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Jonestown cult survivor recalls Jim Jones’ rapid drug use, paranoia before massacre: ‘A living nightmare’

Published July 28, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes, Cult TV Tagged cult leader, cult massacre, Jim Jones, Jonestown, survivor story

Yulanda Williams was 12 years old when her family joined the People’s Temple – a religious cult that led to the deaths of more than 900 followers. But before Williams and her family found themselves at the center of "a…[Continue Reading...]

Liberty, Falwell Jr. reach global settlement

Published July 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Jerry Falwell Jr., lawsuit, Liberty University, settlement, Virginia

Liberty University and Jerry Falwell Jr. have reached a global resolution agreement that settles all three lawsuits between the Lynchburg private Christian university and Falwell, Liberty’s former president and chancellor who was forced to resign in 2020 in disgrace. In…[Continue Reading...]

World Politics Pacific Te Ao Māori Sport Business Country Local Democracy Reporting Comment & Analysis In Depth Weather New Zealand In Depth27 Jul 2024 Former Jehovah’s Witnesses welcome inquiry’s findings of ‘credible evidence’ of abuse

Published July 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse, Australia, government report, Jehovah's Witnesses

The Jehovah's Witnesses fought hard to avoid the scrutiny of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. Now the inquiry report has found 'credible evidence' that child sex abuse occurred within the faith - and no evidence that…[Continue Reading...]

Hongchi Xiao, the ‘slapping therapy’ healer convicted over two deaths

Published July 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal convictions, deaths, guru, Hongchi Xiao, slapping therapy, UK

Over the decades, juries at the imposing crown court in Winchester, Hampshire, have heard all kinds of extraordinary stories. Few can have been quite as strange as the twisty tale of Hongchi Xiao, a Chinese-born banker turned “master” of alternative…[Continue Reading...]

Is Warren Jeffs Still in Prison & What Is His Prison Release Date?

Published July 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, cult leader, FLDS, Polygamist cult, prison sentence, Warren Jeffs

Convicted polygamist Warren Jeffs, once a Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints leader (FLDS), is now in prison with no release date. Over the years, Jeffs and the FLDS church have become the subject of multiple true-crime documentaries for their controversial practices. As…[Continue Reading...]

Elizabeth Struhs trial: Hundreds of texts between members of faith-healing group revealed as little girl lay dying

Published July 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Australia, criminal trial, cult, dead child, Elizabeth Struhs, faith healing sect

Hundreds of texts between members of a faith-healing group in the week a young girl lay dying from her diabetic condition have been revealed in court. Fourteen members of the religious circle known as The Saints are on trial charged…[Continue Reading...]

Disgraced cult leader’s name to be removed from Riverfront Park art

Published July 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Andrew Cohen, Arkansas, cult leader, disgraced

Inspiration Plaza, the latest public art addition in Little Rock’s Riverfront Park, is striking. A 14-foot-tall bronze sculpture of a man and woman connected by a billowing sheet forms a self-supported canopy over a stone-tiled footpath. The canopy’s underside is…[Continue Reading...]

Five of the best books about conspiracy theories

Published July 25, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged book about conspiracy theories, conspiracy theories

Effective conspiracy theories draw in believers by appearing to give a glimpse behind the curtain, of how the world really works, while preserving a sense that even in the modern technological era, there are still mysteries beyond most people’s understanding.…[Continue Reading...]

Ex-members, parents rejoice after ‘religious cult’ slapped with teaching ban at West Leederville office space

Published July 25, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, cult, cult leader, Lee Man-Hee, Perth, Shincheonji, Shincheonji Church

Ex-members and parents of devotees of the Shincheonji Church have hailed a council’s decision to ban its building from becoming a legal teaching base as a positive step towards shutting down the religious sect’s activities in Perth for good. Cambridge…[Continue Reading...]

Former Ku Klux Klan ‘grand dragon’ reportedly advising Irish far-right groups

Published July 24, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged convicted terrorist, Frank DiSilva, Ireland, Ku Klux Klan

Frank L Silva, also known as Frank DeSilva, a former senior member of the Ku Klux Klan and a convicted terrorist, has reportedly been meeting remotely with Irish far-right extremist groups to discuss and plan anti-immigration protests in Ireland.Silva was…[Continue Reading...]