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They met to hear Scientology’s downtown plans. They got little detail

Published May 30, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Clearwater, Florida, real estate, Scientologists, Scientology

The Clearwater City Council hosted a special meeting Thursday evening to learn more details about the Church of Scientology’s downtown redevelopment plans along Cleveland Street. But the people behind the projects didn’t provide much information that isn’t already publicly available…[Continue Reading...]

Mackenzie Cult Associate Dies in Custody Leaving Chilling Final Will

Published May 30, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, Good News International Church, Kenya, starvation deaths

A high-profile murder suspect deeply tied to the notorious Shakahola cult has died while in police custody, leaving behind a disturbing final testament that demands his remains be interred within the very forest that claimed hundreds of innocent lives. The…[Continue Reading...]

Who Was Frederick von Mierers? All About the Bring Me the Beauties Cult Leader Who Claimed to Be an Alien

Published May 30, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, cult leader, Eternal Values, Frederick von Mierers, New York

Frederick von Mierers was an extraterrestrial reincarnated from the giant star Arcturus—or at least that’s what he told followers. The Manhattan socialite was the leader of Eternal Values, a doomsday UFO-centered cult composed of high-fashion models. Von Mierers, who founded…[Continue Reading...]

British synagogue led by alleged sexual predator readmitted to UK Orthodox org

Published May 29, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged London, Rabbi Chaim Halpern, sexual abuse allegations, UK

LONDON — An Orthodox organization has retracted its expulsion of a synagogue led by a rabbi accused of sexual misconduct after less than a day. Monday morning, the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, an umbrella group for Haredi institutions in…[Continue Reading...]

Integrated Special Prosecutor Raids Former Commissioner General Yoon Heekeun Over Unification Church Investigation Cover-Up Allegations

Published May 29, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal investigation, cults, raid, South Korea, Unification Church

The second integrated special prosecutor team led by Kwon Changyoung, which is investigating lingering suspicions following the three major special prosecutor probes, has raided former Commissioner General Yoon Hee-keun in connection with allegations of covering up the Unification Church overseas…[Continue Reading...]

Questions surround Scientology’s role in $350M downtown Clearwater redevelopment

Published May 29, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Clearwater, Florida, real estate development, Sceintologists, Scientology

The Brief Hundreds attended a Clearwater City workshop focused on major redevelopment projects connected to properties tied to the Church of Scientology. About $350 million in proposed development is planned downtown, including renovations to dozens of storefronts and a large…[Continue Reading...]

Siblings groomed by apocalyptic preacher Tony Alamo speak out about life inside horror cult

Published May 29, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arkansas, child abuse, criminal convictions, cult leader, Tony Alamo

Three siblings raised in a now-infamous cult known as the Alamo Christian Foundation have revealed the extent of their dire experiences growing up in the abusive multi-million dollar commune, which included regular beatings from the leader. The Broderick siblings' father…[Continue Reading...]

Jesus Has a Stock Portfolio: NVDA, MSFT, and Other Tech Giants that the Church of Latter-Day Saints Is Betting Big On

Published May 28, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Mormons

When somebody talks about church, you probably think about sermons, stained glass windows or charity outreach. You’re not thinking about hedge fund equity portfolios that are jam-packed with shares of mega-cap tech giants, right? Well, the Church of Jesus Christ…[Continue Reading...]

Why a Notorious Japanese Doomsday Cult Tried to Buy a $400,000 Laser From a Silicon Valley Tech Firm

Published May 28, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Aum Shinrikyo, cult leader, cults, gas attack, laser, Shoko Asahara, Silicon Vally, Tokyo

Just days before the March 20, 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, an agent for Aum Shinrikyo — the Japanese apocalyptic cult that would go on to kill 14 people and injure thousands in one of the…[Continue Reading...]

Clearwater leaders hold workshop on $350M downtown redevelopment plans connected to Scientology

Published May 28, 2026 By admin

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

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Clearwater city leaders are holding a major workshop Thursday focused on what could be a $350 million redevelopment effort in the city’s downtown. The special session brings together city officials, development partners and the public to discuss…[Continue Reading...]