MTA Interview with Dr Nick Barratt regarding Pigott's house.
Dr Joshua Schwieso, research scholar and lecturer at the University of West of England, wrote his PhD thesis on the Agapemone (The Cult of Smyth-Pigott). Dr J Schwieso confirms that Smyth-Pigott had refrained from his claims of being God well before 1908. The founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (may peace be on him) had warned Smyth-Pigott to refrain from such a claim or he would be annihilated. This warning, and immense pressure from the Christian society kept Pigott from making such bold claims again. His cult no longer exists. Not a single person claims affiliation. He is interviewed at the Abode of Love in Spaxton, Somerset.
2 Interviews with Kate Barlow author of The Abode of Love: The Remarkable Tale of Growing Up in a Religious Cult can be heard here. More videos on the Agapemonites can be seen on my Youtube playlist.
Recently a video came to my notice in which it was stated that I had tried bringing the story of Pigott to the attention of members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community after having accidentally stumbled upon it somewhere. This is incorrect. I have been reading the books of the Holy Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (peace be upon him) since I was a child and I was aware of this prophecy for a long time. In the video it was mentioned that I had stated that I was strictly told not to pursue this story. This is totally false and baseless. I sought an audience with Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih V in 2005 and spoke at some length about Pigott, he encouraged me to pursue my interest in the history of the Agapemonite cult and write about it. I have also spoken with other members of the Community and nobody has ever discouraged me.
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