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‘I looked back and saw Anders Breivik take aim at me and realised this is the end’: Survivor of Norwegian massacre describes leaping into icy lake to save himself and two boys during neo-Nazi’s gun rampage

Published November 9, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Anders Behring Breivik, mass murder, neo Nazi, Norway, survivor story

On the afternoon of July 22, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik carried out the worst terror attack in Norway's history, detonating a bomb in Oslo before gunning down scores of civilians at a youth event nearby. The victims were young as…[Continue Reading...]

Who will buy Infowars? Both supporters and opponents of Alex Jones interested in bankruptcy auction

Published November 9, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Alex Jones, bankruptcy sale, InfoWars

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars broadcasts could end next week as he faces a court-ordered auction of his company’s assets to help pay the more than $1 billion defamation judgment he owes families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary…[Continue Reading...]

Reality TV doesn’t seem to be working out so well for Scientologist Rebecca Minkoff

Published November 9, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Rebecca Minkoff, Scientologists, Scientology

Fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff has defended herself after her Real Housewives of New York City co-star Brynn Whitfield threw shade at her discounted designs. On a recent episode of the Bravo series, Whitfield made a remark about how Minkoff's self-titled brand…[Continue Reading...]

How Opus Dei manipulated its way into power

Published November 9, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Opus Dei, Roman Catholic Church, survivor story

My personal experience with Opus Dei as an undergraduate and in my professional career was typical of many of others my age at the time. As a conservative Catholic, I appreciated the order’s focus on the layperson’s potential to explore…[Continue Reading...]

Emily Watson’s upbringing in a cult-like group helped her to prepare for Dune: Prophecy

Published November 9, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult survivor, cults, Emily Watson, sects

Emily Watson's upbringing in a cult-like group helped her to prepare for 'Dune: Prophecy'. In HBO’s prequel series to the 'Dune films', Emily, 57, plays Valya Harkonnen, leader of a controlling religious sect, and she admitted that her childhood in…[Continue Reading...]

What is accelerationism, the White supremacist ideology promoting power station attacks

Published November 8, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged accelerationism, terrorism, White supremacists

A man “dedicated to white supremacist” beliefs is facing federal charges in an alleged plot to use an explosives-laden drone to blow up a Nashville energy facility “in furtherance of his accelerationist ideology,” a federal criminal complaint filed this week…[Continue Reading...]

NYC pastor facing ‘heinous and deeply disturbing’ allegations of repeated sexual abuse of teen boy: sources

Published November 8, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged Brooklyn, child abuse, criminal charges, Edward-Richard Hinds, New York, pastor, sexuala abuse

A politically-connected Brooklyn reverend who dedicated his life to mentoring young children is facing disturbing allegations that he repeatedly sexually abused a teenage boy two years ago, according to sources. Rev. Edward-Richard Hinds – leader of the 67th Precinct Clergy…[Continue Reading...]

Concerns raised over relationship between ‘cult’ church and Lewisham council

Published November 8, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, cult leader, Edir Macedo, UK, Universal Church Kingdom of God

Concerns have been raised over the relationship between Lewisham council and a church which allegedly showed teenagers a video of a dead body to scare them from leaving, according to former members.The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG)…[Continue Reading...]

Actress Calls Relationship With God Her ‘Safe Space’ After Cult Escape

Published November 8, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bethany Joy Lenz, cult recovery, cult survivor, personal story

ONE TREE HILL star Bethany Joy Lenz is discovering a new relationship with faith after escaping a cult. “I got involved in something that seemed very rote,” she explained in an interview with Variety. “I grew up in a Christian home…[Continue Reading...]

7 nail-biting and unsettling crime documentaries about cults and cult-like figures available on Netflix

Published November 8, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes, Cult TV Tagged cult leaders, cults, documentaries, Netflix

Say cult or cult leader and one will raise collective curiosity, even from those who don’t believe in such things. There’s something alluring about cults that reveal the psychological hold certain communities and their leaders can have on their followers…[Continue Reading...]