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Former Unification Church victims’ compensation claims to be accepted from May

Published April 22, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Japan, Unification Church, victim payments, victims fund

The liquidator for the religious group widely known as the Unification Church says victims of the organization in Japan can apply for compensation from next month. The group was ordered by the Tokyo High Court last month to disband as…[Continue Reading...]

Group proceeding EVO Entertainment has ties to the Church of Scientology

Published April 22, 2026 By admin

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

The group tells us it is made up of the church, its parishioners, and a team of advisors. Pinellas County says the group has not yet sent in any applications. Watch video https://www.wtsp.com/video/news/group-proceeding-evo-entertainment-has-ties-to-the-church-of-scientology/67-a568fe78-3ba4-4909-be59-012fc3ed99b6[Continue Reading...]

Religious cult survivor to discuss the power of influence at Belfast event

Published April 22, 2026 By admin

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

Petra Velzeboer was born into one of the world’s most notorious religious movements - The Children of God- later renamed The Family International. The Children of God was a controversial new religious movement founded in the late 1960s by David…[Continue Reading...]

North Korea: The cult that outlasted Stalin and Mao

Published April 22, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, personality cult

North Korea has a flag, a military, nuclear weapons, and a UN seat. But Jonathan Cheng says we fundamentally misread it if we don't see it for what it is: a religious society. The Kim cult has outlasted Stalin's, outlasted…[Continue Reading...]

Judge denies bond for ‘cult-like’ Amish leader now charged with child’s homicide

Published April 22, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged bail denied, criminal charges, cult leader, Missouri, Sam Shelter

A Cooper County judge denied bond for the leader of a “cult-like” Amish community after new charges, including manslaughter, were filed against him this week. Sam Shetler, 42, of Boonville, appeared Tuesday in front of Judge Keith Bail after the…[Continue Reading...]

Jenkintown man, Huntingdon Valley woman attend preliminary hearing for allegedly running a $600K ‘curse removal’ scam

Published April 21, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal charges, Gina Marie Marks, Pennsylvania, psychics, scam, Steve Nicklas

Gina Marie Marks, 41, of Huntingdon Valley and Steve Nicklas, 53, of Jenkintown attended a preliminary hearing today regarding accusations that they defrauded two victims out of $600,000 using a fortune telling scheme in which they claimed to remove curses…[Continue Reading...]

LDS Church sues critical podcaster over “Mormon” trademark

Published April 21, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Mormons Tagged lawsuit, LDS, Mormon Church, trademark claims

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is suing the popular "Mormon Stories" podcast, alleging trademark infringements. Why it matters: One of the church's objections is the podcast title's use of the word "Mormon," which the Utah-based faith has…[Continue Reading...]

Spanish court rules Jehovah’s Witnesses can be called ‘destructive sect’

Published April 21, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Jehovah's Witnesses Tagged court ruling, destructive sect, Spain

A Spanish court has ruled that critics of Jehovah’s Witnesses may describe the religious group as a “destructive sect” without risking defamation claims, citing protections for free expression. Jehovah’s Witnesses, a US-based Christian evangelical movement best known for its door-to-door…[Continue Reading...]

Joseph Duggar’s Wife Kendra Is ‘Totally’ on His Family’s Side After Arrests: ‘She’s Brainwashed’

Published April 21, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged brainwashing allegations, Duggar family, Institute in Basic Life Principles, Josehp Duggar, sexual abuse charges

According to the insider, “not many people are there to help” Kendra’s immediate family, including her parents Christina and Paul Caldwell, and the Duggars have “not stepped up at all.” “I can’t believe how [the Duggars] have treated [the Caldwells],”…[Continue Reading...]

Prosecution Seeks Four-Year Sentence for Kweon in Unification Church Case

Published April 21, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged bribery prosecution, cutls, Kweon Seong-dong, South Korea, Unification Church

The Min Joong-ki special prosecution team requested a prison sentence of four years and a surcharge of 100 million Korean won during the appeal trial of People Power Party Rep. Kweon Seong-dong, who was indicted on charges of receiving illegal…[Continue Reading...]