Sex Cult Apocalypse: How Religious Fanatics Turned a German City Into a Bloody Dystopia

In 1534, the ordinary German city of Münster transformed overnight into a religious dystopia when radical Anabaptists seized control and declared it the "New Jerusalem." Led by a charismatic tailor-turned-prophet named Jan van Leiden, they expelled all non-believers, burned all books except the Bible, abolished private property, and instituted mandatory polygamy – with the self-proclaimed king taking 16 wives for himself. What followed was a nightmarish 18-month siege where starving citizens were forbidden to leave under penalty of death, dissenters were publicly executed, and the streets ran with blood as the "holy kingdom" descended into madness. Discover how religious fervor, apocalyptic prophecy, and charismatic manipulation created one of history's most disturbing theocratic regimes – and why its shocking lessons about the dangers of extremism remain relevant today.

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