The 25-year-old Massachusetts native was raised in the alleged “mind control” group, the Community of Jesus, in the tiny Cape Cod town of Orleans, said former member Susan Wilkins, 59, to the Washington Post. His parents appear to continue to…[Continue Reading...]
A lot of celebrities have been involved in cults, like Joaquin Phoenix who grew up in the Children of God. Then there's Tom Cruise who's advocated for the Church of Scientology for nearly 40 years, and Andrew Keegan who was…[Continue Reading...]
Heightened use of social media during the coronavirus pandemic brought with it an unprecedented surge in the spread of misinformation. Of particular significance were conspiracy theories surrounding the virus and vaccines made to combat it. Though conspiracy theories about vaccines…[Continue Reading...]
MANILA, Philippines — Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros is not backing down on her move to subpoena Apollo Quiboloy, the self-proclaimed “Appointed Son of God” and leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC). Hontiveros, in a statement on Tuesday, insisted…[Continue Reading...]
A 2022 Netflix Documentary tells the story of the Fundamentalist Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the rise and fall of its leader Warren Jeffs. Jeffs was convicted of two felony counts of child sexual assault. At one…[Continue Reading...]
NAIROBI, Kenya -- A Kenyan magistrate Tuesday ordered the main suspect in a doomsday starvation cult and 94 of his followers to receive emergency care after some of the suspects had to be carried into the courtroom to answer manslaughter…[Continue Reading...]
A bizarre kidnapping case that allegedly occurred this past weekend in south St. Louis got a lot stranger this afternoon at a bond hearing for one of the defendants. Over the weekend, police were called to Minnesota Avenue in the…[Continue Reading...]
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - After three full days of testimony, the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office rested its case Monday night in the rape trial of an accused cult leader. Prosecutors accused Eligio Bishop of assaulting a woman who tried…[Continue Reading...]
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (Court TV) — Testimony is underway in the trial of a man accused of heading up a polygamist cult. Eligio Bishop faces charges of rape, false imprisonment, and sending sexually explicit electronic transmissions without consent. Bishop, 41,…[Continue Reading...]
Cults are not unique to the United States, but there is a long history of cults in America. "Compared to other developed nations, the U.S. does have this consistent relationship with cults," Amanda Montell, author of "Cultish: The Language of…[Continue Reading...]
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