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Conspiracy believers exhibit reduced emotional granularity and heightened rumination

Published May 20, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, psychological study, research, true believers

A recent study published in Applied Cognitive Psychology reveals that people who struggle to distinguish between different negative emotions are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. Additionally, these individuals often engage in rumination, a maladaptive strategy for emotion regulation.…[Continue Reading...]

Why Scientology Works and Why You Should Run Like Hell

Published May 20, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged anti-psychiatry, Cuch Figueroa, Scientologists, Scientology

This evocative memoir tells the story of a man who spent nearly four decades within the grips of a controversial organization, chronicling his eventual disillusionment and the path to reclaiming his freedom. Through vivid narratives and sharp insights that range…[Continue Reading...]

‘My great-granddad was cult leader with wild beliefs – from spaceman spies to God in UFO’

Published May 20, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized

A family was reportedly left gobsmacked after they discovered their great-granddad's bizarre secret. A Reddit user has claimed their grandfather's dad was once a leading member of a cult known as 'We the People of Yahweh'. The social media fan,…[Continue Reading...]

The former sect child who helped expose paedophiles

Published May 19, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged child abuse, cult, New Tribes Mission, New Zealand

It was an unusual childhood. At 12 years old, Colin Mee found himself transplanted from suburban Christchurch to an evangelical Christian school in the remote Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), rife with racism, emotional, physical and (he later…[Continue Reading...]

Leader of extreme Jewish sect arrested in southern Mexico

Published May 19, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged arrested, cult, cult leader, Lev Tahor, Menachem Endel Alter, Mexico

TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities arrested a leader of an extremist ultra-orthodox Jewish sect in southern Mexico accused of organized crime and human trafficking, state and federal officials said Tuesday. Officials also said an unspecified number of women and…[Continue Reading...]

7NEWS Spotlight investigates the ‘Kidney Cult’: Inside the church that encourages followers to donate their organs

Published May 19, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult TV Tagged Australia, cult leader, Dave McKay

Tucked away in suburban Melbourne is a nondescript home. From the outside, you wouldn’t know that it’s the headquarters of a church referred to widely as The Kidney Cult. The secretive group, otherwise known as the Jesus Christians, is led…[Continue Reading...]

The Cult Education Institue database

Published May 18, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged controversial groups, controversial movements, cults, database

The Cult Education Institute has assembled one of the largest archives of information about controversial groups, some called "cults," and related information on the Web. This archive contains thousands of press articles, court documents, and essays. There are several different…[Continue Reading...]

Utah has more people who adhere to a specific religion than any other state

Published May 18, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged LDS, Mormon Church, Mormons, religous dominance, Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has a higher percentage of people who affiliate with a religion than any other state, according to an analysis released Friday by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. It estimated 76.1% of Utahns affiliate with…[Continue Reading...]

New search to find missing mum and daughter who were part of a doomsday cult

Published May 18, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, cult leader, family disappearance, Gary Felton

In 2007, four members of a doomsday cult, Chantelle McDougall, her daugther Leela McDougall, Antonio Konstantin Popic and Gary Felton, disappeared from the small picturesque town of Nannup in WA’s southwest. A coronial inquest was held a decade later into…[Continue Reading...]

Investigative Report Debunks Mike Bickle’s Often-Told ‘4:18 Prophecy’ As False

Published May 17, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged false prophecy, false prophet, IHOP, Interanational House of Prayer, Kansas City, Mike Bickle

The Kansas City Star has debunked an often-told “4:18 prophecy” that Mike Bickle, disgraced founder of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOPKC), used to legitimize his ministry. For decades, Bickle told a story with a remarkable alignment…[Continue Reading...]