Feds: 2 Cult Religious Leaders Used Forced Labor to Solicit Tens of Millions of Dollars in Donations

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Federal authorities in Detroit have indicted two self-professed religious leaders who essentially operated a cult and allegedly used physical and psychological abuse to coerce victims into working at call centers to solicit tens of millions of dollars in donations in…[Continue Reading...]

‘This feels like a cult’: Friend of former follower shares experience at church at center of multi-state FBI raid

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HOUSTON – Two pastors were arrested on federal charges for allegedly running a $50 million labor trafficking and money laundering operation tied to their church network. David Taylor and Michelle Brannon were taken into custody as part of an FBI…[Continue Reading...]

“I’ve seen the rod of His wrath, and have been beaten with it”: Glenn Schwartz was set to be one of the great guitar heroes of the 70s – but then he was lost to a horrific religious cult

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Glenn Schwartz stands before 80,000 people and he knows what’s coming next. It’s Saturday December 28, 1968, and the first day of the Miami Pop Festival is in full swing. The ads promise three days of “Beautiful Music”, and for…[Continue Reading...]

Cult-like California religious group at center of missing persons investigation by: Josh DuBose

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Detectives in San Bernardino may have caught a break in a more than two-year-old missing persons case that they are now investigating as a possible homicide. Emilio Ghanem, 40, vanished in May 2023 while on a trip to the Inland…[Continue Reading...]

More young people are reporting coercive control behaviour from their peers

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More than 1,000 teenagers and young people have reported experiencing coercive control by their peers, including friends, according to support service Kids Helpline. The data, obtained exclusively by triple j's hack program, spans the period from January 2024 to July…[Continue Reading...]

Special Prosecutor Uncovers Unification Church’s Kim Ki-hyun Backing

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It was reported on the 26th that Special Prosecutor Min Joong-ki’s team, which is investigating various suspicions surrounding Mrs. Kim Keon-hee, has detected circumstances indicating that the Unification Church supported Rep. Kim Ki-hyun in the 2023 People Power Party leadership…[Continue Reading...]

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