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Unification Church appeals stripping of religious corporation status

Published April 7, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Japan, religious status, Unification Church

The Unification Church filed an appeal with the Tokyo High Court on Monday over a district court ruling stripping it of its religious corporation status that exempts it from taxes. The follows the Tokyo District Court's ruling last month, the…[Continue Reading...]

Who’s who in Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial in Arizona?

Published April 7, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, cult mom, Lori Vallow, murder trial

PHOENIX -- It's a complex case that led investigators from Arizona to Idaho and Hawaii, to unravel a twisted plot built on bizarre claims that the victims were possessed by evil spirits and that the defendant — Lori Vallow Daybell…[Continue Reading...]

Secretive sect members urged to report child abuse

Published April 7, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, government action, New Zealand, relgious sect, sexual abuse, two by twos

Current and former members of a secretive sect operating in New Zealand are being urged to report allegations of child abuse. The FBI in the US is investigating claims of abuse at the sect, which has no official name but…[Continue Reading...]

‘This isn’t just about a cult, it’s about accountability’: Why I had to tell Elizabeth’s story

Published April 7, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Australia, criminal prosecutions, cults, death, Elizabeth Struhs, faith healing sect, medical neglect, The Saints

Over the past few months I can honestly say there hasn't been a day that's passed where hasn't been on my mind. It's been more than three years since Elizabeth's life was cruelly cut short, in January 2022, and I've been…[Continue Reading...]

‘She didn’t have to die’: Girl’s death in a Queensland cult

Published April 7, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Australia, cults, death, Elizabeth Struhs, faith healing sect, medical neglect, The Saints

The harrowing case of Elizabeth Struhs has left child safety experts baffled, and in agreement that her death was avoidable, with allegations government failures are as much to blame as the 14 cult members now in jail. Elizabeth, 8, died…[Continue Reading...]

I Grew Up Religiously Oppressed. Here’s How I Overcame The Brainwashing & Reclaimed Myself, And My Faith.

Published April 6, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Brainwashing, cults, sects, survivor story

Meet Hannah, 37. She shares how growing up in an extreme religious environment shaped her identity and twisted her relationship with her faith. “I was raised to believe that obedience was holiness, that questioning was rebellion, and that my worth…[Continue Reading...]

Attorney weighs in on Lori Vallow Daybell’s exclusive interview ahead of trial

Published April 6, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, cult mom, cults, Lori Vallow, murder trial

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — In a True Crime Arizona exclusive, Lori Valley Daybell is speaking out ahead of her trial in Maricopa County, which is scheduled to begin on Monday. So-called “Doomsday Mom,” Vallow Daybell, has already been convicted in Idaho…[Continue Reading...]

A Deadly Nazi Cult in Chile

Published April 6, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Chile, Colonia Dignadad, cult leader, cults, Paul Schaefer

For nearly 40 years, a secretive colony in the Chilean countryside hid unspeakable horrors: child abuse, torture, and a twisted legacy of Nazism. Colonia Dignidad, led by ex-Nazi Paul Schäfer, thrived not just as a cult but as a brutal…[Continue Reading...]

Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, defrocked in a sex abuse scandal, dies at 94

Published April 5, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged Newark Archbishop, Roman Catholic Church, sexual abuse, Theodore McCarrick

Theodore McCarrick, the disgraced former Newark archbishop and cardinal who was cast out of the ministry after decades-old sexual abuse allegations involving young men and boys ultimately came to light — sparking a reckoning in the Catholic church and a…[Continue Reading...]

Fargo woman finds her voice after growing up in what she calls ‘a cult’

Published April 5, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Minnesota, survivor story

FARGO — Sunlight streams through the window of Melanie Rudd’s north Fargo office, illuminating a vibrant explosion of color — hot pink chairs, bold abstract art and a space as lively as the woman who created it. But for years,…[Continue Reading...]