New Religions Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity are religions that have existed for thousands of years. At one point all four of these religions were new and I'm sure I looked with some skepticism towards this ideology being taught. Within all of these religions there have been people who did not agree with the beliefs practiced and this led many to abandon them to form their own religious groups. The road to finding one's faith is not always easy and that is why religions are constantly being recreated to fit one's perception of God. New religious movement for this article will be defined as religions that are less than two hundred years old. They formed due to separation from an established church or an individual who had a "vision" from God. There are two in particular that I will discuss the Branch Davidians and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . I will not focus on the religion it comes from, but rather on the history of the person, beliefs and practices of these new religious movements. The Branch Davidians were once known as The Shepherds Rod, a Seventh-day Adventist branch. Victor Houteff first heard the teachings of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1918 during a revival meeting. Houteff eventually came to believe that the doctrines and teachings of the Seventh-day Adventists were inaccurate and called for reform. The church isolated Houteff and his followers, which resulted in a rein in the SDA and the founding of "The Shepherd's Rod". Houteff considered himself a divine messenger sent by God to reveal the secret information in the scroll mentioned in the Book of Revelation, chapter 5. Houteff compiled his beliefs in his book "The Shepherd's Rod". The process began... in the middle of the paper... carried out in the temples of the Church does not end in death; rather, both marriage and family relationships are sealed for "time and all eternity." This idea – of “eternal family” – governs their way of life; every effort is made to live a life worthy of returning to live with God the Father (and therefore with their family in the Celestial Kingdom). The Branch Davidians and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints both have separate ideologies but are the same in that respect that their religious perspectives are less than two hundred years old. There are websites, movies and books about Koresh and each has a slightly different perspective on the Branch Davidians. I think it's because each author has a slightly biased opinion based on their own religious beliefs. This in turn makes Koresh a martyr or a deranged maniac.