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Ultra-Orthodox party in Israel urges young Haredi men to resist draft

Published July 18, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Israel, military draft, ultra-Orthodox Jews

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Shas party urged potential conscripts Wednesday to ignore a call-up from the Israel Defense Forces, as political divisions over the controversial issue showed signs of widening. Ultra-Orthodox Jews, or Haredi, have traditionally been exempt from military service so…[Continue Reading...]

Beloved priest Abbe Pierre was the conscience of France. Several women now accuse him of assault

Published July 18, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged Abbé Pierre, abuse claims, France, Roman Catholic priest

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A legendary French priest and a lifelong advocate of the homeless has been accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” his foundation said Wednesday, in the latest instance of a…[Continue Reading...]

Polish priest who organised World Youth Day charged with sex abuse

Published July 18, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged abuse claims, Mariusz W., Poland, Roman Catholic priest

A priest who was Poland’s main national organiser for World Youth Day (WYD) – a major global event for young people held by the Catholic church – has been charged with sexual abuse and placed in detention. Prosecutors in the…[Continue Reading...]

Squatters linked to polygamist sex group Carbon Nation evicted from Tucker home

Published July 18, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Atlanta, Carbon Nation, cult, cult leader, Eligio Bishop, Geogia, squatters

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A group of alleged squatters identified by viewers of a recent Atlanta News First investigation as members of a polygamist group have been evicted from the DeKalb County house in which they were residing.…[Continue Reading...]

Shincheonji Church: Perth parents claim ‘religious cult has stolen their children’ as council battles group

Published July 18, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, cult, family complaints, Perth, Shincheonji, Shincheonji Church of Jesus, student recruitment

Opponents of the controversial Shincheonji Church are demanding their council channel Pink Floyd’s view on education and deny the religious movement’s quest to keep using its West Leederville teaching base. The group has run its teachings from an office in…[Continue Reading...]

Test your nerves of steel with these horror movies about cults, ranked by IMDb ratings

Published July 18, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult TV Tagged best cult movies, cults, movies

A powerful leader with unwavering influence over followers, a powerful satanic ritual, worship of the dark forces, bloody sacrifices — taking cues from popular notions about a fanatical cult, classic horror movies about cults elicit scare in a way that…[Continue Reading...]

Scientology Member Denies Former Wife’s Sex Abuse Allegations

Published July 17, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse claims, lawsuit, Scientologists, Scientology, Sea Organization

The former husband of a woman who left the Church of Scientology, alleging she was forced into marriage as a minor and sexually abused by her then-spouse, is denying her allegations in new court papers, calling her allegations “false and…[Continue Reading...]

‘Cult’ group tried to kidnap coroner, court hears

Published July 17, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes

An "anti-establishment cult" attempted to kidnap a coroner and subject him to "corporal punishment", a court heard. Mark Christopher, 58, Matthew Martin, 47, Shiza Harper, 45, and Sean Harper, 38, wanted to "shut down" Essex Coroner's Court in April 2023,…[Continue Reading...]

‘It was a cult’: Traumatizing troubled teens at Az facilities

Published July 17, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 2.5 million dollar judgement, Arizona, lawsuit, Spring Ridge Academy, troubled teen school

Outside the small town of Mayer, Ariz., 14-year-old Katie Farran and other teenage girls were engaging in a ritual they had done many times before. At the Spring Ridge Academy, Farran and others gathered in a room for “Feedback Group,”…[Continue Reading...]

Rise of the Maniacs Murder Cult: How Neo-Nazi Eastern European gang that ‘makes new recruits kill on video’ spread to the US as ‘Santa Claus’ plot to poison Jewish children is foiled and ‘Commander Butcher’ leader arrested

Published July 17, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, Maniac Murder Cult, Michail Chkhikvishvili, neo Nazi

A dangerous Neo-Nazi cult that began in Eastern Europe has been pushing its tentacles further into the West, with the aim of spreading the 'flames of Lucifer'. The Maniacs Murder Cult, or MMC, has been growing in size and boldness…[Continue Reading...]