Fostering critical thinking can be an effective method to reduce people’s tendency to believe in conspiracy theories, an experimental study by University College Cork (UCC) psychologists has found. The study is the first to directly compare methods used to reduce…[Continue Reading...]
At first glance, Pensacola Christian College looks like any other small school on the Florida Panhandle. Except all of the women are wearing knee-length skirts. No one is playing music and no couples are holding hands, because touching a member…[Continue Reading...]
An appeals court in the District grappled Tuesday with a thorny case involving control of $3 billion in assets of the Unification Church and whether judges are violating the First Amendment if they try to settle the dispute over how…[Continue Reading...]
A Whitby woman is sharing her experience as a warning to others after she said that she handed over $50,000 to a psychic who promised that she could help her start a romantic relationship with a man from her gym.…[Continue Reading...]
Tony McAleer was just 16 years old when he got involved with a hate group. He said he was into Vancouver's punk scene, where he met a group of skinheads. "They terrified me," he said. "I grew up as this…[Continue Reading...]
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — The Chinese dance group Shen Yun, known for its performances in San Diego and Escondido, is facing controversy following allegations of abuse and coercion within the organization. A former dancer has filed a class-action lawsuit in New…[Continue Reading...]
The bankruptcy trustee arrived — with a locksmith — around noon on Friday, Jan. 31. Upstairs, an heirloom teddy bear-making class was in session. Downstairs, budding quilters sewed. And in the tearoom, customers sipped homemade soups and nibbled fresh sandwiches…[Continue Reading...]
A Michigan priest known for leading religious relic tours and hosting an exorcism podcast has been charged after allegedly placing a teenage girl's hair in his mouth and proceeding to floss his teeth with it. Father Carlos Martins, a member…[Continue Reading...]
It wasn't until after she got out that Sara Isbister realised she'd been caught in what she now likens to a "commercial cult". In late 2017 she was vulnerable and emotionally strained. The Australian was living in New Zealand with…[Continue Reading...]
CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — A Chicago “psychic” has pleaded guilty to defrauding a customer by promising to remove a curse and stealing $72,000. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Jennifer Williams, 51, pleaded guilty to theft by deception and was sentenced…[Continue Reading...]
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