The Supreme Court has upheld lower court rulings ordering the dissolution of the controversial religious group known as the Unification Church, rejecting a special appeal filed by the organization. In the ruling dated Monday, the court’s Third Petty Bench, presided…[Continue Reading...]
The High Court will this week shift proceedings from the courtroom to the forests at the centre of the Shakahola and Kwa Bi Nzaro investigations, as judges seek to better understand the physical environment where prosecutors allege followers of controversial…[Continue Reading...]
The leader of a cult and his wife allegedly groomed a young girl over a decade so she could bear 45 of his children in a post-apocalyptic world. William Kamm, also known as "Little Pebble", was the leader of the…[Continue Reading...]
A year-long investigation by the Washington Post has uncovered 25,000 documents that uncover Tulsi Gabbard’s close ties to controversial spiritual guru Chris Butler. The probe shows that the leader of Science of Identity Foundation (SIF), which is referred to as…[Continue Reading...]
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details, background) SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Investigators said Monday they have filed for an arrest warrant for the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, over suspicions he forced church members…[Continue Reading...]
For more than twenty years the Cult Education Institute has been accumulating an archive of commentary about the purported "cult" Science of Identify led by guru Chris Butler. This group included former United States National Security head Tulsi Gabbard and…[Continue Reading...]
The first time I spoke with Rebecca Saltzburg, she told me Tulsi Gabbard was a freethinker who took orders from no one. “I didn’t always agree with Tulsi on everything,” Saltzburg, who worked on digital strategy for several of Gabbard’s…[Continue Reading...]
A Glasgow therapist who rebuilt her life after surviving an emotionally abusive relationship has published a book to help others recognise signs of abuse and find the courage to heal. Nicola Ball, founder of The Talking Rooms in Glasgow, has…[Continue Reading...]
Recently, I stumbled upon a Philippines-based podcast called "Dogshow Divas," and it's gold. It’s not just funny; it’s like an archive space that perfectly captures the authentic, unfiltered essence of Filipino pop culture from the pre-social media era. Every episode…[Continue Reading...]
A viral TikTok trend called "Scientology speed running" involves people bursting into and quickly moving through properties linked to or owned by the Church of Scientology. The trend began in the US, in cities such as Los Angeles and New…[Continue Reading...]
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