Week five of “doomsday cult mom” Lori Vallow’s trial is underway in Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, where the mother-of-three is accused of killing her two youngest children and her new husband Chad Daybell’s first wife. The 49-year-old is…[Continue Reading...]
You might think that growing up in a cult had no boundaries – but it had plenty. They were just set for you as a matter of course – rules, structures and expectations were outlined from the moment of birth…[Continue Reading...]
Morris Yimbo is struggling to come to terms with losing his three sons in a starvation cult in the forest of Shakahola, a deeply traditional remote village of southeastern Kenya. Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed pastor who in 2003 founded the…[Continue Reading...]
A prominent Kenyan pastor faces a court hearing on Thursday in connection with the horrific discovery last month of dozens of bodies in mass graves. Ezekiel Odero, a wealthy televangelist who boasts a huge following, is being investigated on a…[Continue Reading...]
MALINDI, Kenya, May 4 (Reuters) - Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie lived with hundreds of followers in makeshift homes of polythene sheeting and thatch in a remote forest camp that he divided into areas with biblical names like Jerusalem and…[Continue Reading...]
BOSTON — About 800 people, including many who donned sinister-themed outfits, gathered in Boston last weekend for the second annual SatanCon – an “impious” gathering of supporters of The Satanic Temple, the subject of the critically-acclaimed documentary, “Hail Satan?” Attendance…[Continue Reading...]
In April, my wife, a friend and I were part of a packed audience that for more than two hours applauded religious propaganda during a performance in Spokane’s First Interstate Center for the Arts. Our friend had said that we…[Continue Reading...]
Australian megachurch Hillsong, facing leadership scandals and allegations of financial misdeeds, has embraced a defense strategy remarkably like American televangelists facing investigations and court challenges. Hillsong’s responses to allegations can be summarized as … Deny problems exist. Create churches as…[Continue Reading...]
Following his magnetic charm in addition to being the biggest movie star on the planet, Tom Cruise is held in high regard among other major celebrities, including his Top Gun 2 costar Jon Hamm. However, not everyone sees eye to…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- Neighbors of Chad and Tammy Daybell testified Tuesday the day they first met Lori Vallow, Chad and Lori told them Lori’s daughter had recently passed away. According to the neighbors, Todd and Alice Gilbert, this conversation…[Continue Reading...]
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