The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon church, is seeking coverage from its insurers after it settled a lawsuit brought by multiple sexual abuse victims by one of its members. The church argued its…[Continue Reading...]
A 20-year-old man is facing charges connected to a viral social media challenge involving the metro Atlanta branch of the Church of Scientology. For over a month, users on social media have been posting videos about the trends known as…[Continue Reading...]
FROM bombings and school shootings to poisoned sweets, hate-spewing cult leader Michail Chkhikvishvili plotted to sow mayhem across America. The Georgian neo-Nazi – dubbed “Commander Butcher” – sent followers a “Hater’s Handbook” that encouraged terror attacks and outlined methods for…[Continue Reading...]
Neo-Nazi cult leader Michail Chkhikvishvili — whose propaganda inspired real-world bloodshed, including a deadly Nashville school shooting — was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison by a New York federal judge who called his crimes “extraordinarily serious.” The 22-year-old…[Continue Reading...]
The latest twist in the criminal case against alleged cult leader David E. Taylor is a wild one, even by the standards of the bizarre saga surrounding the self-described “apostle,” whose organization operated 24/7 prayer call centers out of luxury…[Continue Reading...]
Janet Z, 32, grew up in a a break-off group of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Utah. She tells her story over on TikTok. A woman who grew up in a polygamous "cult" with 44…[Continue Reading...]
Life Could Be a Dream follows Sarah, who makes a courageous decision to leave a marriage shadowed by coercive control, taking her 13-year-old son with her. Director Jasmin Tarasin wanted to shine a light on coercive control and help people…[Continue Reading...]
SEATTLE — Seattle police said protesters broke into the Church of Scientology of Washington State on Saturday during a demonstration tied to an online trend. The trend started in April, after social media users started posting videos of themselves entering…[Continue Reading...]
After nearly eight years of legal proceedings, the Kwara State High Court has convicted a cult leader, BolaKale Bayero, alongside five others. They were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment each for offences linked to cultism and related criminal activities. The…[Continue Reading...]
There’s a particular kind of silence that happens in the parking lot after a mandatory all-hands meeting. You’re sitting in your car, keys in the ignition, replaying something the CEO said about “family” and “sacrifice” and “those who don’t get…[Continue Reading...]
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