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A Korean Sect Targeted New Zealand Christians. Did Churches Respond Effectively?

Published December 14, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult TV Tagged church infiltration, New Zealand, recruitment, Shincheonji, South Korean cult

Laura was volunteering at the welcome desk of LIFE Central church in Auckland in April 2015 when a friendly man introduced himself, asked a few questions about her church, and then left. Unbeknownst to Laura, after this brief encounter, the…[Continue Reading...]

My Mother Was A Cult Leader. At Her Funeral, One Of Her Followers Put A Curse On Me.

Published December 14, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Brainwashing, cults, death of a cult leader, devoted followers

Watch this video put out by BuzzFeed. A woman speaks about her mother who was a cult leader and how weird that can be.[Continue Reading...]

Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult Streaming: Watch & Stream Online via Amazon Prime Video

Published December 14, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged crimes, cult, cult leader, documentary, Keith Raniere, NXIVM, sexual abuse

Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult is a chilling four-part documentary unveiling the harrowing journey of India Oxenberg within the deceptive self-help organization turned cult. The series explores her struggle for freedom, exposing the shocking ease with which a cult can…[Continue Reading...]

EXCLUSIVE I agreed to meet an ex-cult member. Just days later, he was found dead with his throat cut from ear to ear: Brave anti-cultist shares shocking stories about the thousands he saved from a life of hell – amid fears there are 2,000 cults in Britain today

Published December 14, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Brainwashing, cult recovery, cults, leaving cults

Placing my coffee mug down on the desk in my small office, I steadied myself before answering the phone. Lifting the receiver, I listened to a university student whose voice was trembling with anxiety, his breaths coming quick and shallow.…[Continue Reading...]

Tom Cruise Has Reportedly Found Love With an Unlikely Public Figure Nearly Half His Age

Published December 13, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Elsina Khayrova, Scientologists, Scientology, Tom Cruise

Here’s something else you may not have had on your 2023 Bingo Cards: Tom Cruise has reportedly found love?! From what it sounds like, she seems nothing like his other A-list romances, and apparently has a rather large age gap…[Continue Reading...]

Law enacted to monitor asset shielding by religious corporations

Published December 13, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged assets, cult, cult leader, government action, Japan, money, Moonies, Sun Myung Moon, Unification Church

Japan's parliament enacted a law on Wednesday to strengthen monitoring of movements of religious corporation assets possibly subject to legal claims, as the nation moves to protect people caught up in exploitative donation solicitation practices like those employed by the…[Continue Reading...]

Born in Synanon: The disturbing true story behind cult documentary

Published December 13, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged abuse, California, Charles Dederich, cult, cult leader, Synanon, violence

Typically speaking, the word “cult” refers to a relatively small group of people who demonstrate unwavering dedication to a set of beliefs and practices set out by a magnetic, self-appointed leader. Archetypes include Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple, Marshall…[Continue Reading...]

Recordings show how the Mormon church protects itself from child sex abuse claims

Published December 12, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged LDS, Mormon Church, Mormons, sexual abuse, survivor story

HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — Paul Rytting listened as a woman, voice quavering, told him her story. When she was a child, her father, a former bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had routinely slipped into bed…[Continue Reading...]

Ex-Mormon says LDS church ‘publicly shamed’ her after sex abuse

Published December 12, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged LDS, Mormon Church, Mormons, sex scandals, sexual abuse, survivor story

(NewsNation) — An ex-Mormon is speaking out about the culture of “public shaming” after she was punished by the Mormon church for being raped. Kristjana Hillberg was raped at 18 years old while she was away at college. When she…[Continue Reading...]

FORMER MALE MEMBERS OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF FRIENDS, A HIGH CONTROL GROUP (A.K.A. CULT) LED BY ROBERT EARL BURTON, FILE LAWSUIT ALLEGING SEXUAL ASSAULT

Published December 12, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged California, child abuse, cult, cult leader, Fellowship of Friends, lawsuit, Robert Burton, Robert Earl Burton, sexual abuse

SLATER SLATER SCHULMAN LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW CONTACT: MACKENZIE JOHNSON (310) 341-2086 MJOHNSON@SSSFIRM.COM MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2023 FORMER MALE MEMBERS OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF FRIENDS, A HIGH CONTROL GROUP (A.K.A. CULT) LED BY ROBERT EARL BURTON,…[Continue Reading...]