A controversial church that has been branded a “cult” by critics has opened a new branch in Bristol. Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) has taken on the former Bristol City Mission church on Great George Street in…[Continue Reading...]
Breaking free from the clutches of a cult or a cultish religious movement is a long and painful process. So far, it’s one that has largely gone undocumented. Few people talk about the years of struggle -- and relapses –…[Continue Reading...]
This is just a sneak peek at the thousands of consumer insights available to CivicScience clients. Do you believe in ghosts? If you do believe, you’d hardly be alone, according to a new CivicScience survey. Forty-one percent of U.S. adults…[Continue Reading...]
Walking across the University of Minnesota campus one morning this past February, I was stopped and asked a series of jarring questions. What is the cause of human suffering? Where does evil come from? Does god exist? What is the purpose of life? …[Continue Reading...]
School of Rock legend Jack Black revealed he grew up in a bizarre nudist cult after his parents signed him up. The King Kong actor, who turned 55 today, once told GQ that he experienced a rather different childhood to…[Continue Reading...]
The Tokyo High Court has upheld a lower court decision to order a religious group widely known as the Unification Church to pay a fine for failing to properly respond to government inquiries. The education and culture ministry had exercised…[Continue Reading...]
MANILA, Philippines — A Davao City court on Tuesday, August 27, issued a Temporary Protection Order (TPO) to the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC), ordering the police to stop any act that “threatens the life, liberty or security” of the…[Continue Reading...]
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos on Monday called on fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy to surrender, as police that day dispersed hundreds of his followers in Davao City and dismantled their barricades on the highway leading to the…[Continue Reading...]
Picture an Old Older Mennonite girl growing up on an isolated Lancaster County farm, her days devoted to chores and Bible study. She believes her simple lifestyle, grounded in her faith’s emphasis on humility and forgiveness, will bring her closer…[Continue Reading...]
A suite of recent troubling events have once again shone a spotlight on extremist violence, especially the kind involving online radicalisation of young people. Austrian authorities recently cancelled three Taylor Swift Eras tour concerts after learning of a 19-year-old’s suspected…[Continue Reading...]
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