Clearwater leaders are no longer hiding their impatience as blocks of downtown properties tied to the Church of Scientology remain empty, despite years of closed-door talks. With a majority of new members, the City Council began discussing government priorities with…[Continue Reading...]
TAKAMATSU (Kyodo) -- In late January, the Tendai Religious Office in Otsu received a petition for a disciplinary hearing sent by Eicho, and in March, the Tendai sect commenced an investigation and began questioning her. Speaking at a press conference…[Continue Reading...]
Marius Gustavson, a 46-year-old Norwegian residing in north London, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for orchestrating a disturbing body modification cult, where irreversible mutilations were performed on numerous men. Alongside six co-defendants, Gustavson operated the "Eunuch Maker" website, enticing…[Continue Reading...]
A survivor of a cult helped police to crack down on a group in Buenos Aires. After more than 50 raids were conducted in the Argentinian capital in 2022, Pablo Salum became a hero. Salum is believed to have been…[Continue Reading...]
A CHANCE encounter between a dancer and a paraplegic man in a strip club saw a family ensnared in Scientology for 35 years. It was a confusing time for five-year-old Natalie who watched her mother marry the Scientologist who came…[Continue Reading...]
TAKAMATSU (Kyodo) -- But gradually realizing that what was happening to her was not right, Eicho took action. She called a women's hotline for advice in 2015. Then in May 2017, she saw a TV press conference held by Japanese…[Continue Reading...]
An exciting new documentary series is headed to Netflix this month. “Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult” is a three-part documentary debuting on the streaming platform. Watch the official trailer and read more details about the series inside.…[Continue Reading...]
An ex-Jehovah's Witness who felt "shunned" by her church after her divorce believes leaving her congregation was the best decision she's made. Ieva Brown, 41, joined the Jehovah's Witnesses - a Christian-based religious group - in 1996 at just 14…[Continue Reading...]
Police in Texas this week announced the arrest of a priest with the Diocese of Dallas over allegations of inappropriate contact with two minors. The Garland Police Department said on its Facebook page that officers had arrested Father Ricardo Mata…[Continue Reading...]
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