The Victorian parliament has launched a long-overdue inquiry into abuse and coercive control within cults and religious fringe groups. It is a welcome acknowledgement of the damage that can flourish under the guise of faith, and the unquestioning obedience to…[Continue Reading...]
Our daughters would still be alive if teenagers were better educated about domestic abuse, a group of campaigners has told ITV News, after delivering a petition to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. They are calling on the government to bring in…[Continue Reading...]
Alex Jones, along with his family members, should hand over millions of dollars in cash and other assets that the conservative talk show host has shielded from creditors, a trustee said in bankruptcy court lawsuits. Prior to filing for Chapter…[Continue Reading...]
Conspiracy theorists are creating and training their own artificial intelligence models to create chatbots that help spread their extreme beliefs, as tech companies grapple with fears that the new technology is prompting delusions in some users. Once created, these chatbots…[Continue Reading...]
Justin Bieber has ties to Hillsong Church, which has a troubled history. See the Cult Education Institute archive about Hillsong and its leaders mired in scandals. See https://culteducation.com/group/971-hillsong-church.html[Continue Reading...]
Pop icon Justin Bieber has reignited public concern following a bizarre Instagram post over the weekend that has prompted fans to question his mental and emotional well-being. The 31-year-old singer uploaded a string of unsettling mirror selfies, paired with a cryptic…[Continue Reading...]
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey can have a grand jury examine allegations of clergy sexually abusing children, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Monday, after a Catholic diocese that had tried for years to block such proceedings recently reversed course.…[Continue Reading...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, 90, is in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest on Sunday, June 15, according to Jimmy Swaggart Ministries. Family members stated that Swaggart was found around 8 a.m. at his home…[Continue Reading...]
A series of eight studies has uncovered a consistent pattern among people who believe in conspiracy theories: they tend to be overconfident in their cognitive abilities and significantly overestimate how much others agree with them. The findings, published in Personality…[Continue Reading...]
On the whole, cults are a contentious business. Their insular worlds most often give rise to highly problematic – if not illegal – ideologies, and no matter where you are in the world, there always seems to be at least…[Continue Reading...]
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