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Teen Who Stabbed Jewish Man in Zurich Was Radicalized Online, Swiss Police Reveal

Published March 25, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged online radicalization, radicalization, terrorism, terrorists

The teenager who seriously wounded an Orthodox Jewish man in an antisemitic stabbing attack in Zurich earlier this month was radicalized on the internet while living in Tunisia, Swiss police announced on Monday. The 50-year-old victim, who has not been…[Continue Reading...]

Why None of Kody Brown’s Children Want To Be a Polygamist

Published March 25, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged children, Kody Brown, polygamist groups, Polygamists, polygamy, survivor stories, wives

Kody Brown is the bane of Sister Wives existence due to his seemingly narcissistic ways. During Season 1, the patriarch bragged about how great it was to be a practicing polygamist, but his children never seemed enamored by the practice.…[Continue Reading...]

How I Escaped the Church of Scientology

Published March 25, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse, exploitation, Scientologists, Scientology, survivor story

When it comes to The Church of Scientology, you’ve most likely heard about both its celebrity followers and its wacky ideas about space battles (for example, Lord Xenu, the intergalactic warrior you can only get the full scoop on once…[Continue Reading...]

23 Best Cult Documentaries of 2024 and Where to Watch Them

Published March 25, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult TV Tagged cult documentaries, cult histories, cults

Whether you’re a first time watcher or a veteran, there’s no denying it: cult documentaries are wildly fascinating. That’s probably why the genre — much like the meteoric rise of its cousin, true crime — has grown so rapidly in…[Continue Reading...]

‘From Healing to Horror’: Was Synanon, the Rehab Program that Became a Religious Movement, a Cult?

Published March 25, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged California, Charles Dederich, cult leader, cults, Synanon

Before there were organizations in place to help people with drug addiction, the landscape for people with these problems was harsh and unforgiving. In the late 1950s, Charles "Chuck" Dederich wanted to change that. Dederich — who was open about…[Continue Reading...]

Hosoda name now a ‘liability’ for LDP in Shimane election

Published March 25, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized

In his final years, Hosoda was accused of sexually harassing reporters and criticized for his links with the Unification Church, now formally called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, which has come under fire for unscrupulous fund-raising practices.[Continue Reading...]

Here Are the Top 10 Celebrities Locked in Feuds with Tom Cruise

Published March 25, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Hollywood, Scientologists, Scientology, Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise's career has taken a turn for the better in the last few years. Cruise has made his way back into Hollywood's good graces despite decades of questionable behavior. Over the course of his Hollywood career, his personal life…[Continue Reading...]

Gloriavale’s treatment of woman ‘disturbing’, says former MP after visit to community

Published March 25, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse, cult leader, Gloriavale, Neville Cooper, New Zealand, women abused

Former MP Catherine Delahunty has revealed her brush with the Gloriavale community left her “disturbed” and “heartbroken” for the women there. The ex-Green MP said during a 2015 visit to the West Coast Christian community she witnessed institutionalised misogyny that…[Continue Reading...]

Real Life: Nelson Labour MP Rachel Boyack’s brush with ‘cult-like’ religious sect

Published March 25, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged college campuses, International Church of Christ, Kip McKean, New Zealand, recruitment

Nelson MP Rachel Boyack says she “nearly ended up in a cult” as a teenager, but escaped after just a few weeks after growing suspicious with the group’s “dodgy” behaviour. The Labour politician was briefly a member of the International…[Continue Reading...]