Join us this week as we discuss the infamous Rajneeshee Movement who settled in rural Oregon in the early 1980s and were responsible for the first known bioterror attack in the United States. We discuss their origins, leader, and whether they were a cult or new religion.
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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneesh_movement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Anand_Sheela
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneeshpuram
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https://web.archive.org/web/20121014103105/http://www.oregonlive.com/rajneesh/index.ssf/1985/07/experts_draw_distinctions_betw.html *
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Rajneeshee_assassination_plot