Alex* was 19 when he started dating his ex-boyfriend, but what began as a promising relationship took a dark turn resulting in alleged physical violence and coercive control. "It was my first serious relationship. In the beginning it was fun,…[Continue Reading...]
Charismatic preacher Noel Stanton, once a humble Baptist minister, built a powerful religious empire that masked decades of horrific abuse under the banner of the Jesus Army. Born on Christmas Day in 1926, Stanton began his career as a conventional…[Continue Reading...]
It’s mid-morning at Humble Chicken 3.0, the chef Angelo Sato’s 13-seat, two-Michelin-star restaurant in Soho, London. Sato, heavily tattooed and with a mohican, is wearing chef’s clogs and an apron over shorts and a vest. His team of four sous-chefs…[Continue Reading...]
Nobody wants to be in a cult. That includes the people who are in cults – which is why they tend to claim they’re nothing of the sort. Founded in 1970s Northamptonshire by lay pastor and self-anointed prophet Noel Stanton,…[Continue Reading...]
In the 2000s, Tory Magoo (@torychristman44) decided that she wanted to get out of Scientology after being in the cult for 30 years. Now, she’s on TikTok telling the story of how she managed to escape from Scientology. A friend…[Continue Reading...]
IT’S A DAY of rest, and you may be in the mood for a quiet corner and a comfy chair. We’ve hand-picked some of the week’s best reads for you to savour. Philippa was only six when her parents joined…[Continue Reading...]
Sarah left the Jesus Army 21 years ago. She has been in therapy, on and off, ever since, trying to reclaim her personality and dispense with a decade of indoctrination that saw her given the “virtue name” Sarah Submissive and…[Continue Reading...]
Charismatic preacher turned cult leader Noel Stanton built a religious empire that hid horrific abuse behind colourful buses and a "Christian community" for nearly four decades. Born on Christmas Day 1926, this ordinary Baptist minister transformed into one of Britain's…[Continue Reading...]
You expect to see a few clubs trying to recruit at uni O-week. Maybe it's a sport team, or an arts group. But what about a cult? Students across the country are experiencing "walk up evangelism", and it's not just…[Continue Reading...]
Cults are terrifying and creepy as hell, but I recently learned it's more common for people to join them than I had ever realized. Which brings me to this question: What was your experience in a cult like? Maybe a…[Continue Reading...]
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