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These conspiracy theory believers went deep down the rabbit hole — then found a way out

Published June 13, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, former believers, recovery

There's a moment Stephanie Kemmerer regrets so deeply that her voice cracks as she recalls it, though it happened 10 years ago. She was chatting with a homeless woman outside a local shop about the 2001 terrorist attacks in the…[Continue Reading...]

The Never-Ending ‘Dancing for the Devil’ Saga Is Getting Weird

Published June 13, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult TV Tagged 7M Films, cult allegations, Netflix documentary, Robert Shinn, Shekinah Church, TikTok

On Netflix, the three-part docuseries Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult aired at the end of May. But in the real world, the series just keeps going. In the latest installment, Miranda Wilking Derrick, its apparently unwitting subject…[Continue Reading...]

Faith healing parents arraigned on charges they failed to help sick newborn who died

Published June 12, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child death, criminal trial, faith healing sect, Followers of Christ, medical neglect, Oregon

An Oregon City couple whose baby suffered from jaundice and later died were arraigned Monday in Clackamas County Circuit Court on charges that they withheld basic medical care from the boy. Blair Edwards , 35, and Taylor Edwards, 30, are…[Continue Reading...]

New Zealand cults hit the world stage

Published June 12, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, New Zealand, sects

Is New Zealand a little bit culty? That question will be asked at the International Cultic Studies Association conference in Barcelona, Spain, next month. That may not be how New Zealand likes to see itself on the world stage. Yet…[Continue Reading...]

China tries five cult members for McDonald’s murder

Published June 12, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged China, Church of Almighty God, cult, murder trial

BEIJING (Reuters) - China tried five members of a banned religious group on Thursday for the murder of a woman who was beaten to death at a McDonald's restaurant after she refused to give them her telephone number when they…[Continue Reading...]

TikToker Melanie Wilking Slams Threats Aimed at Sister Miranda Derrick Following Netflix Docuseries

Published June 12, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 7M Films, cult allegations, Miranda Derrick, Netflix documentary, Robert Shinn, TikTok

Melanie Wilking will not subscribe to any hate against her sister Miranda Derrick. After Miranda spoke out against threats that she said she and husband James "BDash" Derrick received following the release of Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult, a Netflix docuseries exploring…[Continue Reading...]

Japan’s top court hears ex-Unification Church donation case

Published June 11, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse allegations, court case, Japan, Unification Church

Japan's Supreme Court has held a hearing in a lawsuit against the group previously known as the Unification Church. A woman who was a member of the group and her daughter sued the group, seeking the return of huge donations…[Continue Reading...]

What’s With Singapore’s Surge in Self-Proclaimed Life Coaches?

Published June 11, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Life Coach, life coaching, warning

When controversial KOL Sylvia Chan resurfaced in March as a life coach, the general online sentiment was, “Huh, can meh?” The last time she made headlines, it was for allegedly abusing her staff at production company Night Owl Cinematics. Video…[Continue Reading...]