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‘My great-granddad was cult leader with wild beliefs – from spaceman spies to God in UFO’

Published May 20, 2024 By admin

A family was reportedly left gobsmacked after they discovered their great-granddad's bizarre secret. A Reddit user has claimed their grandfather's dad was once a leading member of a cult known as 'We the People of Yahweh'. The social media fan,…[Continue Reading...]

The former sect child who helped expose paedophiles

Published May 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged child abuse, cult, New Tribes Mission, New Zealand

It was an unusual childhood. At 12 years old, Colin Mee found himself transplanted from suburban Christchurch to an evangelical Christian school in the remote Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), rife with racism, emotional, physical and (he later…[Continue Reading...]

Leader of extreme Jewish sect arrested in southern Mexico

Published May 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged arrested, cult, cult leader, Lev Tahor, Menachem Endel Alter, Mexico

TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities arrested a leader of an extremist ultra-orthodox Jewish sect in southern Mexico accused of organized crime and human trafficking, state and federal officials said Tuesday. Officials also said an unspecified number of women and…[Continue Reading...]

7NEWS Spotlight investigates the ‘Kidney Cult’: Inside the church that encourages followers to donate their organs

Published May 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult TV Tagged Australia, cult leader, Dave McKay

Tucked away in suburban Melbourne is a nondescript home. From the outside, you wouldn’t know that it’s the headquarters of a church referred to widely as The Kidney Cult. The secretive group, otherwise known as the Jesus Christians, is led…[Continue Reading...]

The Cult Education Institue database

Published May 18, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged controversial groups, controversial movements, cults, database

The Cult Education Institute has assembled one of the largest archives of information about controversial groups, some called "cults," and related information on the Web. This archive contains thousands of press articles, court documents, and essays. There are several different…[Continue Reading...]

Utah has more people who adhere to a specific religion than any other state

Published May 18, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged LDS, Mormon Church, Mormons, religous dominance, Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has a higher percentage of people who affiliate with a religion than any other state, according to an analysis released Friday by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. It estimated 76.1% of Utahns affiliate with…[Continue Reading...]

New search to find missing mum and daughter who were part of a doomsday cult

Published May 18, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, cult leader, family disappearance, Gary Felton

In 2007, four members of a doomsday cult, Chantelle McDougall, her daugther Leela McDougall, Antonio Konstantin Popic and Gary Felton, disappeared from the small picturesque town of Nannup in WA’s southwest. A coronial inquest was held a decade later into…[Continue Reading...]

Investigative Report Debunks Mike Bickle’s Often-Told ‘4:18 Prophecy’ As False

Published May 17, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged false prophecy, false prophet, IHOP, Interanational House of Prayer, Kansas City, Mike Bickle

The Kansas City Star has debunked an often-told “4:18 prophecy” that Mike Bickle, disgraced founder of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOPKC), used to legitimize his ministry. For decades, Bickle told a story with a remarkable alignment…[Continue Reading...]

Mike Winger Says Benny Hinn Is Not a Christian During Interview With Charisma

Published May 17, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Benny Hinn, criticism, Faith healing

Christian YouTuber Mike Winger, who is an ordained pastor but not currently shepherding a church, recently spoke with Charisma Media’s John Matarazzo about his four-hour video, titled “The Victims of Benny Hinn: 30 years of Spiritual Deception.” Seventeen days after…[Continue Reading...]

Murder charge against Chad Daybell will stand despite wrong date of child’s death, judge says

Published May 17, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Chad Daybell, cult leader, Idaho, murder trial

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A typo in the triple murder indictment of an Idaho man accused of killing his wife and his girlfriend’s two children doesn’t mean that he should be acquitted of one of the deaths, a judge said…[Continue Reading...]