Netflix’s The Program explores the troubled teen industry from the perspective of someone who went through it. Filmmaker Katherine Kubler spent 15 months at The Academy at Ivy Ridge, and uses the new docuseries to connect with fellow former students…[Continue Reading...]
A woman who was raised in the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist cult has described her difficult childhood and the impact it had on her as an adult. From the age of nine to 18, she lived by the cult's strict rules…[Continue Reading...]
No matter what expert you ask, they'll say there are still thousands of cults in the United States. A Gilbert, Arizona woman says many of them are all around us in Arizona – and she would know. She says she…[Continue Reading...]
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate panel on women on Tuesday ordered the arrest of religious leader Apollo Quiboloy after he skipped the chamber’s probe over his alleged crimes. At the Senate’s Tuesday hearing, Senator Risa Hontiveros moved to cite Quiboloy…[Continue Reading...]
One of Japan's largest Buddhist sects is currently under scrutiny following serious allegations made by a nun, who claims she was sexually assaulted by a monk over a span of 14 years. The accusations, which also implicate a high-ranking priest…[Continue Reading...]
The “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Bruce Lee fight scene may be getting all of the attention in the wake of the film’s release, but another scene in Tarantino’s latest almost caused a similar level of controversy. One of…[Continue Reading...]
The family of a woman who joined a fringe QAnon cult in Texas says she’s now drinking toxic chemicals with her peers – and brags that she serves them herself. “She was proud to tell us that she was the…[Continue Reading...]
A MAOIST cult leader controlled his followers by claiming he had God-like powers. Aravindan Balakrishnan, who moved to the UK from Singapore in 1963, said a supernatural force called "Jackie" would destroy them if they tried to leave. He said "Jackie"…[Continue Reading...]
THE shiny brochure shows kids on horseback, swimming in a lake and relaxing in a breathtaking setting of "237 acres, with plenty of outdoor recreational space and nature trails”. But reality for the teenagers sent to the Academy at Ivy…[Continue Reading...]
In a recent event that has drawn both intrigue and criticism, Pastor Sean Moon, leader of The World Peace and Unification Sanctuary Church, also known as the Rod of Iron Ministries, hosted the annual Freedom Festival. This gathering, which took…[Continue Reading...]
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