According to a lawsuit she filed, the marriage with a sect member was shown to her as a “child play.” H.K.G. alleged that she was sexually abused for years in her childhood, and she realized this fact when she was…[Continue Reading...]
One of the women who was in the Arizona courtroom to support polygamist sect leader Samuel Rappylee Bateman during an Oct. 7 hearing is now facing federal charges of her own. The FBI has accused Naomi Bistline, along with two…[Continue Reading...]
Born and raised in Johannesburg, Vicente joined NXIVM in 2005. After working as a cinematographer on films like Sarafina!, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Leleti Khumalo and Miriam Makeba, and Father Hood, starring Patrick Swayze and Halle Berry, Vicente co-directed the sleeper-hit documentary film What…[Continue Reading...]
Lisa Talks all the major cults including Gwen Shamblin’s cult, Remnant Fellowship, and a dive into Scientology, and FLDS with Rick Alan Ross, the foremost authority on cults in the U.S.[Continue Reading...]
A man in Arizona made 20 women his wives, including a nine-year-old, the FBI said. He is currently in jail, accused of child abuse among other allegations. An affidavit said the FBI has probable cause to believe he trafficked people…[Continue Reading...]
WASHINGTON — Eight young women who officials say ran away from their group home in the Valley have now been found more than a thousand miles away. Federal investigators say the girls, ages 11 to 16, were part of a…[Continue Reading...]
There was tension, yesterday, in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Council of Delta State, following the reported killing of three suspected cultists by rival cult groups. The Guardian learnt that the alleged murder of one Ekene, a member of a rival…[Continue Reading...]
Religion, self-help, and horrific sexual abuse frequently go together, as detailed by Spotlight (about the Catholic Church), The Vow (about NXIVM), Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey (about the FLDS), Wild Wild Country (about guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh’s New Age movement),…[Continue Reading...]
Japan's government on Thursday approved a bill tightening the rules on religious donations after scrutiny of controversial fundraising practices by the Unification Church. Claims that the church pressures followers to donate huge sums have been discussed in parliament since former…[Continue Reading...]
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