West Sumatra. Seven foreign nationals, including six from the United Kingdom and one from Norway, were arrested by local authorities in West Pasaman, West Sumatra, for allegedly spreading deviant beliefs related to the Mahdi, a messianic figure. The arrest was made…[Continue Reading...]
Decult has attracted people from all over the world intending to open more conversation and better support for those who escape coercive groups. World-renowned expert Dr Janja Lalich, who has studied cults for 38 years and written several books on…[Continue Reading...]
Hyderabad: Former Isha Home School faculty member Yamini Ragani and her husband Satya N. Ragani levelled serious allegations of rape, molestion and misconduct at the Isha Foundation of Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. The foundation’s ashram in Tamil Nadu recently faced raids…[Continue Reading...]
The Supreme Court of India has put an end to a habeas corpus petition filed by a man who alleged that his two daughters were detained at the Isha Foundation ashram in Coimbatore. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB…[Continue Reading...]
The Liberal Democratic Party said it will continue working to thoroughly sever its ties with the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, formerly known as the Unification Church, while opposition parties called for the establishment of a third-party organization…[Continue Reading...]
Riley Keough is opening up about her late mom Lisa Marie Presley's addiction and her departure from Scientology. In her posthumous memoir From Here to the Great Unknown, which Riley, 35, completed for her mom after her death in 2023,…[Continue Reading...]
These actors are speaking out about their time spent in cults. Many of these stars were children when they were a part of these cults; later in life they were able to reflect on their experiences, and share what went…[Continue Reading...]
Hannah, now 35, rose to fame between 2007 and 2009 as one of the leading stars of the Channel 4/E4 teen drama Skins, in which she played Cassie Ainsworth. She then joined Game of Thrones in 2012, playing wildling girl…[Continue Reading...]
Citizens of North Korea are required to wear pins over their hearts, which for decades bore images of either the country’s founder, Kim Il Sung, or his son Kim Jong Il, or both. The existence of pins dedicated to Kim…[Continue Reading...]
The Network, a series of non-denominational churches across the United States, England and Taiwan, has recently fallen under controversy as multiple churches are leaving and denouncing the group for allegedly hiding sexual abuse its leader committed and practices endangering children..…[Continue Reading...]
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