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The Cult-Like Grip Behind ‘Sister Wives’ Long-Lasting Bonds

Published May 2, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged coercive control, cult like control, Kody Brown, Polygamists

Sister Wives is a far cry from what it used to be. When it debuted on TLC in 2010, it followed a united polygamist family navigating their busy lives. Kody Brown was introducing a fourth wife, Robyn, who he spiritually…[Continue Reading...]

Alleged leaders of child exploitation cult known as 764 arrested, charged

Published May 2, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged 764 Inferno, criminal charges, cult, cult leader, Prasan Nepal

Two men have been arrested and charged with running an international child exploitation enterprise known as 764 which targets vulnerable minors online and coerces them to self-harm, make child sexual abuse material of themselves and participate in violent acts —…[Continue Reading...]

“Sovereign micronation” causes cult concerns in Hawkins County

Published May 2, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult allegations, mircronation, NewEarth Nation Coalition, Tennessee

HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. — Residents in Hawkins County have been in an uproar over a 60-acre property on Stanley Valley Road. According to the deed, the property was purchased by NewEarth Nation Coalition, a group hoping to establish what they…[Continue Reading...]

‘Coercive control’ is the phrase you won’t hear about at the Diddy trial. Why it’s still important.

Published May 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged coercive control, criminal trial, New York, Sean Diddy Combs

There's no shortage of discussion over the impending New York trial of rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs. One phrase you won't hear during the legal process? "Coercive control." Combs was arrested in September 2025 in Manhattan and charged with racketeering, sex…[Continue Reading...]

BEWARE: Are there religious cults in Nigeria targeting successful people?

Published May 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult recruitment, cults, Nigeria

If we had a coin for every time someone claimed “God called me,” we’d all be rich by now. In a country plagued by poverty and hardship, promises of instant miracles and supernatural wealth are a powerful lure. And many…[Continue Reading...]

No trace of cult couple in France

Published May 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult couple, cults, J.Z. Knight, Ramtha School of Enlightenment

The mysterious French couple from Sutherland who died in a police shoot-out on Friday were South African citizens. But police know little about the lives of Philippe Meniere and Agnes Jardel, nor do they regard it as a priority to…[Continue Reading...]

Holly Madison compares ex Hugh Hefner’s Playboy mansion to a ‘cult’ like ‘scientology’

Published May 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult allegations, Hugh Hefner, Playboy mansion

Playboy wasn’t playing. Holly Madison, the former “The Girls Next Door” star and ex-girlfriend of Hugh Hefner, is now hosting the reality series “The Playboy Murders” (returning for Season 3 on Monday, May 5 at 9 p.m. on ID and…[Continue Reading...]

‘Ringleaders of far-Right satanic cult’ arrested for child abuse

Published May 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged 764, criminal charges, cult, cult leader, Leonidas Varagiannis

The alleged ringleaders of a far-Right satanic terror network that encouraged children to carve symbols into their flesh have been arrested by the FBI. Leonidas Varagiannis, a US national living in Greece, and Prasan Nepal, from North Carolina, were named…[Continue Reading...]

Why Polygraphs Should Only be used for ‘Spiritual Purposes’

Published April 30, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged e-meter, polygraph, Scientologists, Scientology

There are few topics in the cleared community more misunderstood—and more mythologized—than the polygraph. It sparks anxiety, fuels Reddit threads, and yes, still plays an outsized role in many hiring decisions. So when Sean Bigley mentioned during our podcast that…[Continue Reading...]

Yoon Suk Yeol’s apartment raided over wife’s alleged gifts

Published April 30, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged bribery allegations, South Korea, Unification Church

Prosecutors carried out a search and seizure of the private residence of former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee on Thursday, as part of an investigation into alleged corruption via ties between the former presidential couple…[Continue Reading...]

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