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Porthtowan TEDx Speaker on Using AI to Detect Coercive Control

Published June 11, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse controlling relationships, artificial intelligence, coercive control

Most people have been told at some point that they’re being too sensitive, or reading too much into things. A speaker at Porthtowan’s first TEDx event reckons artificial intelligence could give them a way to show they were right all…[Continue Reading...]

This is the brutal reality of life after coercive control.

Published June 11, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse controlling relationships, coercive control, survivor story

For too long, coercive control has been the "invisible" reality of domestic abuse, leaving thousands of Australian women without clear legal recognition of their experiences. While NSW, Queensland and South Australia have now criminalised coercive control, other states and territories…[Continue Reading...]

A Pentagon list overhaul puts Mormon church’s Christian identity back in the spotlight

Published June 10, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Mormons Tagged Christian identity, evangelicals, LDS, Mormon Church

The Pentagon’s revision to its list of Christian religions this week has reignited a nearly 200-year-old debate: Is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a Christian denomination? Most Latter-day Saints do see themselves as Christians. But there are…[Continue Reading...]

Does Allison Mack deserve a redemption arc?

Published June 10, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Allison Mack, cults, NXIVM, survivor story

For years, Allison Mack was one of the most notorious figures connected to NXIVM. The former 'Smallville' star went from beloved television actress to convicted racketeer after admitting she recruited women into the organisation's secretive inner circle. Yet in 2026,…[Continue Reading...]

Hasidic Journalist’s Yiddish Interview With Anti-Lev Tahor Activist Draws Thousands of Views

Published June 10, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, cults, Lev Tahor, sexual abuse

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Hasidic journalist and Ami Magazine White House correspondent Shloime Zionce has released a podcast interview with Rabbi Yoel Yeshaya Heshel Blum, a community activist who has spent the past two years working to assist efforts involving…[Continue Reading...]

California cult leader handed 225-year-to-life sentence for sex crimes against followers

Published June 10, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged California, child abuse, cri minal convictions, cult leader, life sentence, Sansue Vang, sexual abuse

BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. — Sansue Vang, a Hmong religious cult leader from Oroville, was sentenced to 225 years to life on Tuesday, June 9, for multiple counts of child molestation and rape against young girls and women in the organization,…[Continue Reading...]

Pentagon revises religious classifications amid backlash from LDS Church

Published June 9, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Mormons Tagged chaplain categories, Christians, LDS, Mormon Church, Pentagon

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has revamped a list of religious faiths and traditions it uses to provide services to military members after Mormon Republican lawmakers blasted the agency for not classifying the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as…[Continue Reading...]

Clearwater set to hand downtown street over to Scientologists for ‘flagship venue’

Published June 9, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Clearwater, development, Florida, real esstate, Scientologists, Scientology

With a 3-2 Clearwater City Council vote approving a street handover, the Church of Scientology's Flag Services Organization won a tentative victory in its downtown expansion efforts. The Church of Scientology’s "spiritual headquarters" in the heart of downtown Clearwater may…[Continue Reading...]

Debbii Dawson Turns Cult Experience Into Captivating New Single ‘Kool Aid’

Published June 9, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Debbi Dawson, survivor story

Rising pop star Debbii Dawson has shared her striking new single Kool Aid, offering another compelling preview of her forthcoming EP Where Have All The Good Men Gone?, due for release on 26 June via RCA Records. Blending theatrical pop…[Continue Reading...]

LA Woman Goes to an Event Looking for Opportunities as an Artist, Then Finds Out She is Being Pulled Into a Cult: ‘All Money Ain’t Good Money’

Published June 9, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Los Angeles, personal story, recruitment

Sometimes, desperation can lead people into trouble. This isn’t to say that desperation is a negative trait, because it’s something you genuinely feel at a specific moment due to your circumstances. For example, when I was in school, I was…[Continue Reading...]