Kreatieve Energie
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Kreatieve Energie is a Christian new religious movement founded in the 1970s by the Belgian philosopher Jan Gielens. Gielens claimed to be the successor of Christ and the prophet of a new age.
The philosophy of the movement consist of establishing a kingdom in the Mediterranean region. Gielens claimed to be working on the development of a new community. Together with his followers, he moved in 1978 to Elche, Spain, where they lived as a community. The rules were not written down, because Gielens claims to be opposed to any kind of structure. There were regular activities: meetings, work groups, meditation,…. The followers ate vegetarian food and had to wake up on precise times. The chairwoman of the movement, who is also a yoga teacher, was Gielens' wife.
During a 1998 report drafted by the Belgian parliamentary committee, the group was classified as a cult. In the report, the organization was charged with extortion, intimidation and failure to keep to a promise of providing education to children of the movement.
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- (nl) & (fr) Belgische Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers. Gewone zitting 1996-1997, 28 april 1997. Belgisch parlementair onderzoekscomissie met het oog op de beleidsvorming ter bestrijding van de onwettige praktijken van de sekten en van de gevaren ervan voor de samenleving en voor het individu, inzonderheid voor de minderjarigen. Verslag namens de onderzoekscommissie door MM. Duquesne et Willems. (Kreatieve Energie, S. 327-329).
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