Three women who are part of an ongoing civil lawsuit against a former Oregon doctor are speaking about what they say is a culture within the Mormon church that permits abusers to go unpunished. Nicole Snow, Katie Medley and Lisa…[Continue Reading...]
I had never seen a sanctuary so full on a Tuesday night. The people packed into FloodGate Church in Brighton, Mich., weren’t here for Bill Bolin, the right-wing zealot pastor who’d grown his congregation tenfold by preaching conspiracy-fueled sermons since…[Continue Reading...]
A forthcoming book about evangelicals by Tim Alberta — the acupuncturist-like reporter whose magazine profile doomed CNN's Chris Licht — includes detailed on-the-record allegations of drift and grift at Liberty University, founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell. Why it…[Continue Reading...]
Shawn Mendes might be known for his heart-wrenching lyrics in songs like 'Stitches', but rumour has it that the singer's latest romance is heading into a more cultish territory. Mendes has recently been linked with a new partner, Charlie Travers,…[Continue Reading...]
Though most of us feel certain we could never be duped into joining a cult, it’s critical to consider the benefit of hindsight before passing judgement on those who do. Again and again, history has shown us that indoctrination into…[Continue Reading...]
Daisaku Ikeda, honorary president of the Soka Gakkai, passed away recently at the age of 95. After becoming the third president of the Soka Gakkai in 1960, Ikeda promoted the expansion of the organization. He increased the number of its…[Continue Reading...]
Officials have extradited so-called "cult mom" and convicted killer Lori Vallow from Idaho to Arizona to face one first-degree murder charge and one premeditated first-degree murder charge in Maricopa County. Vallow, who was found guilty in May of murdering two…[Continue Reading...]
Gregorian Bivolaru, 71, and 40 of his followers were captured in a morning raid by the French police. It reportedly took 175 officers to carry out the arrest on different branches of the crazy cult. The sect named the Movement…[Continue Reading...]
A Christian doomsday cult responsible for the deaths of more than 400 people from starvation and beatings in Kenya was influenced by an Australian religious group, a parliamentary committee report in the east African nation has found. The report into…[Continue Reading...]
No one ever sets out to join a cult. At the beginning it looks like the group will meet some need or ideal. For most people it seems to work initially - at least somewhat. A recent Netflix documentary showed…[Continue Reading...]
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