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These are the top 10 holdings of the Mormon Church’s $49 billion stock portfolio

Published August 27, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Mormons Tagged Ensign Peak Advisors, holdings, investments, LDS, Mormon Church

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' has an investment portfolio topping $100 billion that includes $49.3 billion invested in stocks. The portfolio is registered with the SEC under the name Ensign Peak Advisors, and its lack of disclosures…[Continue Reading...]

Murky world of preachers, godmen: What are their crimes?

Published August 27, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult TV Tagged criticism, faith healings, Kenneth Copeland, TV preachers

Common people are easily swayed by religion. And for decades, some televangelists, godmen, and preachers have been doing this. The growing obsession with such leaders has made it easier for them to commit horrific crimes and remain untouched by the…[Continue Reading...]

QAnon’s ‘Queen of Canada’ meets her Sault supporters

Published August 27, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Canada, QAnon, Queen of Canada, Romana Didulo

A prominent figure in the online QAnon movement — who insists she is the “Queen of Canada” — has been meeting with supporters in Sault Ste. Marie throughout the weekend. Romana Didulo could be seen on Saturday speaking to small groups of…[Continue Reading...]

Gossip sites continue to speculate about Tom Cruise leaving Scientology with no meaningful proof

Published August 27, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged gossip sites, Scientology, speculation, Tom Cruise

In yet another unexpected twist from the private life of Tom Cruise, it seems there may be a huge reason why the Oscar-nominated actor potentially left the Church of Scientology after over 30 years. For those that don’t know, there…[Continue Reading...]

Stakeholders worry as cultists spread terror in Anambra

Published August 27, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, gangs, Nigeria, violence

It is not the best of times for residents of Awka, Anambra State capital as cult related killings escalate in the city centre. This has also become a source of concern to stakeholders of the town, to the point of…[Continue Reading...]

Ethel Cain and the haunting of religious trauma

Published August 26, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged " book, "Preachers Daughter, religious trauma

I don't know how to heal religious trauma. How do you begin to piece through decades of devotion? When the house of your belief is burned to the ground, the work of turning over the rubble, looking for valuables is…[Continue Reading...]

10 true crime scammer documentaries that will destroy what little trust you had left in the world

Published August 26, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged con men, fraud, scams, schemes

These days, the world of true crime is vast, expansive and seemingly never-ending. We have grisly murders and thieves, white collar crimes and cover ups, stings and mysterious cold cases. But if there’s one particular corner of true crime that…[Continue Reading...]

The Flat Earther next door: These are the US states with highest share of conspiracy theorists, based on residents’ internet search history… so do YOU live in a flat or round state?

Published August 26, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, flat earchers, Flat earth theory

Earth's greatest minds have known our world is round since at least as far back as the day Pythagoras made his calculations in ancient Greece over 2,000 years ago. But as you might have guessed from fighting with relatives and…[Continue Reading...]

Splitting from Scientology, San Jose band releases first album in over 50 years

Published August 25, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged former Scientologists, People band, personal stories, Scientologists, Scientology

Geoff and Robbie Levin were living the rock ‘n’ roll dream in the late ‘60s. Their San Jose band People! was opening shows for The Doors and The Who, and had appeared on Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand” while their catchy…[Continue Reading...]

‘Prophet’ nabbed for killing client

Published August 25, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cleansing concoction, criminal charges, death, Prophet, Zimbabwe

A BULAWAYO man died after allegedly drinking a poisonous concoction he got from a self-proclaimed prophet whom he had consulted in a bid to cure an undisclosed ailment, a magistrate heard yesterday. Kilason Tshuma (42) died shortly after allegedly drinking…[Continue Reading...]