‘There’s no going back’: A survivor’s story of a cult’s manipulation and exploitation

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This article contains distressing content. Bec Sonkkila was in her late 20s and newly in love with yoga when she first heard of the Mahasiddha yoga school in the Indian city of Rishikesh and decided to visit for a month.…[Continue Reading...]

Missy Mazzoli’s ‘The Listeners’ portraying life in a cult gets U.S. premiere at Opera Philadelphia

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Missy Mazzoli received an Opera Philadelphia composing commission around the time Donald Trump first was running for president, inspiring her to settle on a sect with faithful followers as a starting point with her librettist, Royce Vavrek.…[Continue Reading...]

Woman behind Neo-Nazi plot to destroy Maryland’s power grid sentenced to 18 years in prison

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BALTIMORE --  Sarah Beth Clendaniel, who pleaded guilty to trying to attack and destroy the power grid in the Baltimore region, was sentenced to 18 years in prison with lifetime supervision post-release. Prosecutors said Clendaniel, 36, from Catonsville, planned to…[Continue Reading...]

Pope Expels 10 From Peru Movement After Vatican Uncovers ‘Sadistic’ Abuses

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Pope Francis expelled 10 people—a bishop, priests and laypeople—from the Sodalitium, a Catholic movement centered in Peru, on Wednesday after the Vatican uncovered "sadistic" abuses within the movement. Abuse has long been prevalent in religious institutions like the Catholic Church,…[Continue Reading...]

Cult-like loyalty: GISB’s distorted teachings threaten national security

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KUALA LUMPUR: The business practices of Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISBH) were influenced by the teachings of a version of Aurad Muhammadiyah, which the group continues to practise, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. He said…[Continue Reading...]

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