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‘Mormon belongs to the public’: Podcaster files response in LDS Church trademark infringement lawsuit

Published June 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Mormons Tagged John Dehlin, lawsuit, LDS, Mormon Church, Mormon Stories

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — After being sued by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for alleged trademark infringement, the ‘Mormon Stories’ Podcast has filed a response, claiming that the Church has abandoned the trademark ‘Mormon’, despite their…[Continue Reading...]

Court grants arrest warrant for Shincheonji sect leader over forced PPP memberships Chae Yun-hwan, 채윤환 Chae Yun-hwan

Published June 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged arrest warrant, cult leader, cults, MLee Man-hee, Shincheonji, South Korea

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, over allegations he forced followers to join the main opposition People Power Party…[Continue Reading...]

Canadian police warn of possible copycat attacks after deadly shootout in Montreal

Published June 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Canada, Incel, incel movement, shooting

Police in Canada are warning of possible copycat attacks after three people died in a shootout in Montreal and the assailant’s lengthy manifesto, which called for “a new bloodletting”, was posted online by a far-right outlet. The document contains many…[Continue Reading...]

What is an incel manifesto? Reports linked to Montreal shooting suspect contain misogynistic and antisemitic rhetoric

Published June 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Canada, Incel, incel movement, shooting

Eight years after a deadly Toronto attack brought the "incel" movement into the public spotlight, reports have again bought concerns about the ideology following Monday’s deadly shooting in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood. The incident left a Montreal police officer and a…[Continue Reading...]

Shincheonji sect leader attends arrest warrant hearing over forced PPP memberships

Published June 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged court, criminal proceeding, cult leader, cults, Lee Man-Hee, Shincheonji, South Korea

The founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, attended a court hearing Wednesday on his potential arrest over allegations he forced followers to join the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) ahead of elections in 2021…[Continue Reading...]

Police detain Yavne’el sect members suspected of conducting underage marriages

Published June 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, criminal arrests, cults, Israel, Yavne’el

Police this morning detained several residents of Yavne’el in northern Israel on suspicion of secretly marrying dozens of minors to one another, a practice law enforcement believes has been ongoing for years in the northern town. Yavne’el’s Breslov sect has…[Continue Reading...]

Paul Mackenzie’s Son Pleads With Court to Rescue Siblings From Shakahola Cult Influence

Published June 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal trial, cult leader, cult victims, cults, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie

In a deeply emotional and chilling courtroom testimony that laid bare the generational devastation of the Shakahola massacre, Dan Mackenzie, the son of notorious cult leader Paul Mackenzie, publicly pleaded with the judiciary to intervene and rescue his siblings from…[Continue Reading...]

High Court conducts rare on-site inspection as judges trace origins of Shakahola cult victims

Published June 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal trial, cult leader, cults, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie

The High Court on Tuesday conducted a rare on-site inspection of locations linked to the Shakahola massacre, with suspected cult leader Paul Mackenzie and seven co-accused persons taken to Malindi to help the court understand how followers were allegedly recruited,…[Continue Reading...]

Shincheonji: the cult of Lee Man-hee spreads in Africa

Published June 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Africa, cult leader, cults, Lee Man-Hee, recruitment, Shincheonji

Across Africa, pastors and lay Christians who would love to attend Bible school but can’t afford to do so are being approached, and seemingly befriended, by strangers offering them the chance to do so for free. An aggressive missionary cult…[Continue Reading...]

Report: Surfing Politician Tulsi Gabbard Accused of Being Controlled by Cult Leader

Published June 24, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Christ Butler, cult leader, cults, Science of Identity, Tulsi Gabbard

It appears Tulsi Gabbard, the former progressive congresswoman, surfer, and ex-member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet, might have more skeletons in her closet than any of her constituents realized. Few politicians have undergone the ideological transformation Gabbard has, and a…[Continue Reading...]