The Public Security Intelligence Agency has extended activity restrictions against Aleph, the successor group of the Aum Shinrikyo cult, over suspicions it is concealing assets to avoid paying compensation to crime victims. The agency believes Aleph started hiding hundreds of…[Continue Reading...]
Ah, the tangled web of Hollywood relationships! It brings to mind the saying, “You can’t really know someone until you walk a mile in their shoes”. So, let’s put on the oddly shaped shoes of Katie Holmes and journey back…[Continue Reading...]
The police in Anambra State, South-east Nigeria, say four people were killed during a cult clash in Umuka, Nawfia Community in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on…[Continue Reading...]
Documentaries about cults have become sensationalist streaming fodder in recent years, but Children of The Cult strips away the headlines and brings you face to face with victims and their stories. It’s an investigation into the Rajneesh Movement, a cult…[Continue Reading...]
A former staff member at a ruling Liberal Democratic Party candidate’s office detailed how the former Unification Church, now known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, gave its organized support to the candidate. The former staffer of…[Continue Reading...]
“What’s a cult?” It’s everybody’s favorite question when it comes to religion and true crime. I guess because it seems so unanswerable. Except that it’s very answerable. It’s just a boring answer. A cult is an unsuccessful religion. One too…[Continue Reading...]
There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there’s a wrinkle: My colleagues and I have found that there are a number of people sharing…[Continue Reading...]
For virtually the entirety of South Park’s almost three-decade existence, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have never been afraid to court controversy. Debates rage to this day about whether their “take no prisoners” approach to comedy is incendiary and…[Continue Reading...]
The Jim Henson Company is not selling its historic studio lot, located on La Brea Avenue in Hollywood, to the Church of Scientology. Reports began circulating this week that the Church of Scientology was finalizing its purchase of the studio…[Continue Reading...]
The Jim Henson Company's studio lot in Los Angeles is NOT being sold to the Church of Scientology, TMZ has confirmed. Here's the deal ... a report surfaced this week claiming the historic studio lot that served as a home…[Continue Reading...]
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