Danny Masterson is appealing his rape conviction after he was convicted of raping two women in May. Best known for his role in “That 70s Show,” the now 47-year-old actor has been sentenced to 30 years to life in prison…[Continue Reading...]
The UH Squirrel Society has been placed on interim suspension after two anonymous reports claimed the organization was engaging in ritualistic hazing. The first claimed prospective members were asked to give a “blood oath/sacrament” as part of an initiation ceremony.…[Continue Reading...]
Odds are you’ve never visited Higher Ground, the sprawling, three-story weekend getaway perched atop Warm Springs Mountain in Bath County. The late Rev. Marion G. “Pat” Robertson, founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network and Regent University, built the place in…[Continue Reading...]
If a guru forces you to watch HBO’s The Vow in order to prove that he’s not a cult leader, he most definitely is—one of many lessons that can be gleaned from Escaping Twin Flames, a three-part docuseries about the…[Continue Reading...]
When she was a child, her parents moved from her birthplace of St. Louis to Hammond, Indiana, to be near the First Baptist Church, an Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) megachurch then run by Jack Hyles. Pordea, now 48, remembers her…[Continue Reading...]
The Unification Church plans to propose a system in which it entrusts up to ¥10 billion to the government to compensate former followers for the damage they claim to have suffered, sources close to the controversial religious group said Monday.…[Continue Reading...]
TOKYO: Japan's controversial religious sect Unification Church is approaching the government for an arrangement to entrust up to 10 billion yen ($67 million) to aid victims affected by the group's practices, local media reported on Monday. Citing sources within the…[Continue Reading...]
Researchers found conspiracy theories among the extreme right drive antisemitism and violence, according to a report published late last month. The GW Program on Extremism and the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation published a report that discusses the…[Continue Reading...]
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — New allegations were filed by several women against Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad. According to court documents, the new accusations filed on Thursday involved a top leader from The Church of Jesus Christ of…[Continue Reading...]
The Mormon church is being sued by three members who claim their combined $348,000 in donations was used to pad the church’s $175 billion investment fund rather than for charitable purposes as they were led to believe. Plaintiffs claimed in…[Continue Reading...]
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