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The scandalous Seagrams: Inside the Bronfman family’s dark past

Published November 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Clare Bronfman, convicted felon, NXIVM, sex cult

The Bronfman family are known as the heirs of the infamous Canadian beverage company Seagram's, but they also have a scandalous past. Samuel Bronfman, the patriarch of one of the most influential and wealthiest Jewish families in Canada, first delved into…[Continue Reading...]

How Scientologists Got Katie Holmes To Marry Tom Cruise, Here’s How The Actress Escaped The Controversial Religious Organization

Published November 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Katie Homes, Scientologists, Scientology, Tom Cruise

What Is Scientology? Scientology is a spiritual framework founded by American author L. Ron Hubbard. It evolved into a global religious organization, centered on the belief that humans are immortal spiritual entities, referred to as thetans, inhabiting physical bodies temporarily.…[Continue Reading...]

Second man linked to ‘The Truth’ 2×2 religious sect charged with sex crimes

Published November 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, criminal charges, New Zealand, relgiious sect, sexual abuse, two by twos

Police have charged another man linked to a secretive sect with historical sex crimes against multiple victims who were young boys at the time. An 80-year-old man appeared in Whangārei District Court on Thursday facing a raft of charges, including…[Continue Reading...]

Questions surround Tulsi Gabbard’s ties to politicized Hindu ‘cult’

Published November 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized

Among Donald Trump’s surprising nominees for his next administration is Tulsi Gabbard, his pick for director of national intelligence. Her lifelong links with a politically active Hindu “cult” raise new questions about a nominee already under fire from both Republicans…[Continue Reading...]

How Will the Unification Church Scandal Pan Out?

Published November 28, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, cult leader, Japan, LDP, political influence, Sun Myung Moon, Unification Church

The October 2024 general election dealt a serious blow to the LDP-Kōmeitō ruling coalition. Suzuki Eito, a specialist in the dealings of the Korean Unification Church, examines the connections between the religious organization and Japan’s political parties that may have…[Continue Reading...]

28 Celebrities Who Left the Church of Scientology (& Why)

Published November 28, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged celebrities, Hollywood, Scientologists, Scientology

Over the years, many famous ex-Scientologists have spoken out about leaving the controversial church. Whether they left after decades of involvement in the organization or dipped out after just a few days, many of the biggest names in Hollywood have…[Continue Reading...]

8 suspected Millah Abraham cult followers arrested in Melaka

Published November 28, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged arrests, cult leader, Malaysia, Millah Abraham

JASIN: Three married couples and two men were detained during a midnight raid on a house here on suspicion of being followers of the deviant Millah Abraham sect. Melaka education, higher education and religious affairs committee chairman Rahmad Mariman said…[Continue Reading...]

I grew up in a sex cult – making feminist porn helped me overcome my trauma

Published November 28, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Austria, child abuse, cult leader, Friedrichshof Commune, Otto Muehl, survivor story

Inka Winter has no memories of the day she arrived at the commune as a tiny child. After her father abandoned the family, her mother had to seek work in Berlin, so four-year-old Inka was left at the headquarters of…[Continue Reading...]

On Keith Raniere & NXIVM 3: Jim Heller, Maharaji Comparisons

Published November 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, Keith Raniere, Maharaji, NXIVM ses cult

Jim Heller is a former Canadian ashram premie. Currently, he is a criminal lawyer in Victoria, B.C., Canada, and a guitarist in a band called Gravel. He has critiqued Maharaji’s past claims and his followers’ evasion of accountability. Heller looks…[Continue Reading...]

Cult Deprogrammer Answers Cult Questions

Published November 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult deprogrammer, cult deprogramming, cult expert, cults, Rick Alan Ross

Professional cult deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about cults. What makes a cult a cult exactly? What are some signs you’re in one? How do cults differ from religions? Can a family be…[Continue Reading...]