From reverence to reckoning: Scandals pull back curtain on the Unification Church

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After decades spent weaving a formidable web of religious, business and media companies, the Unification Church — formally known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification — now finds itself under the harsh light of official inquiries in…[Continue Reading...]

Texas conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ appeal rejected by Supreme Court, forcing him to pay $1.4 billion to Sandy Hook families

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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal by Austin conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of a lower court judge’s ruling requiring him to pay $1.4 billion in damages to families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary…[Continue Reading...]

‘Coercive control’ now helps define domestic violence in Mass., an important gain for those facing harm (Viewpoint)

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When I began working at a domestic violence shelter years ago, I expected the stories of physical and sexual abuse. What I didn’t expect was the other stuff – the stories about not being allowed to choose what to wear…[Continue Reading...]

Woman who escaped Scientology explains ‘murder routine’ mental trick used in interrogations to get people to ‘confess’

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A woman who ‘escaped’ the Church of Scientology has explained its mental trick used to try and get people to ‘confess’. Jenna Miscavige says the organisation has a ‘murder routine’ it uses in interrogations, having been asked ‘traumatising’ questions as…[Continue Reading...]

Netflix’s ‘Wayward’ Is Inspired by a Real-Life Cult Whose Members Played a Twisted Therapy Game

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Netflix’s hit drama series, Wayward, stars Mae Martin as a detective who moves to the small town of Tall Pines, only to discover that the town and its school are hosting a heap of deadly secrets. In Wayward, which is…[Continue Reading...]

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