A joint prosecution-police task force investigating allegations that religious groups lobbied politicians has reopened a tax evasion case against the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, reviving allegations that were dropped four years ago as part of a broader investigation into suspected…[Continue Reading...]
Junko was told to shock her father to the point of death, Rieko and her husband were told to kill Junko’s mother, and a few weeks later, Rieko was strangled to death by her own husband as their ten-year-old daughter…[Continue Reading...]
Reacting to reports about turmoil and conspiracy theories roiling Turning Point USA following the death of founder Charlie Kirk, author and Scientology expert Tony Ortega is reporting that Kirk had been "cultivated" by higher-ups in the highly controversial religious organization…[Continue Reading...]
The full scale of what's been dubbed a dangerous cancer curing 'cult' operating in Dubai has been revealed - as experts claim the city has become the 'dumping ground for the world's worst criminals'. Practitioners of ThetaHealing, founded by Vianna…[Continue Reading...]
David Archuleta shares how faith, identity and LGBTQ acceptance shaped his journey after leaving the Mormon church. Watch the video https://www.usatoday.com/videos/entertainment/celebrities/2026/02/17/david-archuleta-on-faith-identity-and-leaving-the-mormon-church/88711919007/[Continue Reading...]
Parents are being urged to look out for signs that their children may be facing coercion and control. The Let's Talk project offers online practical advice to help adults speak to their children about difficult issues without fear or judgement.…[Continue Reading...]
Chinese nationals wearing yellow clothes and engaging in group activities at Maemiseong, a major tourist attraction in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, have been caught on camera and are facing heavy criticism from online users. On February 9, a video and…[Continue Reading...]
“I don’t want my name in this,” says Grace*, a 40-something mother from central California. “Or Zak’s*. Actually, even the cult, can you change that too? Because they have their bots. They’ll come after us.” It was 2023 and Zak…[Continue Reading...]
Schneur Zalman Newfield knows as well as anyone what it takes to leave Orthodoxy. In his new memoir, Brooklyn Odyssey, he likens his transformation from Hasidic to secular to a butterfly’s metamorphosis. “At one stage it is clearly a caterpillar;…[Continue Reading...]
Mathura: Around Monday afternoon, 32-year-old Seema told her father she would come home and take her ailing mother to the doctor. She never did. Now, 60-year-old Brijender is unable to tell his paralysed wife why. In Hathras’s Mandnai village, he…[Continue Reading...]
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