A woman in Liepāja lost 1,850 euros after falling for a scammer she found on TikTok who claimed to be a psychic. Although the bank intervened and cancelled the transaction, the woman still found a way to transfer the money.…[Continue Reading...]
Amanda Grant (@amandaraegrant on TikTok), who was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, said she was part of a polygamous incestuous cult. When she found out church leaders were drawing blood from young church members, she realized she…[Continue Reading...]
Hundreds of teenagers have attempted to “speed run” Scientology buildings in different parts of the UK as part of a TikTok trend that started in Los Angeles. Scientology speed running is where people rush into buildings and see how far…[Continue Reading...]
The film just drips malevolence from every frame – no character, save for Rosemary and a few of her friends, feels entirely trustworthy. Every smile pulls just a little too hard on the corners of the mouth and shows a…[Continue Reading...]
A viral “speedrun” challenge through Church of Scientology buildings has officially gone international, one day after the trend spread coast-to-coast for the first time in the United States. On May 3, a group of some 300 people gathered outside a…[Continue Reading...]
North Korea’s founder cribbed much of his god-king persona from Protestantism, according to this stimulating debut history. Wall Street Journal reporter Cheng traces Kim Il Sung’s totalitarian ruling style back to his boyhood growing up in the thriving Presbyterian Church…[Continue Reading...]
In 2022 I received a message from a stranger on LinkedIn. She informed me that she was working on a project close to her heart that explores the experiences of those who are part of diaspora communities and said that…[Continue Reading...]
Police have raided around 50 homes and other locations, targeting people suspected of involvement in far-right criminal youth groups that have recently emerged in Germany. Prosecutors said the suspects were believed to be part of two groups, "Jung & Stark"…[Continue Reading...]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints filed a lawsuit in April against “Mormon Stories Podcast” host John Dehlin, alleging trademark and copyright infringement. We’ll talk with Dehlin about the case, as well as with LDS scholars Matthew Bowman…[Continue Reading...]
A viral social media craze has hit Australia after two teenagers were arrested attempting to “speedrun” the Church of Scientology in Sydney. The trend sees teens filming themselves storming religious buildings to see how far they can get before being…[Continue Reading...]
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