The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal by Austin conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of a lower court judge’s ruling requiring him to pay $1.4 billion in damages to families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary…[Continue Reading...]
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A community coalition with the goal of stopping the Church of Scientology from purchasing public roadways says they’re reaching a critical deadline. The group Save the Garden has been working to collect signatures for a ballot initiative…[Continue Reading...]
aura McConnell was raised in the secretive Truth Two by Twos cult in rural northern Victoria until she was shunned at the age of 19. The group is also sometimes referred to as The Church With No Name, The Truth…[Continue Reading...]
When I began working at a domestic violence shelter years ago, I expected the stories of physical and sexual abuse. What I didn’t expect was the other stuff – the stories about not being allowed to choose what to wear…[Continue Reading...]
Behind diamond emojis, business conferences and the quest for ‘financial freedom’ lies a multi-level-marketing scheme shrouded in secrecy. Janhavi Gosavi spoke to former members of the Legacy programme in Wellington who were drawn in by promises of ‘retire by 30’.…[Continue Reading...]
A woman who ‘escaped’ the Church of Scientology has explained its mental trick used to try and get people to ‘confess’. Jenna Miscavige says the organisation has a ‘murder routine’ it uses in interrogations, having been asked ‘traumatising’ questions as…[Continue Reading...]
A campaigner and survivor of domestic abuse has issued a checklist of signs to help identify somebody who is experiencing coercive control. Samantha Billingham, founder of UK-based organisation Stronger Beginnings, supported the Government of Jersey's campaign to raise awareness around…[Continue Reading...]
The sister of Victorian Liberal MP Renee Heath has described their father’s church as a “cult” and told an inquiry that so-called “gay conversion” practices may still be occurring in the state. Clare Heath-McIvor, daughter of City Builders church pastor…[Continue Reading...]
TORONTO — A 29-year-old man from Thorold, Ont., admitted in a downtown Toronto courtroom to three terrorism charges related to his role in producing and distributing propaganda tied to the neo-Nazi Atomwaffen network, court and media reports say. Matthew Althorpe,…[Continue Reading...]
Her mother, often caught in the middle, seemed to genuinely believe her partner was simply trying to be a good parent. "She'd sneak into my room and say sorry. 'He's just stressed about work. Things will get better. Try being…[Continue Reading...]
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