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“I’m an ex-Jehovah’s Witness – I felt shunned by my church after my divorce and leaving was the best decision for me”

Published May 9, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Jehovah's Witnesses, personal story, shunning, survivor story

An ex-Jehovah's Witness who felt "shunned" by her church after her divorce believes leaving her congregation was the best decision she's made. Ieva Brown, 41, joined the Jehovah's Witnesses - a Christian-based religious group - in 1996 at just 14…[Continue Reading...]

Texas Priest Arrested Over Allegations of Inappropriate Contact With Minors

Published May 9, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged criminal charges, Father Ricardo Mata, Garland, Roman Catholic priest, sexuala buse, Texas

Police in Texas this week announced the arrest of a priest with the Diocese of Dallas over allegations of inappropriate contact with two minors. The Garland Police Department said on its Facebook page that officers had arrested Father Ricardo Mata…[Continue Reading...]

At least 20 allegations of abuse against former Austin pastor

Published May 9, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Pastor Vance Daniel, sexual abuse allegations, Texas

AUSTIN (KXAN) – For decades, Dr. Helen Maidment carried mixed memories of Gethsemane Lutheran Church in North Austin. On one side, there was the joy of a fulfilling spiritual and social life centered around the church. Her husband started a…[Continue Reading...]

Tom Cruise’s Relationship With His 3 Kids Throughout the Years

Published May 9, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Connonr Cruise, Isabella Cruise, Scientologists, Scientology, Suri Cruise, Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise allegedly has a complicated relationship with his three children, Isabella and Connor from his marriage to Nicole Kidman, and Suri, whom he shares with his second ex-wife Katie Holmes. Cruise and Kidman exchanged vows in December 1990, and…[Continue Reading...]

Nun in Japan speaks out over Tendai priest sexual abuse allegations (Pt. 1)

Published May 9, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged Japan, sexual abuse, survivor story, Tendai Buddhist sect

TAKAMATSU (Kyodo) -- A Japanese Buddhist nun has stepped forward to allege that she was brainwashed and sexually violated by the chief priest of a major sect's temple for over a decade, shocking the country's religious establishment. The news made…[Continue Reading...]

The 7M TikTok Cult Is the Subject of Netflix’s Newest Documentary — Lawsuits and Financial Fraud Run Rife

Published May 9, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 7M Films, cult allegations, Shekinah Church, Tik Tok

In an age where cult activity is the center of attention, it seems unlikely that people could so easily fall into one. We’ve seen what happens with groups like NXIVM and Scientology, so it should seem obvious to stay away…[Continue Reading...]

The TwinRay mystery: A spiritual group in Ashland raises eyebrows and worries

Published May 8, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Akasha Sananda, Ashland, cult allegations, Miananda Maitreya Shekina, Oregon, Shekinah Ma, Twin Ray, TwinRay

When a store selling glass bottles of gold-flecked “living water” for $111 apiece opened on a busy downtown Ashland arterial in 2022, people in town started whispering. Main Street is a bustling avenue that reflects the hobbies and cultures of…[Continue Reading...]

Kim Ki-nam, North Korean propaganda chief who shaped dynasty’s personality cult, dies aged 94

Published May 8, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged North Korea, personality cult, propaganda

Kim Ki-nam, the propaganda chief who served all three generations of North Korean leaders and cemented their political legitimacy, has died, official media have said. Kim Ki-nam died on Tuesday aged 94 from multiple organ failure, official KCNA news agency…[Continue Reading...]

He was a propaganda mastermind who shaped North Korea’s Kim family cult of personality. Now, he’s met his end

Published May 8, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged North Korea, personality cult, propaganda

Kim Ki-nam, a propaganda mastermind who helped forge the cult of personality for the family dynasty that has ruled North Korea since its founding in the Cold War, has died at the age of 94. Kim, who had been in…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow’s Niece Testifies at Chad Daybell Trial on Monday

Published May 7, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Chad Daybell, cult leader, Idaho, murdier trial

BOISE — More religious nuances and depictions of Chad Daybell’s doctrine were discussed at length Monday during day 17 of his murder trial. Melani Pawlowski, the niece of Daybell’s current wife Lori Vallow, and Pawlowski’s husband, Ian, each took to…[Continue Reading...]