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Seven Red Flags That Won’t Help You Avoid a Cult

Published October 7, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, defining cults, what is a cult

“What’s a cult?” It’s everybody’s favorite question when it comes to religion and true crime. I guess because it seems so unanswerable. Except that it’s very answerable. It’s just a boring answer. A cult is an unsuccessful religion. One too…[Continue Reading...]

Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing

Published October 6, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, disinformation, online misinformation

There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there’s a wrinkle: My colleagues and I have found that there are a number of people sharing…[Continue Reading...]

How the Church of Scientology Attempted to Take Down South Park

Published October 6, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Mark Ebner, Scientologists, Scientology, South Park

For virtually the entirety of South Park’s almost three-decade existence, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have never been afraid to court controversy. Debates rage to this day about whether their “take no prisoners” approach to comedy is incendiary and…[Continue Reading...]

Jim Henson Company Lot Not Being Sold to Church of Scientology, Despite Reports

Published October 6, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Hollywood, Muppet studio, Scientologists, Scientology

The Jim Henson Company is not selling its historic studio lot, located on La Brea Avenue in Hollywood, to the Church of Scientology. Reports began circulating this week that the Church of Scientology was finalizing its purchase of the studio…[Continue Reading...]

Scientology Not Acquiring Muppet Studios Lot … Family Denies Report

Published October 6, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Hollywood, Muppet studio, Scientologists, Scientology

The Jim Henson Company's studio lot in Los Angeles is NOT being sold to the Church of Scientology, TMZ has confirmed. Here's the deal ... a report surfaced this week claiming the historic studio lot that served as a home…[Continue Reading...]

Church of Scientology to buy historic Muppet Studios on lot established by Charlie Chaplin

Published October 5, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Hollywood, Muppet studio, real estate, Scientology

The Church of Scientology is finalizing its purchase of the historic studio lot that housed the Muppets for over 23 years, according to a report. The Henson family announced over the summer that they were selling the landmark lot —…[Continue Reading...]

Chilling final words of end of the world cult that ‘slaughtered’ members in ceremonies

Published October 5, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, deaths, Order of the Solar Temple, Switzerland

But all were seemingly dead in a ritualistic collective suicide inside buildings engulfed in flames. In 1994, 53 members of the secretive religious sect known as the Order of the Solar Temple died – a few by suicide, most murdered…[Continue Reading...]

If You Escaped A Cult, Share What Happened

Published October 5, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, former cult members, survivor stories

Between HBO's Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God to Netflix's Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult, and then many, many cult documentaries and TV series that have come out over the past couple years, recently, there…[Continue Reading...]

‘I grew up in a cult. This was the moment I knew I had to escape.’

Published October 5, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged children in cults, cults, survivor story

Angeline didn't question her cult upbringing until she was a teenager. Why would she, when she was raised in a religious vacuum? The German teen was grappling with her sexuality when she started to have doubts about the conservative teachings…[Continue Reading...]

Where we are at now in the GISBH child exploitation scandal: Who’s been charged, sentenced, or remain under investigation; how many, and where

Published October 4, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged arrests, criminal charges, cult, Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holding, Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — Court action has been taken against multiple people across three states for various offences related to Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISBH), the local conglomerate that has been linked to the banned Al Arqam…[Continue Reading...]