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Save the Garden submits petitions for land transfer changes after Scientology dispute

Published March 19, 2026 By admin

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

The petition calls for a new ordinance making it harder to transfer public land downtown. Save the Garden, a group formed last year after the Church of Scientology sought a right-of-way transfer from the city for a project it had…[Continue Reading...]

Investigators question ex-oceans minister in Unification Church-linked bribery case

Published March 19, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged bribery, cults, poltical influence, South Korea, Unification Church

A former oceans minister, who is a ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) lawmaker, appeared before investigators Thursday to be questioned about bribery allegations linked to the Unification Church. Rep. Chun Jae-soo is suspected of violating laws on bribery and…[Continue Reading...]

Filmmakers Go Undercover Inside a Polygamist Sect Led by ‘Prophet’ Who Abused Girls

Published March 19, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged documentary, Polygamist cult, Samuel Bateman

A self-proclaimed prophet’s grip on his followers began to crack after a pair of undercover filmmakers embedded themselves inside his group, quietly recording what they say was the abuse of girls inside a closed-off world. Samuel Rappylee Bateman, who led…[Continue Reading...]

Iraqi court jails “Qurban” cult leader over child suicide incitement

Published March 19, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, cults, Iraq, Qurban

An Iraqi criminal court in Dhi Qar province convicted a senior figure in the banned “Qurban” group for inciting children to take their own lives, as judges handed down multiple life sentences in separate murder cases, a security source told…[Continue Reading...]

Charges stayed against ‘Queen of Canada’ cult leader Romana Didulo in Saskatchewan

Published March 19, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Canada, criminal charges, cult leader, Romana Didulo

SWIFT CURRENT - The leader of a cult that bedevilled residents of a Saskatchewan village for two years is no longer facing charges, disappointing and angering the mayor. Romana Didulo, head of the so-called Kingdom of Canada, had been charged…[Continue Reading...]

Aum Shinrikyo’s Madness: Sarin Attack, Fragile Peace

Published March 18, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Aum Shinrikyo, cult leader, cults, gas attack, Sho Asahara, Tokyo

Sunday, March 19, 1995, I am inside a Tokyo subway station. No one except the perpetrators themselves knows what horrific event will unfold here around 8 a.m. the next day. The safety and peace of the world are often in…[Continue Reading...]

A New Documentary Follows the Undercover Filmmakers Who Took Down a Cult Leader

Published March 18, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes, Cult TV Tagged cult leader, FLDS, Warren Jeffs

When cult expert Christine Marie and her videographer husband, Tolga Katas, moved to Short Creek, Utah, they planned to support a fractured community still reeling from the imprisonment of Warren Jeffs, leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of…[Continue Reading...]

Clearwater is seeing momentum downtown. Is Scientology helping?

Published March 18, 2026 By admin

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

Clearwater officials say the city is finally experiencing an urban renaissance. A slew of projects are happening downtown, including a hotel, a long-awaited Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority station and a new City Hall that’s scheduled to open in October. City…[Continue Reading...]

Watch a very British cult

Published March 18, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged BBC documentary, cults, life coaching, Lighthouse

Dozens of people with experiences in the Lighthouse "life coaching" group interviwewed for this BBC documentary. Watch the video https://mabumbe.com/movies/watch/1568930[Continue Reading...]

Celebrities You Had No Idea Were Raised in Extreme Religious Sects

Published March 17, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged clelebrities, cults, Hollywoood

Many people are surprised to learn that some of the most famous figures in Hollywood spent their childhoods within the walls of extreme religious sects. These organizations often dictated every aspect of their lives from the clothes they wore to…[Continue Reading...]