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Friday, May 19, 2006

A Little Competition for L. Ron Hubbard

Posted by on May 19 at 7:15 AM

The BBC reports on a cult in the UK based on the writings of an American science fiction author…

A sex slavery cult based on a series of 1960s science fiction novels has been uncovered by police in Darlington. Durham Police discovered the bizarre sect after raiding a home in the area, after receiving complaints that a woman was being held against her will.

But a spokesman said the Canadian was a willing participant and the other people involved were consenting adults.

The group, called Kaotians, follow the Chronicles of Gor novels which depict a society where women are dominated…. The books are set on the quasi-medieval planet of Gor, which has a caste system and uses women as slaves.

There are an estimated 25,000 Goreans worldwide.


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Wow.

Gor novels are fucking terrible BTW.

I agree, I remember getting suckered in, by the third book I knew it was never going to get better.

Should have clued in at the second book. Real obvious there was no going back by then.

What's wrong with a cult based on something good like Dune?
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