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Religious Leaders Demand Dissolution, Restitution for Harmful Groups

Published January 12, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, Shincheonji, South Korea, Unification Church

On the 12th, during a luncheon meeting with religious leaders held at Cheong Wa Dae, heads of the seven major domestic religious groups strongly criticized the harms caused by pseudo and cult religions, officially proposing to the government the dissolution…[Continue Reading...]

Sexual assault trial scheduled to start for ‘medicine man’ Chasing Horse, accused of running cult

Published January 11, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal trial, cult leader, Las Vegas, Nathan Chasing Horse

An alleged cult leader accused of targeting the Native American community and sexually assaulting multiple women appears to be heading to trial Tuesday after years of litigation. Authorities have said .......We hope you appreciate our content. Subscribe today to continue…[Continue Reading...]

How the next generation of 80s style ‘satanic panic’ is spreading across Australia

Published January 11, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, Satanic panic, Satanism

Welcome to satanic panic 2.0. The core fear – that hidden forces are harming our children – is exactly the same. But the delivery is terrifyingly different. This new dread is exploding across Australian suburbia, supercharged by TikTok ‘influencers’ who…[Continue Reading...]

Former members of Two by Twos call for financial transparency to access abuse compensation

Published January 11, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult wealth, cults, FBI investigation, two by twos

Survivors of a secretive Christian sect central to a global child sexual abuse investigation are demanding its leaders disclose how much wealth the group controls. Warning: Readers are advised this article discusses sexual abuse. They say a lack of financial…[Continue Reading...]

Police Arrest 25 For Cult Related Activities In Ondo

Published January 11, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, gangs, Nigeria, police arrests

The Ondo State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its ongoing crackdown on cult-related activities with the arrest of twenty-five suspected cultists. Police say the suspects were arrested on Thursday, the 8th of January, 2026, at Uso, following…[Continue Reading...]

Prayer healer who claims to cure cancer, homosexuality, and autism arrested in Tilburg

Published January 10, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged arrested, De Wal, faith healer, Netherlands

Controversial prayer healer Tom de Wal was arrested Friday evening in Tilburg after holding a prohibited healing service at the Praise Church. A day later, he appeared in Eindhoven, preaching publicly amid protests. De Wal was initially scheduled to conduct…[Continue Reading...]

Heber Jentzsch Dead at 90: Scientology’s Longtime ‘President’ Dies Years After Being Transferred to a Nursing Home

Published January 10, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged dead at 90, Heber Jentzsch, President, Scientologists, Scientology

Heber Jentzsch, Scientology's longtime "president," died years after being transferred to a nursing home, RadarOnline.com can reveal. Tony Ortega, who writes often about Scientology, confirmed the news via his Substack Karen de la Carriere, Jentzsch's former wife, reached out to…[Continue Reading...]

NZ still failing to protect people from high-control groups – cult survivor

Published January 10, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult survivors, cults, high control groups, New Zealand

More than two decades after Auckland’s Centrepoint community was shut down, one survivor says New Zealand is still failing to protect people from high-control groups. Caroline Ansley, who grew up in Centrepoint, is joining forces with other cult survivors and…[Continue Reading...]

My cultural awakening: Losing My Religion by REM helped me escape a doomsday cult

Published January 10, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Children of God, cults, survivor story

In 1991, I was living in a commune with 200 other people in Japan, as a member of a cult called the Children of God, which preached that the world was going to end in 1993. Everything I did –…[Continue Reading...]

Joy Villa on Leaving Church of Scientology After 15 Years: “It Was Slowly Destroying Me”

Published January 9, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged ex-Scientologist, Joy Villa, Scientologists, Scientology

Joy Villa has opened up about getting up the courage to defect from the Church of Scientology after 15 years in its service, and not before being in the religious cult took a steep toll on her physical and mental…[Continue Reading...]