The second son of Chizuo Matsumoto, former leader of the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, filed a lawsuit against the government to seek damages for an attempted inspection of his home. The 32-year-old son of Matsumoto, who went by the…[Continue Reading...]
A notorious Holocaust denier who was extradited from Scotland after spending years on the run from authorities in France has been sentenced to one year of house arrest. Vincent Reynouard was caught living a double life in Anstruther, Fife, and…[Continue Reading...]
Andrew Tate faces overlapping criminal and civil allegations in Romania, the UK, and the US, with the newest public developments in March 2026 including a UK police review of older sex crime allegations and a London civil case set for…[Continue Reading...]
It's the organisation that Aussie A-lister Hugh Jackman considers his 'church'. But for critics of The School of Practical Philosophy, it is a quasi-religious 'sect' that has been described by some as cult-like. The organisation was founded in 1938 by…[Continue Reading...]
Tom Cruise and John Travolta are rarely seen together. They’ve never made a movie with each other. It’s hard to say if they’re even friends. They have one movie connection: Travolta’s late wife, Kelly Preston, played a nasty girlfriend to…[Continue Reading...]
Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Elisabeth Moss were all spotted front and center at Scientology's biggest annual celebration, applauding leader David Miscavige as he unveiled new initiatives, RadarOnline.com can reveal. The Church of Scientology marked founder L. Ron Hubbard's 115th…[Continue Reading...]
From cult success to mega stardom, life gets a whole lot weirder for most people when they get famous. Suddenly, their lives are under constant scrutiny from “their audience”, an entity that is simultaneously all-powerful yet completely unknowable. Whose every…[Continue Reading...]
FUNDAMENTALIST religious views are more likely to lead people into supporting violent extremism, researchers have found. A study led by the University of St Andrews has identified two different motivations as driving a tendency towards violent extremism: a defensive motive,…[Continue Reading...]
Tokyo, April 2 (Jiji Press)--Unification Church believers are preparing to set up a new organization following a Tokyo High Court order to dissolve the religious group, it was learned Thursday. When the new organization will be established has not yet…[Continue Reading...]
Just like a handful of certain gangs, you can find a handful of cults scattered across Washington State--including some that you probably walk past without noticing. Beware: Cults do things like shun if you dare to leave, control who you…[Continue Reading...]
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