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Former members of cult-like group in California detail years of torture, starvation and alleged murder

Published February 4, 2026 By admin

“They were a church cult – whatever they called themselves. They kept me locked away because I knew what they were doing was wrong, like beating me every day.” Brie Byrd said she was battered and bruised on a daily…[Continue Reading...]

Supreme Court acquits South Korea church leaders in false-memory case

Published February 4, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged False memobires, legal case, South Korea

A church elder and deacons who went on trial on charges of brainwashing a fellow congregant to falsely accuse her biological father of past rape were acquitted by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court's Second Division (presiding Justice Eom Sang-pil)…[Continue Reading...]

Tokyo Court to Rule on Unification Church Dissolution Order March 4

Published February 4, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Japan, religious dissolution, Unification Church

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo High Court will decide on March 4 whether to back a lower court's order for the Unification Church to disband itself, informed sources said Wednesday. If the high court upholds the dissolution order, it will…[Continue Reading...]

Trump Supporter Grant Cardone Confesses to Pouring $18Million Into Scientology and Insists Highly Controversial Church is ‘Absolutely Not a Cult’

Published February 4, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Grant Cardone, Scientologists, Scientology

Donald Trump supporter Grant Cardone confessed to pouring $18million to the Church of Scientology, insisting it's not a cult, RadarOnline.com can reveal. Cardone spoke out on VLADTV to defend the religion that many are quick to criticize. When it was…[Continue Reading...]

Yamagami Sentencing Reveals Japan’s Troubled Response to Religious Cults

Published February 4, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Japan, political influence, South Korea, Unification Church

On January 21, Yamagami Tetsuya was sentenced to life imprisonment for the July 2022 murder of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzō. Courts typically exercise judicial discretion in sentencing, departing from what prosecutors demand, but in an unusual move, the Nara…[Continue Reading...]

Beleaguered Shincheonji Church slams joint probe, points to ‘persecution’ and past legal victories

Published February 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, police action, Shincheonji, South Korea

The Shincheonji Church of Jesus has condemned a joint investigation by prosecutors and police into alleged collusion between religion and politics regarding the religious sect, saying the group has faced “persecution” before and should stay focused on its mission. The…[Continue Reading...]

Grant Cardone on Donating $18M to Scientology, Claims it’s Not a Cult

Published February 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult TV

Bestselling author and entrepreneur Grant Cardone recently addressed his substantial donations—estimated at around $18 million—to the Church of Scientology, firmly rejecting claims that the organization is a cult. In a candid interview, Cardone emphasized that Scientology differs vastly from typical…[Continue Reading...]

I found Australian cult The Family’s left-behind library. Here’s what their books reveal

Published February 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Anne Hamilton-Byrne, Australia, cult leader, cults, The Family

For more than five decades, Australian cult The Family has sparked both fascination and controversy. Founded in the early 1960s by yoga instructor turned spiritual guru Anne Hamilton-Byrne, this New Age group – predominately based in and around Melbourne’s Dandenong…[Continue Reading...]

American Nightmares returns for its most unsettling season yet

Published February 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arvin Shreeve, criminal investigation, cult leader, cults, Utah, Zion Society

The Gamut Podcast Network’s flagship true crime series American Nightmares returns February 3 with its most unsettling season yet: Gardens of Evil: Inside the Zion Society Cult, a firsthand account of a cult that thrived for years behind the appearance…[Continue Reading...]

MAGA singer Joy Villa makes shock fashion statement at Grammys after messy break from Church of Scientology after 15 years

Published February 2, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Joy Villa, Scientologists, Scientology

Singer Joy Villa made a bold fashion statement amid her break from the Church of Scientology - with the message 'Scientology Kills' splashed across her chest - as she walked the red carpet at the 68th Grammys in Los Angeles…[Continue Reading...]