Category: Cult Crimes

From reverence to reckoning: Scandals pull back curtain on the Unification Church

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After decades spent weaving a formidable web of religious, business and media companies, the Unification Church — formally known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification — now finds itself under the harsh light of official inquiries in…[Continue Reading...]

Netflix’s ‘Wayward’ Is Inspired by a Real-Life Cult Whose Members Played a Twisted Therapy Game

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Netflix’s hit drama series, Wayward, stars Mae Martin as a detective who moves to the small town of Tall Pines, only to discover that the town and its school are hosting a heap of deadly secrets. In Wayward, which is…[Continue Reading...]

Cults, mass graves, ‘encounters with Jesus’: In Kenya, freedom of worship comes under scrutiny

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In April 2023, Kenyan human rights defenders discovered a deadly cult in the Shakahola forest. They exhumed more than 400 bodies from mass graves. The pastor of the Good News International Ministries, Paul Mackenzie, had convinced his followers that by…[Continue Reading...]

Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja indicted on charges including political bribery and destruction of evidence

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A special counsel team indicted Han Hak-ja, the leader of the Unification Church, on multiple charges, including political bribery, illegal political donations and destruction of evidence, on Friday. Han’s detention period expires on Sunday. She had filed a request for…[Continue Reading...]

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