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Clearwater, again, approves Scientology request for Garden Avenue

Published June 5, 2026 By admin

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

After more than a year of discussion, the Clearwater City Council again gave initial approval to allow the Church of Scientology to take over a stretch of downtown roadway. Similar to a decision from last March, the council voted 3-2…[Continue Reading...]

Clearwater City Council approves giving street to Church of Scientology to build L. Ron Hubbard Hall

Published June 5, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Clearwater, downtown development, Florida, Scientologists, Scientology

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Clearwater City Council gave the green light Thursday night for the Church of Scientology to take over a short city street that’s key to building L. Ron Hubbard Hall, a 3500-person venue named after its controversial founder.…[Continue Reading...]

A Religious Community Cut Off From the World Forced Women Into Submission for Decades. Inside New Zealand’s Gloriavale Cult

Published June 5, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, cults, Gloriavale, Neville Cooper, New Zealand

Located in a remote part of New Zealand, the Gloriavale Christian Community has been compared to Gilead from The Handmaid's Tale. The secretive religious cult was founded in 1969 by Neville Cooper, who later changed his name to Hopeful Christian.…[Continue Reading...]

The Clearwater City Council weighs the Church of Scientology’s request for street purchase

Published June 4, 2026 By admin

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

This is just the first step; if it passes today, it still has to come back for a final vote before anything becomes official. Watch video report through link below[Continue Reading...]

Shincheonji sect leader probed over allegations of forced party memberships, political ties

Published June 4, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, government investigation, lcult leader, Lee Man-Hee, Shincheonji, South Korea

Investigators on Thursday questioned the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, over suspicions he forced church members to join the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) ahead of elections in 2021 and 2024. Lee Man-hee…[Continue Reading...]

Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell covertly broadcasting hate on Instagram from Melbourne acreage

Published June 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, Melbourne, neo nazis, Thomas Sewell

In short: Thomas Sewell has uploaded antisemitic and homophobic rants to social media platform Instagram, despite his Neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network being banned by the government. ABC NEWS Verify has geolocated the videos to a property in Victoria, owned…[Continue Reading...]

Liberty University faces $1.75M lawsuit from Trey Falwell

Published June 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Jerry Falwell, lawsuit, Liberty University, Trey Flawell

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Jerry "Trey" Falwell III is suing Liberty University for $1.75 million dollars. Falwell claims Liberty was free to fire him after the 2020 forced resignation of his father, Jerry Falwell Jr. According to court documents, he…[Continue Reading...]

What happened to Catherine Cheng at Yogaville — featuring Rick Ross

Published June 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, cults, survivor stories, Swami Satchidananda, Yogaville

Catherine Cheng went to Yogaville for a month long retreat and never came back. What happened to her? Famous Cult Deprogrammer and Archivist Rick Alan Ross worked with Catherine and her family over 20 years ago. He visited the show…[Continue Reading...]

What to Know About the Gloriavale Cult from Devotion: Obedience or Betrayal

Published June 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, cults, Gloriavale, Neville Cooper, New Zealand

New Zealand’s most notorious fundamentalist cult, Gloriavale Christian Community, has a long history of abuse and manipulation. For nearly 60 years, the isolated religious group has been governed by strict rules, with leaders demanding obedience and exerting control over every…[Continue Reading...]

‘Bring Me the Beauties’ star Hoyt Richards on surviving a cult — and how Fabio helped him escape: ‘It’s like meeting Thor’

Published June 2, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, cults, Eternal Values, Frederick von Mierers, survivor story

When director Chris Smith first heard Hoyt Richards tell his story, he almost couldn't believe what he was hearing. "The mix of this world of fashion and modeling, and this other life that he was leading — it seemed hard…[Continue Reading...]