Why do cults fascinate us so much? Maybe it's because it's incredibly easy — and terrifying — to imagine being sucked into one. The line between a "normal" life and suddenly deciding to devote every hour and dollar to a…[Continue Reading...]
Some celebrity Scientologists are longtime followers of the controversial religion, while others were members for years before they ended up distancing themselves from it. Lesser known are the experiences of stars who briefly dabbled in the controversial religion, and that…[Continue Reading...]
Those who know anything about Guinevere Turner usually come from one of two camps: ’90s lesbians or mainstream bros. It’s something the actress and screenwriter is both aware of and amused by. “There are so many weird aspects of my…[Continue Reading...]
The last time he communicated with his mother was in the year 2020. Then the line went dead, leaving the then 19-year-old Stanley Ombuna in a state of confusion. Accompanying his mother Susan Awinja were his two little sisters, aged…[Continue Reading...]
The first person to tell Elly Sapper that she was loved was Malka Leifer, her school principal and a woman highly revered in her ultra Orthodox Jewish community. Sapper was raised in a home devoid of love and affection, and…[Continue Reading...]
BERLIN — More than half a million people formally left the Catholic Church in Germany last year, significantly higher than the previous record as the church wrestles with a long-running scandal over abuse by clergy and with calls for far-reaching…[Continue Reading...]
More than a decade ago, Amy Duggar King was introduced to the world with adjectives she never chose: crazy, rebellious, and wild. “I was a fish out of water all the time,” King, 36, tells Vanity Fair. King was juxtaposed…[Continue Reading...]
You’ve seen them in movies and on TV, but cults are more prevalent than you think - and they’re armed with strategies that can brainwash and persuade even the most unlikely of candidates. But how do individuals get involved with cults…[Continue Reading...]
Members of the Boko Haram sect, popularly known as ‘Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād’, terrorists group have eliminated one of its Amir Jaysh (Leader), Abou Hassana, over alleged rebellion accusations. It was gathered that Abou Hassana was eliminated along with…[Continue Reading...]
It’s hard not to get drawn into the sermons of Bill Johnson. With his soft-spoken voice and frequent quips, Johnson, senior leader of the nondenominational megachurch Bethel Church in Redding, California, is so charismatic he can make stories about God…[Continue Reading...]
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