On December 22 KST, the 12th Criminal Division of the Daejeon District Court sentenced Jung Myung Seok (78), the founder of the Christian religious cult JMS (Jesus Morning Star, also known as Providence), to 23 years in prison for sexually assaulting three of his…[Continue Reading...]
"Cult leader" Dave McKaY who leads a group called "Jesus Christians" (aka "Voice in the Desert") just lost a defamation lawsuit in Melbourne, Australia. McKay slandered the mother of one of his followers on YouTube. That mother sued him for…[Continue Reading...]
ST. ANTHONY, ID (3TV/CBS 5) — A judge on Tuesday refused to take the death penalty off the table for Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow’s husband, in his murder case in connection to the deaths of Vallow’s two children and his…[Continue Reading...]
I didn’t set out to watch a glorified snuff film when I turned on Max’s recent documentary series Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God. The death viewers witness was that of Love Has Won founder Amy Carlson, who…[Continue Reading...]
Nathan Chasing Horse, the former actor known for his turn in “Dances With Wolves,” has lost his last attempt to drop charges in an 18-count criminal case against him. The Nevada Supreme Court on Tuesday denied his request to dismiss…[Continue Reading...]
The group says it was “founded fifty years ago on the Fourth Way teachings of George Gurdjieff and Peter Ouspensky” and that it embraces “the practical wisdom of all great spiritual traditions, recognizing that all esoteric schools teach the same…[Continue Reading...]
A Hilo man who allegedly founded an online cult promoting self-harm and cutting to minor girls as part of a satanic anarchist campaign to create chaos, child pornography and end civilization made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court on…[Continue Reading...]
Recent legislative efforts have made progress on improving the rights of church sex abuse survivors, but a major loophole in the laws surrounding this terrible crime is keeping perpetrators safe. New Associated Press investigations into the Utah-based Church of Jesus…[Continue Reading...]
Cults have existed for centuries. Many have even established their names based on their malpractices or scandals. A few among the host of recorded cults have practiced teachings that had occasionally been labeled as immoral. Some of the most infamous…[Continue Reading...]
In a shocking turn of events, a 13-year-old girl previously associated with the sect led by the disgraced priest Sergiy at the Sredneuralsk convent, has been rescued from her home on Kishinevskaya Street. This dwelling, where the girl lived with…[Continue Reading...]
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