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Explainer: Why is Christian sect Jehovah’s Witnesses so controversial?

Published October 30, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Jehovah's Witnesses Tagged blood doctrine, blood transfusions, controversial beliefs, controversial doctrines, Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovah's Witnesses, whose gathering in Kerala's Kalamassery was bombed by an extremist on Sunday, is a reformative religious movement that seeks to restore Christianity to what they believe is a purer form by expunging so-called corruptions from it. Their ultimate aim is to…[Continue Reading...]

BREAKING: International House of Prayer Founder Mike Bickle Accused of Clergy Sexual Abuse ‘Spanning Several Decades’

Published October 29, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged clergy abuse, International House of Prayer, mega church, Mike Bickle, sexual abuse allegations

Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Mo. (IHOPKC), is facing allegations of clergy sexual abuse “spanning several decades,” according to a statement released today by former IHOPKC leaders. Bickle has led IHOPKC since 1999—a…[Continue Reading...]

Scientology Church Files Anti-SLAAP Motion in Leah Remini Suit

Published October 29, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged California, lawsuit, Leah Remini, litigation, Los Angeles, Scientologists, Scientology

Church of Scientology attorneys have officially filed an anti-SLAAP suit as part of the faith’s defense of the majority of claims in actress Leah Remini’s amended civil harassment/defamation complaint, in which the former church member alleges that intimidation of her…[Continue Reading...]

Two reportedly shot dead in UNIBEN suspected cult killings

Published October 29, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, deaths, gangs, Nigeria, violence

Two unidentified young men have been shot dead in what is suspected to be a cult killing at the University of Benin, UNIBEN, Edo State. Eyewitnesses, who spoke anonymously, said the incident occurred at about 5 p.m. on Friday. “We…[Continue Reading...]

‘My father strangled me until I thought I was dead… then he let go’: Children of Dutch doomsday cult tell of horrors of being held hostage by cultist parent who abused them for nearly a decade

Published October 29, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged child abuse, Dutch family cult, family cult, Gerrit-Jan van Dorsten, Holland, Netherlands

For nearly a decade, they were at the mercy of a father who saw himself as the new Messiah. In a case that shocked the Netherlands, Gerrit-Jan van Dorsten was alleged to have confined nine of his children to the family's…[Continue Reading...]