A church elder and deacons who went on trial on charges of brainwashing a fellow congregant to falsely accuse her biological father of past rape were acquitted by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court's Second Division (presiding Justice Eom Sang-pil)…[Continue Reading...]
Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo High Court will decide on March 4 whether to back a lower court's order for the Unification Church to disband itself, informed sources said Wednesday. If the high court upholds the dissolution order, it will…[Continue Reading...]
Donald Trump supporter Grant Cardone confessed to pouring $18million to the Church of Scientology, insisting it's not a cult, RadarOnline.com can reveal. Cardone spoke out on VLADTV to defend the religion that many are quick to criticize. When it was…[Continue Reading...]
On January 21, Yamagami Tetsuya was sentenced to life imprisonment for the July 2022 murder of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzō. Courts typically exercise judicial discretion in sentencing, departing from what prosecutors demand, but in an unusual move, the Nara…[Continue Reading...]
The Shincheonji Church of Jesus has condemned a joint investigation by prosecutors and police into alleged collusion between religion and politics regarding the religious sect, saying the group has faced “persecution” before and should stay focused on its mission. The…[Continue Reading...]
Bestselling author and entrepreneur Grant Cardone recently addressed his substantial donations—estimated at around $18 million—to the Church of Scientology, firmly rejecting claims that the organization is a cult. In a candid interview, Cardone emphasized that Scientology differs vastly from typical…[Continue Reading...]
For more than five decades, Australian cult The Family has sparked both fascination and controversy. Founded in the early 1960s by yoga instructor turned spiritual guru Anne Hamilton-Byrne, this New Age group – predominately based in and around Melbourne’s Dandenong…[Continue Reading...]
The Gamut Podcast Network’s flagship true crime series American Nightmares returns February 3 with its most unsettling season yet: Gardens of Evil: Inside the Zion Society Cult, a firsthand account of a cult that thrived for years behind the appearance…[Continue Reading...]
Singer Joy Villa made a bold fashion statement amid her break from the Church of Scientology - with the message 'Scientology Kills' splashed across her chest - as she walked the red carpet at the 68th Grammys in Los Angeles…[Continue Reading...]
Ruwan Meepagala’s first involvement with an international sex cult began with a Ted Talk. Lacking in confidence from a young age, he’d become hooked on self-improvement videos online, watching them two or three times a day while eating lunch or…[Continue Reading...]
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