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In the 1980s, clergymen and officials of the French government expressed concern that some orders and other groups within the Roman Catholic Church would be adversely affected by anti-cult laws which were then being considered. | In the 1980s, clergymen and officials of the French government expressed concern that some orders and other groups within the Roman Catholic Church would be adversely affected by anti-cult laws which were then being considered. | ||
== | ==Disbanded groups considered cults== | ||
* Branch Davidians - Christian cult based in Waco, Texas whose members perished in a confrontation with the DEA | * Branch Davidians - Christian cult based in Waco, Texas whose members perished in a confrontation with the DEA | ||
* Order of the Solar Temple - Christian cult whose members committed mass suicide | * Order of the Solar Temple - Christian cult whose members committed mass suicide | ||