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Prosecution rests in fundamentalist Mormon child sex abuse trial

Published September 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, criminal trial, cult leader, Polygamist cult, Samuel Bateman, sexual abuse charges

PHOENIX (CN) — The prosecution in a federal trial against two Arizona men accused of aiding and abetting a child sex abuse ring within a fundamentalist Mormon sect rested its case Thursday afternoon, closing with a witness who says she…[Continue Reading...]

Former ‘die-hard believer’ of QAnon explains what finally made her question the conspiracy theory

Published September 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, QAnon, survivor story

QAnon is believed to have first started in 2017 after an anonymous poster, who hailed themselves as 'Q', alleged that they had a level of US security approval known as 'Q clearance'. Using the message board 4chan, the person started…[Continue Reading...]

Kids in Apollo Quiboloy sect’s care up for relocation

Published September 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Apollo Quiboloy, child abuse, cult, cult leader, Kingdom of Jesus Christ, survivors

MANILA, Philippines — Adoption and family reintegration are being planned for 32 children who are in shelters funded by the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC), whose assets were frozen last month after its televangelist founder Apollo Quiboloy was charged with…[Continue Reading...]

How a cult is formed and danger signs to watch for

Published September 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, defining cults, destructive cults, warning signs

You are most likely steeped in a cult if your “spiritual daddy or mum” is charismatic, intolerant, controlling, divisive, abusive and demanding too much of you. If you consider your “Apostle”, “Prophet”, “Bishop”, “Pastor”, or “Servant of God”, a genius,…[Continue Reading...]

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

Published September 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Atman Yoga Federation, cult, cult leader, Gregorian Bivolaru, MISA, Movement for Spiritual Integration into the Absolute

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

Published September 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult opera, cults, opera about cults

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

Published September 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Maryland, neo Nazi, neo nazis, prison sentence, riminal conviction, Sarah Beth Clendaniel, terrorist plot

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...]

Mum and cult follower die after live-streamed ritual birth went horribly wrong

Published September 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged child birth death, cults, Czechia, livestream birth

The young mother, named only as Linda, had reportedly joined a cult in Czechia where she was told to give birth to her child in a livestream before staying connected by the umbilical cord for several hours. A young woman…[Continue Reading...]

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

Published September 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged expulsion, Peru, Roman Catholic Church, Sodalitium of Christian Life

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...]

Between cult and church: Their essential features

Published September 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged critical perspective, cults, defining cults, Nigeria

The term “cult” is often associated with extreme groups, but sometimes, cult-like behavior can infiltrate religious organizations, masquerading as churches. From my experience as a pastor and theological teacher for the past four decades and still counting, I have discovered…[Continue Reading...]