For a long time, Venezuela was one of the most-dangerous countries in the world. In recent years, safety has slightly improved, in part because the population is too poor to steal from. But crime still exists, and that’s leading some to cult worship. Instead of seeing themselves as created in the image of a good and just God, a growing group of Venezuelans and other Latin Americans are worshipping criminal gods. The World’s Tibisay Zea brings us this story from Mexico City and Caracas, Venezuela.
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