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Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe’s killer motivated by ‘disgust’ at links to Unification Church

Published January 25, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abe assassination, cults, Japan, Tetsuya Yamagami, Unification Church

Tetsuya Yamagami was angry. His father had died of suicide when he was just four years old. His older brother had died the same way in 2015, unable to afford medical treatment for lymphoma. And his mother, a devout member…[Continue Reading...]

Science teachers from Queensland Open Brethren schools told to teach students about vegetarian dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark

Published January 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, Brethren, cults, Exclusive Brethren, schools

Teachers employed by a large group of Queensland Christian schools were told to teach creationism in science classes, including that vegetarian baby dinosaurs would have been taken aboard Noah’s Ark. Last year, the Open Brethren organisation Christian Community Ministries (CCM)…[Continue Reading...]

Conman, Pedophile, Cult Leader: The Various Allegations Against Global Godman Sathya Sai Baba

Published January 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged alleged sexual abuse, cults, guru, India, Sathya Sai Baba

Key Points Sathya Sai Baba built a global spiritual empire spanning more than 120 countries, drawing followers from politics, business, and popular culture. For decades, he faced sustained allegations of sexual abuse, fraud, institutional cover-ups, and even murder, though no…[Continue Reading...]

Spotting Conspiracy Talk: A Linguistic Guide For The Digital Age – Analysis

Published January 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged analysis, conspiracy theories, liguistics

Learning to spot the language of conspiracy theories is a key skill for navigating digital media. While we may be most familiar with modern-day conspiracy theories about government intelligence, unidentified flying objects, anti-vaccination, COVID-19, and more, conspiracy theories have existed…[Continue Reading...]

New Book Explores the Bay Area’s First Cult, Which Called Santa Rosa Home

Published January 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Brotherhood of the New Life, California, cult leader, cults, Thomas Lake Harris

The first creepy cult to take root in California, about 25 years after statehood, had its origins in upstate New York in the 19th Century, which was a hotbed of religious zealotry and cults. It was called the Brotherhood of…[Continue Reading...]