Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu has raised serious concerns about faith-based groups and cult-like movements creating homeschool environments that may not meet national education standards. Speaking in parliament on the debate of the Education Bill 2025, Mr Seruiratu questioned how the…[Continue Reading...]
A man standing trial for the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 said he was motivated by “despair and a sense of crisis” over a video message Abe sent the year before to a controversial religious…[Continue Reading...]
Before 2019, Patricia Duggan’s wallet spoke volumes — just not about politics. Her then-husband Bob Duggan said in 2016 that he had given $360 million to the Church of Scientology over the years. Since their divorce in 2017, Patricia Duggan…[Continue Reading...]
“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...]
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