'Tis the season to watch cult documentaries, not Christmas romcoms filmed in Ogden last summer. Christmastime and cults go together like milk and phenobarbital-laced cookies: hypnotic sparkly lights; feigned goodwill; nonstop ad indoctrination; savior confusion (Jesus? Santa? Warren Jeffs?). Wake…[Continue Reading...]
The majority of haredim remain opposed to canceling the exemption of yeshiva students from IDF conscription and believe that the ultra-Orthodox sector will continue its insularity without integrating into Israeli society, according to a survey by the Jewish People Policy…[Continue Reading...]
America has always been fascinated by cults, those strange groups of slavish devotees who do strange things for strange reasons in strange ways for extremely strange leaders. Colorado's cultish history is on full display right now in HBO's docuseries Love…[Continue Reading...]
Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandal was released just a few days ago, exposing decades of coverup and abuse in the Independent Fundamental Baptist movement. If you haven’t watched it, understand that it’s gritty, raw and tear jerking. For…[Continue Reading...]
A former leader of the Unification Church’s U.S. branch sat in on a meeting in Tokyo in 2019 between future Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, sources said. Michael Jenkins visited Kishida, who was the…[Continue Reading...]
What do you think of when you hear the phrase “Ponzi scheme”? For most of us, especially in this day and age, the story of Bernie Madoff comes to mind. In even more contemporary times, your mind might run across…[Continue Reading...]
Maricopa County, Arizona (KMVT/KSVT) — The warrants and indictments surrounding Lori Vallow Daybell’s charges in Arizona have been unsealed, and the documents show that she is being charge with two more counts of conspiracy to commit first degree murder in…[Continue Reading...]
The former “King of Queens” star said she paid the group more than $5 million for “thousands” of hours of training sessions before her 2013 exit. “Defendants have undertaken a campaign to silence, ruin and destroy my life, career, reputation,…[Continue Reading...]
TOKYO: Japan's lower house on Tuesday passed a bill to prevent the controversial religious sect Unification Church from moving assets as concerns grew that the religious group would attempt to hide its funds overseas as it faces compensation demands. The…[Continue Reading...]
Long before she was known as “Mother God” to some and a cult leader to others, her family knew her as Amy Carlson. And it turns out that the controversial spiritual figure had Dallas roots. Carlson’s life and bizarre death…[Continue Reading...]
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