“I got slapped with reality,” a 32-year-old Carlos Santana told Rolling Stone in 1980. Ironically, he wasn’t referring to the moment he broke ties with the controversial Indian spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy; that would come a year later. Instead, the…[Continue Reading...]
Recently, our editorial team received a rather unusual press release. At first, we even thought it might be a joke. The document claimed that “the Raelian movement proudly announces a historic breakthrough in humanity’s journey toward the long‑awaited reunion with…[Continue Reading...]
Inside the four walls of therapists’ offices, patients are supposed to feel safe and at ease as they open up about their innermost feelings. Anne Craig wasn’t exactly a therapist, yet she still gained her clients’ trust and allegedly “brainwashed”…[Continue Reading...]
The Philippines’ deepening flood-control corruption scandal has now drawn in one of the country’s most influential religious groups, with a mass mobilisation by members of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) church offering a revealing glimpse into the political fault lines…[Continue Reading...]
An ex-Scientologist has slammed Transport for London (TFL) for allowing the organisation’s adverts to appear on the capital’s public transport, branding it “disgraceful”. According to him, TFL is promoting a group with a long history of dangerous rhetoric. Last week,…[Continue Reading...]
Danny Masterson's attorneys have filed a habeas corpus petition, alleging a biased law enforcement investigation and ineffective assistance of counsel during the actor's 2023 trial, which resulted in Masterson being convicted of raping two women. The petition, filed by Masterson's…[Continue Reading...]
Those in the Netherlands in life threatening danger should immediately dial 112 for emergencies, and anyone suffering from depression or contemplating suicide can call 113 Zelfmoordpreventie at any time by dialing either 113 or 0800-0113, or by visiting 113.nl. A…[Continue Reading...]
In August 1953, in the aftermath of the Korean War, Robert Jay Lifton’s wife called to tell him about the repatriation of some US soldiers from a Chinese prison. There were reports that the freed soldiers were returning muted and…[Continue Reading...]
When we talk about cults, we tend to picture the classic images: a doomsday group in the desert, or a fringe religious sect that feels totally disconnected from everyday life. But here in Australia, cults are a current and pressing…[Continue Reading...]
At just 12 years old, Mirriam Francis signed a billion-year contract – a vow of eternal servitude to Scientology. “I was born into Scientology’s most inner-core,” she told news.com.au Raised inside the Sea Organisation – the church’s exclusive religious order,…[Continue Reading...]
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