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A NYC conference celebrates the cultural creativity of formerly Orthodox Jews

Published September 15, 2024 By admin

New York Jewish Week, via JTA — A haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, leader once joked to me that “few people leave Orthodoxy, but every one of them writes a book about it.” It was a sardonic comment about popular works by…[Continue Reading...]

Covid conspiracy theorist convicted of terrorism after Telegram calls for vaccine violence

Published September 15, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged anti vaccine meovement, anti-vaxxers, criminal convictions, terrorism, UK

A Covid conspiracy theorist who called for the overthrow of the government and violence against nurses and teachers over the rollout of the vaccination is facing jail after being convicted of terrorism. Patrick Ruane, 55, weaponised the social media app…[Continue Reading...]

Malaysia Horror: Firm admits to sodomy cases amid mass child abuse scandal, 71 arrested, over 400 children rescued

Published September 15, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, cult, GISBH, Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holding, Malaysia, sexual abuse

The head of a Malaysian conglomerate accused of running care homes where hundreds of children were allegedly abused admitted on Saturday that “one or two sodomy cases” took place at the shelters but denied allegations of widespread misconduct. Malaysian police…[Continue Reading...]

2 rescued Quiboloy victims willing to testify Read more at: https://tribune.net.ph/2024/09/14/2-rescued-quiboloy-victims-willing-to-testify

Published September 15, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Apollo Quiboloy, criminal charges, cult, cult leader, Good News International Church, Philippines, witnesses

Two rescued victims of alleged sex slavery of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ Pastor Apollo Quiboloy have expressed willingness to testify against the cult leader, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Saturday. PNP Spokesperson P/Col. Jean Fajardo, said the two…[Continue Reading...]

12 Best True Crime Docuseries About Creepy Cults and Secret Organizations

Published September 15, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult TV Tagged cults, documentaries, secret socieities

The true crime space has evolved from only covering cases of serial killers. Nowadays, those interested in this genre can find series and films covering everything from catfishers to robbers. Of course, there’s also the subgenre centered around cults and…[Continue Reading...]

New York woman at center of Orthodox ‘sex strike’ receives her Jewish divorce

Published September 14, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged divorce, former ultra orthodox Jews, New York, sex strike

Around 1 a.m. Wednesday morning, Brooklyn-based activist Adina Sash received a phone call she had long awaited: Malky Berkowitz, 29, a fellow Orthodox woman, had finally received a “get,” or Jewish divorce contract. For Sash, better known on Instagram as…[Continue Reading...]

New UCF organization provides support for former members of high-control religious groups

Published September 14, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Florida, former members, high control groups, support group

After breaking away from high-control religious groups, some UCF students formed an on-campus support group, After the Sect, for students going through similar experiences. Kassandra Faylun, junior English literature and sociology major and After the Sect co-founder, said that the…[Continue Reading...]

Alleged child abuse case puts banned Malaysian sect back in spotlight

Published September 14, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, cult, GISB, Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings, Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - On its website, Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) describes itself as a Malaysian conglomerate with a vision to implement the Islamic way of life in line with the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. But…[Continue Reading...]

Hundreds of members died in a cult massacre that haunts survivors

Published September 14, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult, cult leader, Good News International Church, Kenya, murders, Paul Mackenzie, starvations deaths

MALINDI, Kenya (AP) — Shukran Karisa Mangi always showed up drunk at work, where he dug up the bodies of doomsday cult members buried in shallow graves. But the alcohol couldn’t numb his shock the morning he found the body…[Continue Reading...]

The Detail: Paedophile priests dumped in the Pacific

Published September 13, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged child abuse, Pacific Islands, Roman Catholic priests, sexual abuse

Warning: This story contains references to sexual abuse of childrenA New York Times story details the Catholic Church's so-called geographic solution to problematic priests - hiding them on remote Pacific islands The legacy of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and…[Continue Reading...]