A viral “speedrun” challenge through Church of Scientology buildings has officially gone international, one day after the trend spread coast-to-coast for the first time in the United States. On May 3, a group of some 300 people gathered outside a…[Continue Reading...]
North Korea’s founder cribbed much of his god-king persona from Protestantism, according to this stimulating debut history. Wall Street Journal reporter Cheng traces Kim Il Sung’s totalitarian ruling style back to his boyhood growing up in the thriving Presbyterian Church…[Continue Reading...]
In 2022 I received a message from a stranger on LinkedIn. She informed me that she was working on a project close to her heart that explores the experiences of those who are part of diaspora communities and said that…[Continue Reading...]
A leading communal rabbi from Meron in northern Israel has been arrested for alleged “serious sexual offenses,” police said on Thursday, a week after he was accused by a cult watchdog of managing a tightly controlled group since at least…[Continue Reading...]
Police have raided around 50 homes and other locations, targeting people suspected of involvement in far-right criminal youth groups that have recently emerged in Germany. Prosecutors said the suspects were believed to be part of two groups, "Jung & Stark"…[Continue Reading...]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints filed a lawsuit in April against “Mormon Stories Podcast” host John Dehlin, alleging trademark and copyright infringement. We’ll talk with Dehlin about the case, as well as with LDS scholars Matthew Bowman…[Continue Reading...]
A viral social media craze has hit Australia after two teenagers were arrested attempting to “speedrun” the Church of Scientology in Sydney. The trend sees teens filming themselves storming religious buildings to see how far they can get before being…[Continue Reading...]
About Cults Inside Out You’ve seen them in movies and on TV, but cults are more prevalent than you think—and they’re armed with strategies that can brainwash and persuade even the most unlikely of candidates.But how do individuals get involved…[Continue Reading...]
The Religion-Government Collusion Prosecutors-Police Joint Investigation Headquarters launched a search and seizure on the 6th regarding allegations of embezzlement by Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja, targeting Unification Church facilities and other locations. The task force dispatched investigators to the Unification…[Continue Reading...]
Alex Jones is diverting assets from conspiracy-peddling platform InfoWars to his new website and show, according to families who lost children in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. In a new filing with the Texas Supreme Court, they say…[Continue Reading...]
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