Jenna Miscavige has long been one of Scientology’s most prominent defectors. The niece of the church’s leader, David Miscavige, she published a bestselling memoir in 2013, Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape, and has given…[Continue Reading...]
Han Hak-ja, the head of the Unification Church, has been arrested on suspicion of delivering cash and valuables along with various requests to former first lady Kim Keon-hee and People Power Party lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong. With Han now in custody,…[Continue Reading...]
The Shakahola massacre case against controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie and 95 co-accused resumed today at the Shanzu Law Courts, where prosecutors presented disturbing videos, photographs, and witness accounts laying bare the horrors of the radical cult. Chief Inspector Erastus Sawe,…[Continue Reading...]
If, like me, you grew up in the coastal Goa of the 1960s and 1970s, chances are that you would have come across a group active here at the time, called The Children of God. Today, the group has changed…[Continue Reading...]
Han Hak-ja, the leader of the Unification Church, appeared before a judge on Monday as the court weighs whether to grant a warrant for her arrest on suspicion of bribing former first lady Kim Keon-hee and People Power Party lawmaker…[Continue Reading...]
Cults have a profound impact on society, often leaving a trail of broken families and shattered lives. The psychological and emotional toll on former members can last a lifetime, as they struggle to rebuild their identities. Cults also raise broader…[Continue Reading...]
A new documentary focuses on the adequacy of secular education in New York’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish religious schools, which serve tens of thousands of children. WBGO's Jon Kalish reports the film leaves little doubt where it stands on the contentious issue… See…[Continue Reading...]
A special counsel team led by Min Joong-ki is conducting a substantive review of the arrest warrant requested for Han Hak-ja, chairperson of the Unification Church (Family Federation for World Peace and Unification), at the Seoul Central District Court on…[Continue Reading...]
It’s the end of a protracted legal battle. On July 3, 2025, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals put an end to one of the longest legal disputes over the will of the reverend Sun Myung Moon, late founder…[Continue Reading...]
A Florida Democrat has filed a bill backed by the Church of Scientology in response to a spate of mass shootings in Florida and across the country. The measure (SB 54), filed by state Sen. Barbara Sharief, D-Davie, would require…[Continue Reading...]
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