The abuse Samantha endured started slowly. Her then-partner Callum Fairleigh would monitor her location, questioning her movements. He would snap, becoming verbally abusive and hurling vile insults. He hid her keys, disputed her credit card charges and attempted to isolate…[Continue Reading...]
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) says it is investigating fringe Christian group Shincheonji, which featured prominently in the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into cults and fringe groups. Following questions from the ABC, the ACNC confirmed it was investigating Shincheonji…[Continue Reading...]
In the latest "can't believe it's true" tale from Lifetime, Surviving My Father: The Rachel Jeffs Story tells the real-life drama that the daughter of polygamist cult leader Warren Jeffs had to endure before she managed to escape her father's…[Continue Reading...]
“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...]
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, 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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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