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Reference platform

Context for complex organizations.

Cultopedia is a public reference platform for people trying to understand organizations that have drawn sustained public attention, concern, or debate. It brings together organizations, leaders, and key developments so readers can follow the available record in one place.

Cultopedia organises published information from encyclopedic sources, journalism, academic research, and documentary material. It does not make original allegations or ask readers to accept a single label. The aim is to make relevant sources easier to find, compare, and read in context.

ExploreBrowse organizationsStart with the groups currently included in the project.

ExploreBrowse leadersFind founders, heads, and other figures connected to tracked groups.

FocusTimelines and contextPages are designed to make changes over time easier to follow.

SourcesPublished materialReference pages point readers toward reporting, research, and public records.

ApproachCareful summariesThe platform supports informed reading without deciding conclusions for the reader.

Start here

Find your way around

OrganizationsA curated index of the groups currently in scope.

LeadersFounders, public figures, and leadership-linked people connected to those organizations.

About CultopediaRead more about the purpose of the project and how the platform is meant to be used.

FAQAnswers about scope, sourcing, and how Cultopedia handles sensitive topics.

Contribute

Help improve the record

I want to contributeSee the current route for corrections, source suggestions, and factual improvements.

Why this existsLearn why Cultopedia collects published material about complex organizational histories.

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-'''Cultopedia''' aims to provide the world's most up-to-date and comprehensive resource on cults, sects, and other systematically abusive organizations.
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+<span class="cultopedia-home__eyebrow">Reference platform</span>
+<h2>Context for complex organizations.</h2>
+<p class="cultopedia-home__lede">'''Cultopedia''' is a public reference platform for people trying to understand organizations that have drawn sustained public attention, concern, or debate. It brings together organizations, leaders, and key developments so readers can follow the available record in one place.</p>
+<p class="cultopedia-home__supporting">Cultopedia organises published information from encyclopedic sources, journalism, academic research, and documentary material. It does not make original allegations or ask readers to accept a single label. The aim is to make relevant sources easier to find, compare, and read in context.</p>
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+<div class="cultopedia-home__button"><span class="cultopedia-home__label">Explore</span><strong>[[Organizations|Browse organizations]]</strong><span>Start with the groups currently included in the project.</span></div>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__button"><span class="cultopedia-home__label">Explore</span><strong>[[Leaders|Browse leaders]]</strong><span>Find founders, heads, and other figures connected to tracked groups.</span></div>
+</div>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__stats">
+<div class="cultopedia-home__stat"><span class="cultopedia-home__label">Focus</span><strong>Timelines and context</strong><span>Pages are designed to make changes over time easier to follow.</span></div>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__stat"><span class="cultopedia-home__label">Sources</span><strong>Published material</strong><span>Reference pages point readers toward reporting, research, and public records.</span></div>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__stat"><span class="cultopedia-home__label">Approach</span><strong>Careful summaries</strong><span>The platform supports informed reading without deciding conclusions for the reader.</span></div>
+</div>
+</div>
-The site is built on a Wikipedia-derived knowledge base, then narrowed and extended with Cultopedia's own editorial layer. In time, Cultopedia will also serve research and the latest news associated with these organizations, and give users a way to subscribe to updates on the groups they are interested in.
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+<span class="cultopedia-home__section-label">Start here</span>
+<h2>Find your way around</h2>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__grid">
+<div class="cultopedia-home__card"><strong>[[Organizations|Organizations]]</strong><span>A curated index of the groups currently in scope.</span></div>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__card"><strong>[[Leaders|Leaders]]</strong><span>Founders, public figures, and leadership-linked people connected to those organizations.</span></div>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__card"><strong>[[About Cultopedia|About Cultopedia]]</strong><span>Read more about the purpose of the project and how the platform is meant to be used.</span></div>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__card"><strong>[[FAQ|FAQ]]</strong><span>Answers about scope, sourcing, and how Cultopedia handles sensitive topics.</span></div>
+</div>
+</div>
-== Explore ==
+<div class="cultopedia-home__section">
-* [[Organizations|Organizations]]
+<span class="cultopedia-home__section-label">Contribute</span>
-* [[Leaders|Leaders]]
+<h2>Help improve the record</h2>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__grid">
-== Current starter set ==
+<div class="cultopedia-home__card"><strong>[[I want to contribute|I want to contribute]]</strong><span>See the current route for corrections, source suggestions, and factual improvements.</span></div>
-* [[Scientology]]
+<div class="cultopedia-home__card"><strong>[[About Cultopedia|Why this exists]]</strong><span>Learn why Cultopedia collects published material about complex organizational histories.</span></div>
-* [[Aum Shinrikyo]]
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-* [[Branch Davidians]]
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-* [[Heaven's Gate (religious group)|Heaven's Gate]]
-* [[Order of the Solar Temple]]
-* [[Peoples Temple]]
-* [[Rajneesh movement]]
-* [[Unification Church]]
-* [[Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]]
-* [[The Family International]]
-== Editorial direction ==
-* Focus on organizations that are themselves central to the subject.
-* Focus on founders, leaders, successors, and other key internal figures.
-* Add supporting pages about systematic abuse, survivor protection, and credible counter-initiatives without trying to mirror all of Wikipedia.
-== Project status ==
-This is an MVP build. The current goal is a small, high-signal set of organizations and leaders that looks good and works well, while laying the groundwork for broader discovery, monthly refresh workflows, research coverage, news tracking, and user subscriptions.
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