Beta Dominion Xenophilia

A UFO cult that tried murdering opponents and believed that they could survive doomsday by talking to cats

1980s - 2001

Scott Caruthers (founder)

Beta Dominion Xenophilia was a cult founded by Scott Caruthers in the 1980s. Caruthers was a high school dropout who became relatively wealthy from starting his own business. However, he always had a reputation for making outrageous claims that were clearly false. By the turn of the century, these claims led to the creation of a cult in which members believed he was a space alien who could rescue them from the upcoming apocalypse by talking to cats.

After friends and family of cult members started trying to expose the cult to rescue their loved ones, the cult retaliated by hiring an assassin to murder their opponents. However, this plan was revealed before they could proceed, and the leaders were arrested for their involvement in the attempted murder-for-hire.

Religion: Other

Founder: Scott Caruthers

Founded: 1980s

Ended: 2001

Size: 10

Location: Carroll County, Maryland, United States

Also called: BDX

Doomsday

Taught that those who followed their training would survive the coming apocalypse (source)
Caruthers moved to higher ground in anticipation of the apocalypse (source)

Leader-Prophet

Caruthers claimed that he was a space alien that was working for the government to save his followers from an upcoming apocalypse and implied that he was the second coming of Christ (source)

Murder

Five leaders were arrested for hiring an assassin to murder four opponents of the cult; at least two have pleaded guilty (source, source)
Allegedly ordered the kidnapping and possible murder of a 6-year-old girl in 1996 (source)

Renunciation of Private Property

Members gave all their money and investments to the leaders (source)

Separation from World

Women left their husbands to live with Caruthers (source)
Members quit their jobs to join the cult (source)
Members were "isolated psychologically" and were expected to cut ties with friends and families so that they could be loyal to the leaders (source)

UFO Cult

Taught that the cult was run by aliens and was a “level of U.S. intelligence 39 levels above the White House” (source)
Caruthers claimed that he could communicate to the "mothership" through cats (source)
Cult's name translates roughly to "Next World Alien Lovers" (source)

Unique Sexual Practices

One of the tenets of the cult was that the women must submit to the sexual demands of Caruthers (source)

Other info:

Anyone who questioned the leaders was written off, sued, or threatened (source)

Other tags:

Dietary Restrictions

Financial Lawsuit

Secretive

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