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Yamagami Sentencing Reveals Japan’s Troubled Response to Religious Cults

Published February 4, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Japan, political influence, South Korea, Unification Church

On January 21, Yamagami Tetsuya was sentenced to life imprisonment for the July 2022 murder of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzō. Courts typically exercise judicial discretion in sentencing, departing from what prosecutors demand, but in an unusual move, the Nara…[Continue Reading...]

Beleaguered Shincheonji Church slams joint probe, points to ‘persecution’ and past legal victories

Published February 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, police action, Shincheonji, South Korea

The Shincheonji Church of Jesus has condemned a joint investigation by prosecutors and police into alleged collusion between religion and politics regarding the religious sect, saying the group has faced “persecution” before and should stay focused on its mission. The…[Continue Reading...]

Grant Cardone on Donating $18M to Scientology, Claims it’s Not a Cult

Published February 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult TV

Bestselling author and entrepreneur Grant Cardone recently addressed his substantial donations—estimated at around $18 million—to the Church of Scientology, firmly rejecting claims that the organization is a cult. In a candid interview, Cardone emphasized that Scientology differs vastly from typical…[Continue Reading...]

I found Australian cult The Family’s left-behind library. Here’s what their books reveal

Published February 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Anne Hamilton-Byrne, Australia, cult leader, cults, The Family

For more than five decades, Australian cult The Family has sparked both fascination and controversy. Founded in the early 1960s by yoga instructor turned spiritual guru Anne Hamilton-Byrne, this New Age group – predominately based in and around Melbourne’s Dandenong…[Continue Reading...]

American Nightmares returns for its most unsettling season yet

Published February 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arvin Shreeve, criminal investigation, cult leader, cults, Utah, Zion Society

The Gamut Podcast Network’s flagship true crime series American Nightmares returns February 3 with its most unsettling season yet: Gardens of Evil: Inside the Zion Society Cult, a firsthand account of a cult that thrived for years behind the appearance…[Continue Reading...]

MAGA singer Joy Villa makes shock fashion statement at Grammys after messy break from Church of Scientology after 15 years

Published February 2, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Joy Villa, Scientologists, Scientology

Singer Joy Villa made a bold fashion statement amid her break from the Church of Scientology - with the message 'Scientology Kills' splashed across her chest - as she walked the red carpet at the 68th Grammys in Los Angeles…[Continue Reading...]

My life inside the bizarre orgasm cult

Published February 2, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged One Taste, OneTaste, personal story, sex cult

Ruwan Meepagala’s first involvement with an international sex cult began with a Ted Talk. Lacking in confidence from a young age, he’d become hooked on self-improvement videos online, watching them two or three times a day while eating lunch or…[Continue Reading...]

Ex-Shincheonji member says he was part of special team focused on recruiting pastors

Published February 2, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, cult leader, cults, Lee Man-Hee, Shincheonji, targeting pastors

A South Korean fringe religious organisation, accused of brainwashing members, is targeting pastors in order to recruit entire Australian congregations, a former member says. Shincheonji, which has been described as an "apocalyptic Christian cult" whose members will be saved from…[Continue Reading...]

The Screamers: the controversial cult that operated out of Donegal for nearly two decades

Published February 2, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, cults, Ireland, Jenny James, The Screamers

Researching for a new book is one of my favourite parts of the creative process. But, writer beware, it’s also a danger zone. I’ve lost weeks only to realise I haven’t written a word. I allow myself one month for…[Continue Reading...]

Spanish court orders rebel nuns out of convent – again

Published February 1, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged court ruling, cults, excommunicated, Order of Saint Clare, Spain

A Spanish court has rejected an appeal by a group of excommunicated nuns who joined a sect and were ordered to leave their convent, confirming their eviction, an archbishopric said on Friday. Nine nuns from the Order of Saint Clare…[Continue Reading...]