they earned over to their leader, while Moses sat at home and brooded over his theology. 

In YouTube videos shown in court, Moses revealed the pillars of his faith. He preaches from the Bible and looks forward to an end time when he will be surrounded by servile women. He is certain that the black race will rise over all others. 

“A lot of you hate order, you hate instruction, and that’s why the Lord’s going to kill a lot of you,” he said in a video obtained by WRAL. 

He kept his wives in line by feeding them his twisted doctrine. 

"You were cursed to serve. You are our possession,” Moses said about women. “Get that through your head." 

All of the children in the household were fathered by Moses — everyone except little Higganbothan. 

Moses was convinced that the 4-year-old boy’s father was gay. When Higganbothan struck another child in the buttocks, Moses took it as proof of the child’s homosexuality, prosecutors said. 

Higganbothan was dragged to a garage and shot in the head while a recording of the Lord’s Prayer in Hebrew blasted in the background. 

When McKoy attempted to leave the group, she was allegedly dragged into the house by her sister wives, beaten and then shot.

That's the thing about the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - and I've seen a lot of each - but Good always seems to be outnumbered, you know?

"Yes, Mujahedin al-Khalq Is a Dishonest Cult"

The Bad and the Ugly are everywhere, like a swarm of locusts:

"Joyce Carol Oates’s Islamophobic tweets 

On Twitter, the writer suggests that religious beliefs contribute to the prevalence of rape in Egypt"

Coming at us from all sides, and in any way they can:

"I don’t want to have my awareness raised, thanks"

Over time, it might become difficult to tell them apart:

"How alien conspiracists are just like creationists"

Which means they can kinda start to look like what's normal:

"A very hot hop! Ukranian revellers leap over campfire to celebrate pagan holiday"

And Ladies - if I may say so myself - that's the hint that you're in trouble,...