Thousands of Israelis held a protest in Tel Aviv on Thursday evening, protesting against exemption from compulsory military service for ultra-Orthodox communities. Military service is compulsory for Jewish males, but politically powerful ultra-Orthodox parties have won exemptions for their communities…[Continue Reading...]
A former Jehovah's Witness elder has been committed to stand trial for raping and sexually abusing young men on the Sunshine Coast over a 10-year period. Police arrested 62-year-old Mooloolaba man Peter Mitchelson in August 2022 and charged him with…[Continue Reading...]
Wednesday marked the 29th anniversary of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system that killed 14 people and injured more than 6,000. At Tokyo Metro's Kasumigaseki Station, 16 station staff members offered a…[Continue Reading...]
South Korea’s Ministry of Unification yesterday added its voice to growing speculation around North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s succession plans, saying they have not “ruled out” that his daughter could be next in line to lead the nation. Pyongyang state…[Continue Reading...]
One day in early spring of last year, a sculptor from South Carolina typed his name into Google: “Clint Button,” he wrote and pressed “Enter.” He wasn’t surprised to see his YouTube channel among the first results, but further down…[Continue Reading...]
Although corruption within religious institutions is common knowledge, rarely do we get around to discussing how religious abuse can overlap with the victim-blaming tactics of narcissistic abuse, the mob mentality of cults, the racialized mythologies framing eugenics rhetoric, and/or the…[Continue Reading...]
A fascinating documentary has lifted the lid on life inside a fundamentalist Mormon community where families still practice 'plural marriage' - but insist they're nothing like the horrific FLDS cult founded by Warren Jeffs.Peter Santenello, 45, a popular YouTuber who is…[Continue Reading...]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' has an investment portfolio topping $100 billion that includes $49.3 billion invested in stocks. The portfolio is registered with the SEC under the name Ensign Peak Advisors, and its lack of disclosures…[Continue Reading...]
Mainline and evangelical churches aren’t the only religious communities losing members these days. According to a new study published in the Journal of Religion and Demography, Mormonism is no longer followed by the majority of residents in Utah. Ryan Cragun, a professor…[Continue Reading...]
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