At the request of the Church of Scientology, a judge has agreed to step aside from presiding over a lawsuit by a former member of the faith who appeared in an episode of “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” and…[Continue Reading...]
Tyler Henry of "Hollywood Medium" may not be the "medium, clairvoyant, and medical intuitive" he says he is. Henry (born Tyler Henry Koelewyn) claims that when he was 10 years old, he predicted his grandmother's death, and ever since, he's…[Continue Reading...]
The Dalai Lama's name has surfaced 168 times in newly released Jeffrey Epstein case files, prompting renewed scrutiny of his past associations with the disgraced financier, according to multiple media reports. Recent documents unsealed by the U.S. Department of Justice…[Continue Reading...]
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) has begun an investigation into the charity status of the controversial group Shincheonji, following an inquiry by ABC. This Christian sect has been labeled an “apocalyptic Christian cult” due to its aggressive recruitment…[Continue Reading...]
In short: Former Shincheonji members have told the ABC they were pressured into making significant financial contributions to the church to secure their place in Heaven. Shincheonji's Melbourne branch receives tax advantages as a registered charity. What's next? The Australian…[Continue Reading...]
Browse through any streaming service and you may spot the fascination and preoccupation with cults in the vast array of documentaries on cults. Wild, Wild Country (Netflix), the Osho cult following in the US which led the largest bioterror attack…[Continue Reading...]
A joint investigation team (headed by Chief Investigator Kim Tae-hoon, Chief Prosecutor of Daejeon High Prosecutors’ Office) probing allegations of collusion between religion and politics will summon Ko, the former secretary-general of Shincheonji known as the group’s “former number 2,”…[Continue Reading...]
What’s weirder than Tom Cruise, a grown man, insisting that another actor plays hide and seek with him despite their clear protestations? The answer, of course, is Will Smith being there, too. It sounds batshit insane, and that’s because it…[Continue Reading...]
A TikTok video has become the most promising lead in the mysterious disappearance of six people in Missouri nearly three years later. The group, including two young children, vanished after allegedly becoming involved with an online cult known as the…[Continue Reading...]
Amber Dowding, 32, was axed from The Only Way Is Essex in 2018. But now she is “building a global haircare girlgang” on social media, though some people have branded her business venture a cult. Flogging haircare products, Amber posts…[Continue Reading...]
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