A Russian sect leader who claimed he was Jesus Christ reincarnated was sentenced to 12 years in a prison camp on Monday after being convicted of harming his followers' health and financial affairs. Sergei Torop, a former traffic policeman known…[Continue Reading...]
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. — The imprisoned leader of a notorious polygamist sect fraudulently transferred $834,000 to his brother in an effort to hide the money from one of his victims. That was the verdict reached Friday afternoon by a seven-member…[Continue Reading...]
A cult-like group referred to as the Zizians is linked to a string of violent deaths across the U.S. It has its roots in Silicon Valley – and a movement called Rationalism. Who are these groups and what do they…[Continue Reading...]
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The search for two missing Idaho teens, who are the subject of an Amber Alert, has expanded into Colorado and South Dakota. Rachelle Fischer, 15, and Allen Fisher, 13, were last seen on the evening of…[Continue Reading...]
CLEARWATER — City Council members agreed June 25 to seek a legal opinion on what terms they can attach to the proposed sale of city-owned land downtown to the Church of Scientology without opening themselves to legal liability. The request…[Continue Reading...]
A court in Novosibirsk on Monday sentenced a Siberian cult leader who claimed to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ to 12 years in prison for harming the mental and physical health of his followers. Sergei Torop, a former traffic…[Continue Reading...]
For over 65 years, the Geelong Revival Center, an extremist Pentecostal network led by founder Noel Hollins, has faced accusations of being a cult. With Hollins’ death in 2024, the church remains under strict leadership, sparking calls for investigations under…[Continue Reading...]
Calls from the Church of Scientology for an order to ban protests outside its British headquarters in West Sussex have been recommended for refusal. Mid Sussex District Council's cabinet is due to make a decision on Monday about whether to…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX — Lori Vallow Daybell spent part of her 52nd birthday speaking with EastIdahoNews.com about a variety of topics, including her convicted crimes, her husband, the justice system and whether she would change anything that’s happened over the past six…[Continue Reading...]
LIZ Cameron, 32, is a health sector project manager and author. she lives in Canberra, Australia. “As I walked out of the bookshop, a smiling woman approached. She was a foreign student studying Australian culture, she explained, and asked if…[Continue Reading...]
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