Chen Tao (True Way Cult)
Chen Tao, also God's Salvation Church known as, is a new religious movement in the late 1990s became known due to apocalyptic predictions.
History
Founded as the movement in the early 1990s by Hon -Ming Chen ( born April 22, 1955) in Taiwan. 1995 attracted some 150 members to San Dimas ( CA ). Two years later, another move to Garland ( Texas) took place. This reasoned Hon -Ming with the similarity between the words God's country and Garland. After not arrived apocalypse the group disintegrated. Some of them went back to Taiwan. Others around Hon -Ming settled in Lockport (New York).
Teaching
Chen Tao mixed Buddhist views with Taiwanese folk beliefs and the Christian Apocalypse. These more recent aspects come from the science fiction field. Leaders of the movement is Hon -Ming Chen. He was initially revered as a teacher and healer, and later as a prophet.
According to Chen Tao the earth was populated four times. After each of these settlement periods, there was a disaster. Few people were saved after each of this world sunsets of flying saucers and later exposed on the earth. The UFO landed in each case in North America, since this continent was spared by the disasters. Chen Taos theses were published in Clouds ( Flying Saucers ) on Earth to Save People from Hon -Ming in the book Gods Descending.
Doomsday 1999
Hon -Ming Chen claimed that in August 1999, Asia will be hit by a nuclear disaster. Then would save the people of God sent UFOs and hidden in clouds. In addition, a sign of God on channel 18 on 25 March 1998 should be visible. God himself should retract on 31 March 1998 10 clock in the morning in Hon - Ming's body. This he could make then invisible, be at the same time at different places and be able to talk with all the people in their own language.
The predictions of the Chen Tao movement met with widespread media interest. It was reported about the group, their beliefs and their way of life. Surprised it was about the fact that it was formed, rich in Taiwanese Chen Tao followers. In addition, all members were dressed in white and wore to match her whereabouts Texas cowboy hats and boots.
After God had appeared neither on channel 18 is still in front of the estate of Hon -Ming Chen, many feared a similar mass suicide as Heaven's Gate. However, Hon -Ming condemned such suicides of other UFO groups and apologized for his not arrived prophecy. Among other things, he admitted his own error in the calculation of the exact moment of the Apocalypse be. Also, it is a kind of grace period for all those people that were not yet convinced of Chen Tao. However, he added that it was also a miracle of God that so many journalists reported on Chen Tao and the teaching world.
Presence
Despite all this, most followers of Tao Chen returned to Taiwan. About 30 members of Chen Tao including Hon -Ming Chen quartered himself in Lockport in Niagara County. Sporadically they were then still in New York City. There, they claimed to be able to cure cancer and AIDS, among others.
Others
Several beliefs were still propagated in the course of media coverage between 1995 and 1999. Thus, a reincarnation of Jesus and other location a new Buddha was found for example in Vancouver (Canada) Chen Tao. It was also claimed that vegetarians only be rescued by the UFOs.