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Why I’m leaving The Epoch Times and Falun Gong after 20 years

Published May 26, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, cults, Epoch Times, Falun Gong, Li Hongzhi, Shen Yun

John was a Falun Gong practitioner, just like everyone that worked for The Epoch Times from the early days of the company in 2004. Just like me. I have worked for the paper since 2005, when it was founded in…[Continue Reading...]

Crazy video shows mob ransack NYC Scientology church as 3 busted for possible social media stunt

Published May 26, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged New York, police, Scientology, speed running, vandalism

Three ruffians were busted on hate crime charges Monday for allegedly ransacking Midtown’s Church of Scientology earlier this month – after the NYPD released crazy footage of the photo-obsessed mob. Jaelen Dinkens, 19, and Mohammed Amolegbe, 21, were charged with…[Continue Reading...]

Family of missing woman hope raid on UK-based sect will bring answers

Published May 26, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged AbdelRahman Hashem, cults, Lisa Wiese, missing mom, police investigation, sects, UK

As he watched the footage of a convoy of police vehicles driving through the security gates of the headquarters of a religious sect, AbdelRahman Hashem felt a glimmer of hope. Maybe now his two children would get answers to what…[Continue Reading...]

Florida Vintage: The rise and unraveling of Yahweh Ben Yahweh

Published May 25, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, Florida, murder, Yahweh Ben Yahweh

Published: May 25, 2026 at 8:52 AM Tags: ShortsOpens in new window, Florida VintageOpens in new window, Yahweh Ben Yahweh Opens in new window, cultOpens in new window A look back at the rise and unraveling of Yahweh Ben Yahweh…[Continue Reading...]

Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre vandalized in Midtown burglary, NYPD seeks 31

Published May 25, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal charges, New York, Scientology, speed running, TikTok, vandalism

The Brief The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying 31 individuals in connection with a burglary and reported vandalism at a Midtown Manhattan property. Police said the group forcibly entered 227 West 46th Street on Saturday, May 2,…[Continue Reading...]

Another cult in the making? See how self-declared Bishop JUNIUS MUTEMBEI is brainwashing his congregants through staged miracles! Majority are women (VIDEOs)

Published May 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult allegations, faith healer, Junius Mutembei, Kenya

Saturday, May 23, 2026 - A little-known preacher identified as Bishop Junius Mutembei has sparked debate online after videos of his alleged miracles surfaced on TikTok. The self-proclaimed Bishop runs a modest church where he claims to perform dramatic healings,…[Continue Reading...]

Vatican issues excommunication threat to far-right Catholic sect

Published May 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged excommunication threat, Kansas, SSPX, St. Pius X, Topeka

The Vatican has warned the far-right Society of St Pius X (SSPX) that it faces excommunication if it goes ahead with plans to ordain new bishops without papal approval It’s the sharpest confrontation since the 1980s between Rome and the…[Continue Reading...]

Pope Leo may excommunicate SSPX, Catholic sect of St. Marys, Kansas, church

Published May 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged excommunication. Topeka, Kansas, Saint Pius X, SSPX

The Catholic Church under the first American pope is threatening to excommunicate a traditionalist sect — or at least its leaders — that is best known in Kansas for a newly built massive church in a small town near Topeka.…[Continue Reading...]

Game of Thrones star Hannah Murray explains how she was lured into wellness cult

Published May 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, energy healer, Hannah Murray, survivor story

Game of Thrones star Hannah Murray has opened up about being lured into a wellness cult, which led to her being hospitalised after having a psychotic break. Murray was introduced to an “energy healer” called Grace while filming Detroit in…[Continue Reading...]

‘I fled Mormon church and got best revenge on those who called me degrading’

Published May 23, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Mormons Tagged ex-Mormon, LDS, Mormon Church, personal story

We all have different upbringings, but one woman has recently shared her challenging experience of growing up in a Mormon household. Kit Barrus, hailing from California, was brought up as a Mormon but later abandoned the religion to lead a…[Continue Reading...]