Harrison Hill’s new book The Oracle’s Daughter: The Rise and Fall of An American Cult goes inside the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps and Sarah's dramatic exit from the group started by Deborah and Jim Green. Deborah remains at large…[Continue Reading...]
Samuel Bateman claimed he had divine authority to shepherd his own extremist sect of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS). In reality, he was orchestrating a multi-state scheme to conceal horrific sexual crimes. Netflix is reexamining…[Continue Reading...]
A popular online psychic in Cambodia found herself in trouble with the law after she bragged on social media about being able to influence the police. According to a local media report, the peculiar case began late last month when…[Continue Reading...]
In Chernivtsi, a fake clairvoyant was exposed who, through an Instagram page, extorted nearly 300,000 hryvnias from a woman. The Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor’s Office announced this on its Facebook page. Circumstances of the case The fake clairvoyant acted under the…[Continue Reading...]
A former university professor who authored books for Christians about the ethics of marriage and sexuality has been arrested for raping a child, Us Weekly has learned. John Kent Tarwater was once a finance professor at Cedarville University, a Baptist…[Continue Reading...]
Scientology's latest attempt to indoctrinate children raises concerns about the church's aggressive recruitment tactics.Today in Tampa The new Scientology books aimed at indoctrinating children as young as 7 years old have started arriving, according to a report from journalist Tony…[Continue Reading...]
A religious settlement in KwaMaphumulo has been accused of urging followers to abandon antiretroviral treatment and other modern medicine, leave school and jobs, and rely instead on faith healing. The allegations have garnered backlash from the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for health,…[Continue Reading...]
That’s how a 911 call began in a case that would unravel into allegations of control, isolation and abuse within a family investigators later described as cult-like. “My stepmom… My dad is going to kill me,” the caller told the…[Continue Reading...]
EUSTIS, Fla. — “I accidentally killed someone. Please.” That’s how a 911 call began in a case that would unravel into allegations of control, isolation and abuse within a family investigators later described as cult-like. “My stepmom… My dad is…[Continue Reading...]
One of the surprises at the recent L. Ron Hubbard Birthday event was Scientology leader David Miscavige announcing the restoration of a villa in Las Palmas, Spain where Hubbard allegedly conceived the story of Xenu, the galactic overlord central to…[Continue Reading...]
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