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Utah is so gay!

Published October 8, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Mormons Tagged gay Mormons, LDS, LGBT, Mormon Church, Salt Lake City, Utah

‘Salt Lake is a very queer place,’ said the historian J Seth Anderson after he and his husband became the first gay couple to be married in Utah, in 2013. When most non-Utahns think of the state, probably the last…[Continue Reading...]

Controversial Philippine televangelist wanted by US for sex trafficking to run for senate

Published October 8, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Apollo Quiboloy, criminal charges, cult, cult leader, Kingdom of Jesus Christ, Philippines, senate election

MANILA – A detained Philippine pastor who is also wanted in the US for sex trafficking children registered on Oct 8 to run in next year’s senate elections. Apollo Quiboloy, an ally of former president Rodrigo Duterte, is a self-proclaimed…[Continue Reading...]

24 junior ministers had Unification Church ties

Published October 8, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, cult leader, Japan, political influence, Sun Myung Moon, Unification Church

Twenty-four of the 54 state ministers and parliamentary vice ministers in Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet had ties to the religious group Unification Church, according to an analysis by The Asahi Shimbun. However, none were found to have been implicated…[Continue Reading...]

All 622 children rescued from homes linked to GISB sect given protection, says Malaysia minister

Published October 8, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, child protection, cult, Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holding, Malaysia

PUTRAJAYA – All of the 622 children rescued from charity homes linked to Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) have been given protection, says Minister for Communications Fahmi Fadzil. The government spokesman said the Cabinet was informed of the…[Continue Reading...]

Musicians You Never Knew Were In Cults

Published October 8, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged celebrities, cults, former cult members, musicians

When someone reaches a certain level of fame, things can get a little strange. There are many ways this could happen. A famous person might end up believing their own hype a little bit too much. Two or more celebrities…[Continue Reading...]

Police arrest 2 cultists on mission to avenge member’s death

Published October 8, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, deaths, gangs, Nigeria, violence

Two suspected members of a notorious cult gang, Alimi Abdurasak 18, and Eniola Shamsideen, 18, have been arrested by police while on a mission to avenge the killing of a member by rival gang in the Agege area of Lagos.…[Continue Reading...]

CREEDE HINSHAW: When a church leans more toward becoming a cult

Published October 8, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult allegations, Jane Whaley, North Carolina, Spindale, Word of Faith Fellowship

A cult may be in the eye of the beholder, but some churches seem to be auditioning for the role. I’ve recently examined the website of a congregation that seems to fit this profile. This church, founded in 1979 by…[Continue Reading...]

Dozens charged in case against California neo-Nazi gang

Published October 7, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged arrests, California, criminal charges, Peckerwoods, San Francisco, White supremacists

Federal authorities have charged 68 members of a California-based white supremist street gang with crimes in an attempt to dismantle the organisation. At least 42 members of the SFV Peckerwoods, which is based in the San Fernando Valley area of…[Continue Reading...]

Are witches real? Experts weigh in on spells, covens, magic and more

Published October 7, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged experts, research, Wicca, witchcraft, witches

Witches. For centuries they've been the object of folklore, fiction and even persecution. While in more modern times, the idea of witchcraft tends to evoke thoughts of black hats, bubbling cauldrons and movies like “Hocus Pocus,” there's still an aura…[Continue Reading...]

The Real-World Satanic Panic that Inspired Peacock’s Hysteria!

Published October 7, 2024 By admin

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

Peacock’s new horror thriller starring Bruce Campbell and Julia Bowen, Hysteria!, takes place in Happy Hollow, a small Michigan town shocked by the disappearance of the star high school quarterback and the seemingly Satanic symbols surrounding the crime. The series, created…[Continue Reading...]