Nobody wants to be in a cult. That includes the people who are in cults – which is why they tend to claim they’re nothing of the sort. Founded in 1970s Northamptonshire by lay pastor and self-anointed prophet Noel Stanton,…[Continue Reading...]
In the 2000s, Tory Magoo (@torychristman44) decided that she wanted to get out of Scientology after being in the cult for 30 years. Now, she’s on TikTok telling the story of how she managed to escape from Scientology. A friend…[Continue Reading...]
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) conducted a fact-finding visit to the site of an alleged fasting-to-death cult, where one body and two human remains were recently recovered. The team that was led by the Director in charge…[Continue Reading...]
IT’S A DAY of rest, and you may be in the mood for a quiet corner and a comfy chair. We’ve hand-picked some of the week’s best reads for you to savour. Philippa was only six when her parents joined…[Continue Reading...]
Sarah left the Jesus Army 21 years ago. She has been in therapy, on and off, ever since, trying to reclaim her personality and dispense with a decade of indoctrination that saw her given the “virtue name” Sarah Submissive and…[Continue Reading...]
Investigators from at least four federal agencies raided a California home Friday linked to mysterious “TikTok” cult Pastor Robert Shinn, the founder of a so-called talent agency that allegedly exploited amateur dancers with promises of TikTok stardom. A handful of…[Continue Reading...]
Charismatic preacher turned cult leader Noel Stanton built a religious empire that hid horrific abuse behind colourful buses and a "Christian community" for nearly four decades. Born on Christmas Day 1926, this ordinary Baptist minister transformed into one of Britain's…[Continue Reading...]
RCMP say a man has been charged with assaulting two police officers in a southwestern Saskatchewan village where so-called followers of the "Queen of Canada" have set up a compound. Mounties say 61-year-old Ricky Manz has also been charged with…[Continue Reading...]
Japanese authorities have warned that the son of a cult leader behind the deadly sarin nerve gas attack in Tokyo's subway network in 1995 is now the leader of a successor group. The cult, Aum Shinrikyo was disbanded and its…[Continue Reading...]
You expect to see a few clubs trying to recruit at uni O-week. Maybe it's a sport team, or an arts group. But what about a cult? Students across the country are experiencing "walk up evangelism", and it's not just…[Continue Reading...]
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