Prosecutors investigating influence-peddling allegations involving shaman Jeon Seong-bae, also known as “Geon Jin,” are zeroing in on a close aide to ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office's virtual asset crime task force unit recently questioned…[Continue Reading...]
2006 was the lowest point in Cruise's career. The public bristled at him talking about Scientology and his relationship with Katie Holmes. Here, we chronicle Cruise's downfall and his rise back to stardom thanks to "Mission: Impossible." In August 2006,…[Continue Reading...]
Justin Bieber's pals fear he's gotten too deep into a megachurch cult – and a new documentary could back them up. The upcoming 7-part series, The Religion Business, takes aim at church leaders and the suspected mismanagement of massive funds…[Continue Reading...]
Despite constituting 14 percent of the working-age population, the ultra-Orthodox community generated only four percent of Israeli tax revenues in 2023, costing the government billions and adding thousands of shekels to the average non-Haredi worker’s annual tax burden, a study…[Continue Reading...]
Liberty University will pay its former president, Jerry Falwell Jr., about $15 million to settle litigation following his 2020 resignation after a high-profile sex scandal that drew national attention to the private Christian institution. While the settlement was announced in…[Continue Reading...]
A new podcast examines the dark beginnings and meteoric rise of the fitness sensation SoulCycle, the beloved high-intensity indoor cycling class called an obsession, a cult, and even therapy. Once the center of the fitness zeitgeist in New York City,…[Continue Reading...]
SENTENCES FOR PEOPLE convicted of coercive control must reflect the seriousness of the crime, the National Women’s Council of Ireland has said. The remarks from the women’s organisation come after a man was given a wholly suspended sentence after pleading…[Continue Reading...]
A shaman in her 70s who brutally killed her niece by burning the younger woman when she tried to stop working for her aunt has been indicted on murder charges. The Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office said Tuesday it indicted four…[Continue Reading...]
With its pristine swimming pool, manicured lawns and lush forest backdrop, Villa Baviera, a German-themed settlement of 122 souls in southern Chile, looks like the perfect holiday getaway. But Colonia Dignidad, as it was previously known, is a byword for…[Continue Reading...]
UFC commentator Joe Rogan recently welcomed historian Rebecca Lemov in episode #2322 of his podcast. Rogan started a conversation about the Netflix documentary 'Wild Wild Country' and Lemov slammed it for glossing over the cult of Osho. Lemov asserted that…[Continue Reading...]
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