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‘My family instantly cut me off when I fell in love with a man in TK Maxx’

Published January 30, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Jehovah's Witnesses Tagged ex-Witness, shunning, survivor story

A former Jehovah's Witness got more than just a bargain when she went into TKMaxx - and it made her want leave her strict community behind. Madison Wilford was born into the religious community, but she walked away from it…[Continue Reading...]

Former conviction of Jehovah’s Witness elder sparks new lawsuit against organization

Published January 30, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Jehovah's Witnesses Tagged Elder criminal charges, Ernest Fyans, lawsuit, sexual abuse

A former elder at the Fort Kent Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, convicted last year of child sexual assault, is serving the maximum sentence for his crimes. Now, a new lawsuit linked to the same Kingdom Hall is seeking accountability…[Continue Reading...]

Televangelist Kenneth Copeland claims deal with God ensures he will live to 120 years old

Published January 30, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Televangelists Tagged deal with God, Kenneth Copeland, prospterity preacher

Televangelist Kenneth Copeland has made a bold proclamation that he will live to 120 years of age, citing a covenant he claims to have made with God. Speaking on Christmas Eve last year at Eagle Mountain International Church in Texas,…[Continue Reading...]

Who is Tulsi Gabbard’s husband Abraham Williams? The surfer artist and their controversial ‘cult’ ties explained

Published January 30, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Chris Butler, cult, leader, Science of Identity, sect, Tulsi Gabbard

Gabbard started practicing the religion in her teen years. She followed in her mother's footsteps, who is a convert to Hinduism. She made history as the first practicing Hindu to be elected to Congress. The couple are believed to belong…[Continue Reading...]

DC court asked to limit use of ‘ecclesial abstention’ when fraud is involved

Published January 30, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged court case, cults, immunity, Preston Moon, Sun Myung Moon, Unification Church

On Feb. 11, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals will hear a largely unknown case that has potential nationwide influence on the legal doctrine of “ecclesial abstention.” For decades, this legal doctrine has shielded courts from adjudicating cases deemed…[Continue Reading...]

Watchdog group refers MLM case to FTC

Published January 30, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged ArdyssLife, MLM, multi level marketing scam

A self-regulatory group has alerted state and federal authorities to noncompliant earnings claims and other issues in connection with a multilevel marketing firm known as ArdyssLife. The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC), which is an independent national advertising self-regulation program…[Continue Reading...]

What seen from exposed multi-billion-dollar financial scams in Vietnam?

Published January 30, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged MLMs, multi level marketing scams, Vietnam

Terms like Mr. Pips, Trieu Nu Cuoi (Million Smiles), GFDI, and investment fraud became some of the hottest keywords trending on social media in Vietnam in 2024 - the year that witnessed an unprecedented surge in exposed investment scams, with…[Continue Reading...]

Judge denies Lori Vallow Daybell’s motion to dismiss her Gilbert case

Published January 30, 2025 By admin

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

PHOENIX — Lori Vallow Daybell's efforts to throw out one of her criminal cases in Arizona did not work. New records obtained by 12News show show that a judge recently denied her motion to dismiss one her cases in Maricopa…[Continue Reading...]

Tulsi Gabbard ‘paid to mask connections’ to alleged pyramid scheme tied to her childhood Hindu sect

Published January 30, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged pyramid scheme, QI, Science of Identity, sect, Tulsi Gabbard

Tulsi Gabbard’s campaign paid a firm to “mask connections” to an alleged pyramid scheme linked to a secretive sect she grew up in, according to a report. The Senate Intelligence Committee is set to grill President Donald Trump’s pick to…[Continue Reading...]

Tulsi Gabbard Denies Being in a Cult, but Some Former Members Allege It Was an Abusive Environment

Published January 30, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Chris Butler, cult, cult leader, Science of Identity, Tulsi Gabbard

In October 2017, The New Yorker profiled then-Democratic House of Representatives member Tulsi Gabbard. In 2012, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was so impressed by Tulsi that she described her as an emerging star in the Democratic party, which was…[Continue Reading...]