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30 years later, we’re still learning lessons from Aum attack

Published March 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Aum Shinrikyo, doomsday cult, gas attack, Japan, Tokyo

We cannot forget the day in 1995 when a terrorist attack in the nation’s capital abruptly and tragically shattered so many lives. March 20 marks the 30th anniversary of the sarin nerve gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult.…[Continue Reading...]

Japan marks 30 years since Tokyo subway sarin attack by AUM cult

Published March 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged 30th anniversary, Aum Shinrikyo, doomsday cult, Japan, poison gas attack

Tokyo -- Japan on Thursday marked the 30th anniversary of the nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult, with the relatives of the victims striving to keep alive the memory of the worst…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow: A timeline of the cases against her

Published March 19, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged convicted murderer, cult mom, Lori Vallow, timeline

( NewsNation ) — Lori Vallow , already convicted of the deaths of her children , Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, and conspiracy in the death of her husband’s former wife, Tammy Daybell, is now set to stand trial in…[Continue Reading...]

Audit finds gaps in state resources for human trafficking survivors

Published March 19, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult, cult leader, human trafficking, Keith Raniere, NXIVM, survivors

ALBANY — More than half of the human trafficking survivors referred to state social services offices did not contact them, an audit from New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office found. Released Wednesday, the audit determined that administrative failings have undermined…[Continue Reading...]

Clearwater moves forward with plans for Scientology project downtown

Published March 19, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Clearwater, development, Florida, real estate, Scientologists, Scientology

Clearwater residents and City Council members engaged in an impassioned debate Monday night over the future of a parking lot. Companies tied to the Church of Scientology have purchased at least 200 properties within Clearwater’s downtown since 2017, and the…[Continue Reading...]

Aum Shinrikyo victim’s son wants continued remorse

Published March 19, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Aum Shinrikyo, doomsday cult, gas attak, Japan, victims

The son of a victim in an abduction case involving the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult wants perpetrators to continue feeling remorse 30 years on. "There are two kinds of atonement," said Minoru Kariya, 65, whose father, Kiyoshi, then 68, was…[Continue Reading...]

“AUM: THE CULT AT THE END OF THE WORLD”

Published March 19, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Aum Shinrikyo, cult, documenary, gas attack, Japan

THE STORY – In 1984, Shoko Asahara started a seemingly innocuous yoga school based in Tokyo. By 1995, the group had evolved into a doomsday cult called Aum Shinrikyo, meaning “Supreme Truth,” whose weapon of choice was sarin, an extraordinarily toxic…[Continue Reading...]

John Taggart, former priest, and ex-teacher Christopher Crisona charged with sexual assault of minor in Wilmington in mid-1990s

Published March 18, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged child abuse, criminal charges, Delaware, Diocese of Wilmington, John Taggart, Roman Catholic priest, sexual abuse

An 80-year-old former priest of the Diocese of Wilmington and a 57-year-old ex-teacher in local Catholic schools have been charged with sexual abuse of a minor in the mid-1990s, the Delaware attorney general announced in a news release March 17.…[Continue Reading...]

Aum Successor Groups Still Dangerous: Justice Minister

Published March 18, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Aleph, Aum Shinrikyo, cults, government warning, Japan

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki on Tuesday called for caution over the three successor groups to Aum Shinrikyo, ahead of the 30th anniversary on Thursday of the sarin nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway system by…[Continue Reading...]

Clearwater discusses closing part of downtown street to sell to Church of Scientology during meeting

Published March 18, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Clearwater, development, Florida, real estate, Scientologists, Scientology

"They don't have any obligation to buy the street, and we don't have any obligation to sell it to them, but if they want to buy the street, the land, then I would hope that they would make some accommodations…[Continue Reading...]

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