The Department of Social Development (DSD) in KwaZulu-Natal has finally intervened in the controversial religious sect in Dabangu village, KwaMaphumulo, which has been in the news for abandoning a conventional lifestyle in favour of subsistence farming and perpetual worship. The…[Continue Reading...]
Every Sunday morning and every Wednesday night, members of a religious sect in Saskatchewan meet in private homes to profess their faith in a church with no name. Those outside the religion refer to them as “Two by Twos.” It…[Continue Reading...]
DALLAS - The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of a former North Texas resident wanted for his alleged role in a prolific online network that exploited children. What we know:…[Continue Reading...]
One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz revealed she was forced her to abide by a 'sex schedule' during her marriage to the son of a Christian cult leader. She claimed that her former husband - who she referred to…[Continue Reading...]
The Unification Church, widely known as the Moonies, has inked a contract to sell its longtime Midtown Manhattan headquarters at 4 West 43rd Street to an entity tied to developer Bentley Zhao's New Empire firm. The deal covers a full…[Continue Reading...]
Spring 1986. A dinner party in Los Angeles. Tom Cruise, twenty-three years old and newly post-Top Gun, meets an actress named Mimi Rogers. She is six years older. Her father serves as a senior Scientology executive in Las Vegas. Additionally,…[Continue Reading...]
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has sentenced 11 Boko Haram members to various jail terms ranging from 40 to 60 years. They were sentenced for offences under the Terrorism (Prohibition and Prevention) Act. Justice Egwuatu, however,…[Continue Reading...]
Television audiences admit they are "still in disbelief" after watching an "insane" documentary series. Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God originally premiered on HBO Max back in 2023 and chronicles a self proclaimed spiritual saviour who established a…[Continue Reading...]
OnThisDay: On April 19, 1993, after a 51-day standoff with FBI, a fire broke out at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, resulting in the deaths of about 80 members, including leader David Koresh, and over 20 children. See…[Continue Reading...]
In the aftermath of three sexual abuse convictions, an MLive investigation examined the history of Living Word Church in Midland County and its founder, televangelist Mark T. Barclay. Reporting explored how the initially small church over nearly five decades grew…[Continue Reading...]
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