HILDALE, UTAH (AZFamily) — Mayor Donia Jessop is what you might call a Western pioneer. She’s the first woman to hold Hildale’s top office. During her seven years on the job, Jessop has overseen a truly remarkable transformation in her…[Continue Reading...]
A former Mormon couple have revealed a lesser known 'sacred' and secretive ritual that happens in the church for only a select few - known as the second anointing. Alyssa Grenfell, 31, grew up in an ultra-strict household but fled…[Continue Reading...]
When John Stamos was 17 years old, he was allegedly recruited to join the Church of Scientology though his membership didn’t last long. “With me, I was in an acting class and there was a hot girl, [who] said to…[Continue Reading...]
Guatemalan authorities are investigating allegations of child abuse within a Jewish sect that also faces accusations of forced marriages and adolescent pregnancies, an official said Wednesday. Officials tried to check the condition of the minors on Friday with a court…[Continue Reading...]
A controversial church that has been branded a “cult” by critics has opened a new branch in Bristol. Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) has taken on the former Bristol City Mission church on Great George Street in…[Continue Reading...]
Some 2,000 police in the Philippines have begun the sixth day of their search for 'cult leader' and self-proclaimed 'owner of the universe' Apollo Quiboloy, believed to be hiding deep underground his church's 75-acre compound in southern Davao city. The…[Continue Reading...]
Quiboloy is on the FBI's most wanted list after being accused of human trafficking, child and sexual abuse with the Philippines government ordering his arrest. On Saturday, over 2,000 officers in riot gear stormed the Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound…[Continue Reading...]
Breaking free from the clutches of a cult or a cultish religious movement is a long and painful process. So far, it’s one that has largely gone undocumented. Few people talk about the years of struggle -- and relapses –…[Continue Reading...]
This is just a sneak peek at the thousands of consumer insights available to CivicScience clients. Do you believe in ghosts? If you do believe, you’d hardly be alone, according to a new CivicScience survey. Forty-one percent of U.S. adults…[Continue Reading...]
Walking across the University of Minnesota campus one morning this past February, I was stopped and asked a series of jarring questions. What is the cause of human suffering? Where does evil come from? Does god exist? What is the purpose of life? …[Continue Reading...]
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