We tend to associate “brainwashing” with cults and hostages, but author and science historian Rebecca Lemov says it can happen to anyone. Her new book “The Instability of Truth" explores the history and science of brainwashing and what it can…[Continue Reading...]
Purity culture. The more Christians begin deconstructing their religious beliefs—often ones imposed upon them as children—the more the subject surfaces. Below, I’ve picked out eight eye-opening memoirs exploring the damage of purity culture. It began as an Evangelical Christian movement…[Continue Reading...]
A former follower of a fringe Christian organisation says "special force teams" are recruiting members in Ballarat, Bendigo, Darwin, Geelong and Melbourne to expand its church's reach. The Shincheonji Church of Jesus has been described as an "apocalyptic Christian cult",…[Continue Reading...]
While the World Mission Society Church of God has strongly rejected that label, a number of former congregants say the organization appears to be financially driven, has falsely predicted the end of the world and has isolated members from non-believing…[Continue Reading...]
When Emma Davey looks back, she can see that her abuser was “molding” her very quickly. “It went from 0 to 100, he told me he loved me within the first week [and] wanted to marry me within the first…[Continue Reading...]
About 20%-30% of the population express belief in at least one conspiracy theory, according to Thomas Fuchs, MD, PhD, psychiatrist and philosopher, Karl Jaspers Professor of Philosophy and Psychiatry at the Department of General Psychiatry, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. He…[Continue Reading...]
An iconic voice actress has been recognized for her life within Scientology. Nancy Cartwright received the Freedom Medal at this year’s International Association of Scientologists (IAS) gala. The woman famous for voicing Bart on The Simpsons, among her many roles,…[Continue Reading...]
The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story examines Andrea Yates' story from the perspective that she was allegedly influenced by preacher Michael Woroniecki to drown her five children, which he has denied. On June 20, 2001, Andrea called…[Continue Reading...]
You’ve seen them in movies and on TV, but cults are more prevalent than you think—and they’re armed with strategies that can brainwash and persuade even the most unlikely of candidates.But how do individuals get involved with cults in the…[Continue Reading...]
Portugal’s government and PJ criminal police have issued fresh warnings about the dangers of online radicalisation and hate content, particularly among children and young people, during the launch of a new national awareness campaign this Tuesday. Speaking at the conference…[Continue Reading...]
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