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17 of the Most Terrifying Cults in History

Published October 9, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Official dictionaries define “cult” as a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious, such as satanic cults. Another definition is a misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person or thing. In many of the more extreme cults, a charismatic leader…[Continue Reading...]

Man’s confrontation with cult of Scientologists has left people terrified

Published October 9, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged confrontation with critic, Scientologists, Scientology, video

Despite having churches across the globe, Scientology is still an organization shrouded in mystery. Even those involved in the religion keep the details close to their chest, with celebrities linked to Scientology often giving the same answer when asked about…[Continue Reading...]

Survivors of Shakahola cult face stigma as they settle down

Published October 9, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, cult survivors, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie

Survivors of the Shakahola massacre in Malindi, Kilifi County are battling social isolation. The little town where the over 1,000 devotees of the cult operate from the forest is now a ghost centre. The economic ruin in the isolated hilly…[Continue Reading...]

State relies on terror law to detain cult leader Mackenzie, followers for up to a year

Published October 9, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie, starvation deaths

Kilifi cult leader Paul Mackenzie and his associates could be detained without charge for up to a year, court documents show. The state has invoked the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), which allows for up to 360 days of extended detention…[Continue Reading...]

Alleged Socorro ‘cult’ leader faces DOJ prosecutors during clarificatory hearing

Published October 9, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult, cult leader, government investigation, Jey Rence B Quilario, Philippines P, Socorro Bayanihan Services

MANILA, Philippines — The head of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI), Jey Rence Quilario or Senior Agila, faced the prosecutors from the Department of Justice (DOJ) in a clarificatory hearing Monday on complaints of abuses allegedly committed by his…[Continue Reading...]

Scientology-linked drug rehabilitation centre has yet to treat a single addict

Published October 8, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged drug rehab, Ireland, Narconon, Scientologists, Scientology

A €9m residential Co Meath drug rehabilitation centre linked to the Church of Scientology has yet to open its doors — almost two years on from winning a legal battle with residents. In November 2021, the Court of Appeal upheld…[Continue Reading...]

Sask. RCMP sets up temporary detachment in Richmound to deal with cult crime

Published October 8, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Canada, QAnon, Queen of Canada, Romana Didulo, Saskatchewan

C/Supt. Tyler Bates, commander of Saskatchewan RCMP’s South District, said in a news release on Friday that police had received “a number of calls for service” related to the group’s presence in the community over the past two weeks. Police…[Continue Reading...]

‘Victory or Death’: Inside the Dark Activism of White Lives Matter

Published October 7, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged activist manual, hate groups, White Lives Matters, White supremacists

HE WAS CHARGED with attempting to firebomb a liberal church in Chesterland, Ohio. According to court documents, Aimenn Penny was a member of White Lives Matter, Ohio — and the church was preparing to host a pair of drag events.…[Continue Reading...]

Post-Civil War and today: The fight against white supremacists

Published October 7, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged American history, hate groups, Ku Klux Klan, White supremacists

From the still smoldering ashes of the pro-slavery Confederacy there was the rise of the Ku Klux Klan which used terrorism, murder threats of violence and the cover of “states rights” to prop up the white supremacists agenda. President Ulysses…[Continue Reading...]

Kiersten White, bestselling novelist, explains why she left Mormonism

Published October 7, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged former member, LDS, Mormon Church, Mormons, personal story

(RNS) — Kiersten White had a happy, protected childhood. Growing up in Highland, Utah, the award-winning novelist attended a high school that was 96% Mormon. She descended from pioneers who crossed the plains in the 1800s to live out their…[Continue Reading...]