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Coronation Street star says cults destroy lives

Published October 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult brainwashing, cults, survivor story, warning signs

An actor has spoken about his family's experience in a cult after landing a role as a cult leader on Coronation Street. Emrhys Cooper, who grew up near Totnes in Devon, has been playing sinister guru Rowan Cunliffe on the…[Continue Reading...]

‘One Tree Hill’ star Bethany Joy Lenz found herself in a cult. How do you know if you’re in one?

Published October 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cul recruitment, cult recovery, cult warning sigsns, cults, recovery, research, warning signs

It's scary to think about, but you might fall for a cult. Just ask "One Tree Hill" actress Bethany Joy Lenz. Lenz spent 10 years in a religious cult she calls the "Big House Family" – something she recounts in her…[Continue Reading...]

These celebrities have been very open about their time in cults

Published October 25, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged celebrities in cults, cults, Hollywood

Now, we're no stranger to what cults can do and the brainwashing effects some of them can have. In fact, it makes for pretty good Netflix documentary series, and we're not against hearing about them through our own TV, but…[Continue Reading...]

Leading UK cult reformer Gillie Jenkinson

Published October 25, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged counseling, cult recovery, Gillie Jenkinson, therapist

When Gillie Jenkinson was in her early 20s she ended up in a religious group that developed into a cult. She says it was in the 1970s and creating 'community' was very popular, but one man soon took over the…[Continue Reading...]

Who Is Guru Jagat? What to Know About the Kundalini Yoga Instructor From HBO’s ‘Breath of Fire’

Published October 25, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 3HO, cult, Guru Jagat, Kundalini Yoga, Yogi Bhajan

HBO's latest true crime docuseries Breath of Fire is another saga of a spiritual community accused of cult-like behaviors. Based on Haley Phelan's Vanity Fair article "The Second Coming of Guru Jagat," the four-part series—which premiered on October 23, 2024,…[Continue Reading...]

Michelle Dowd PZ ’90 discusses foraging, growing up in a cult at CMC Ath Talk

Published October 25, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult survivior, family cult, Michelle Dowd, personal story

With cloudy gray skies and autumn neigh, students flocked to Claremont McKenna College’s Athenaeum on Oct. 16 for Michelle Dowd PZ ’90’s talk “What I Learned from Foraging (And Surviving a Family Cult).” A Pitzer College alumna, Dowd is a…[Continue Reading...]

Why do people join cults?

Published October 24, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, cult expert, cults, podcast, Rick Alan Ross

Cult expert Rick Alan Ross participated in this podcast.[Continue Reading...]

Quiboloy ordered killings, ex-followers tell Senate

Published October 24, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Apollo Quiboloy, criminal charges, cult, cult leader, Kingdom of Jesus Christ, Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — Apollo Quiboloy ordered the killing of some of his followers who had left the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) because “they knew too much” about his alleged sex crimes, such as grooming girls as young as 11…[Continue Reading...]

Thai families seek justice against rainbow cult for investment scam

Published October 24, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged fraud allegations, Rainbow cult, Thailand

Two Thai families are attempting to take legal action against the leader of a “rainbow cult” in the Isaan province of Sisaket for allegedly promoting explicit behaviour and operating an investment scam. Members of two families visited Prang Ku Police…[Continue Reading...]

Church of Shincheonji: Inside the alleged cult and tactics former members say were used to control them

Published October 24, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized

For four months, 7NEWS journalist Nick Overall has been investigating the secretive religious movement Shincheonji (SCJ), which originates in South Korea and has a growing presen ...view more[Continue Reading...]