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The Satanic Panic: Inside The 1980s Hysteria Over All Things Demonic

Published January 9, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged ritual abuse claims, Satanic panic, Satanism

In 1983, police in Manhattan Beach, California, sent an alarming letter to parents whose children attended McMartin Preschool. A mother of a two-year-old at the school had told the authorities that her son had been sexually abused, and the police…[Continue Reading...]

Woman from ‘most hated family in America’ sends brutal message to daughter who left them behind

Published January 9, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, hate groups, Phelps family, Westboro Baptist Church

A woman from America’s ‘most hated family’ has spoken out about the daughter who left behind their lifestyle. From picketing at soldiers' funerals to spewing the most shocking things about almost every other community out there, there’s one thing that…[Continue Reading...]

James Arthur Ray dead: Self-help author behind tragic sweat lodge deaths

Published January 9, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Arizona, convicted felon, James Arthur Ray, self -help gurus, sweat lodge deaths

James Arthur Ray, a self-help guru whose multimillion-dollar business toppled after he led a sweat lodge ceremony that left three people dead, has died. He was 67. In a post on X, his family announced that Ray died “suddenly and…[Continue Reading...]

Israel joins Guatemala probe into Lev Tahor human trafficking allegations

Published January 9, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, government investigations, Guatemala, human trafficking, Israel, Lev Tahor

Guatemalan Attorney General María Consuelo Porras met this week with Israeli Ambassador Alon Lavi and a delegation from Israel to discuss the ongoing investigation into alleged human trafficking by the extremist ultra-Orthodox sect Lev Tahor.Local media reported that authorities are…[Continue Reading...]

Lev Tahor Members Spray Guatemalan Police With Acid, 4 Injured

Published January 9, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, Guatemala, Lev Tahor, violence

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Rescue forces and medical personnel in Guatemala City reported that they treated several police officers who were sprayed with acid at a welfare facility where members of the Lev Tahor cult are staying. The officers arrived…[Continue Reading...]

Supreme Court Upholds 17-Year Sentence for JMS Cult Leader Convicted of Sexual Assault

Published January 9, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged convicted rapist, cult leader, Jeong Myeong-seok, prison sentence, South Korea

The Supreme Court has upheld a 17-year prison sentence for Jeong Myeong-seok, the leader of a controversial religious organization known as Jesus Morning Star or JMS, who was convicted of sexually assaulting several female followers. The Supreme Court delivered the…[Continue Reading...]

The UK Government has announced a full asset freeze against Blood and Honour.

Published January 8, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bood and Honour, government action, hate group, neo nazis, UK

The UK Government has today (8th January 2025) announced a full asset freeze against Blood and Honour, an entity it has reasonable grounds to suspect of being involved in terrorist activities through promoting and encouraging terrorism, seeking to recruit people…[Continue Reading...]

Daystar televangelists leave Christian TV network amid child sex abuse scandal

Published January 8, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Daystar, scandal, televangists

On Sunday, Dallas-based Christian leader Lance Wallnau–a self-described prophet who once claimed that President-elect Donald Trump was chosen by God, defended the Jan. 6 attack, and described Vice President Kamala Harris’s debate performance as “witchcraft"–told his 120,000 X followers in…[Continue Reading...]

Money Talks: Selling The American Dream

Published January 8, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged MLM, MLM schemes, multi-level marketing, scams

Podcaster and author Jane Marie joins Emily to deep dive on MLMs Listen to the podcast[Continue Reading...]

15 Best Documentaries About Scams and Fraud

Published January 8, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged documentaries, fraud, scams

Scammers are ubiquitous in the age we live in. Cases in point: In the US, one in ten adults fall victim to a scam or fraud every year. And around 50% of people contacted by a scammer engage with them.…[Continue Reading...]