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Inside Gloriavale: The secretive life of women in NZ Christian ‘cult’

Published August 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, Gloriavale, New Zealand, women

A new documentary about a secretive New Zealand "cult" uncovers the openly submissive lifestyle of women in the fundamentalist Christian community. The third documentary in the series reveals how the Gloriavale society, based in Haupiri, in the South Island, imposes…[Continue Reading...]

Inside The Swingers Sex Scandal That Broke An Entire Mormon Community

Published August 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged LDS, Mormon Church, Mormons, sex scandal, swingers

If there were ever a community of people that commands endless intrigue, it’s Mormons. The religion preaches such interesting teachings of Christianity that interviews with Mormon students on TikTok regularly go viral (usually because they’ll happily choose to hypothetically kill…[Continue Reading...]

The LDS Church Released “Egregious and Onerous” New Policies Restricting Trans Mormons

Published August 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged LDS, LGBT, Mormon Church, Mormons, Trans Mormons

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has introduced a slew of new policies further restricting trans Mormons’ involvement in their faith communities, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. On Monday, the church released the latest version of…[Continue Reading...]

Televangelist Keith Moore gets third jet priced at $17.5M; Creflo Dollar’s new jet listed at $18.6M

Published August 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Televangelists Tagged corporate jets, Creflo Dollar, Keith Moore, TV preachers

Televangelist Keith Moore’s ministry Faith Life International has purchased a third jet following a fundraising campaign to raise $10 million. The used Dassault Falcon 7X jet acquired by Moore’s ministry was listed for sale on the website AircraftVx for $17.5 million,…[Continue Reading...]

Clashing with Scientology

Published August 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Cedric Bixler-Zavala personal story, Omar and Cedric, Omar Rodríguez-López, Scientologists, Scientology

Whatever gaps the film presents it makes up for by shedding light on the darkest part of The Mars Volta: Bixer-Zavala's joining the Church of Scientology, which ultimately alienated those dearest to him. It's what drove the band's break-up in…[Continue Reading...]

Pyramid Pressure

Published August 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged multi-level marketing, pyramid schemes, scams

It starts with a seemingly innocent compliment about nice shoes or a lovely bag. But the flattering remark can just provide an opening for a sales pitch. “A couple approached us at [the Short Pump] Target,” recalls Lori Reibach. “The…[Continue Reading...]

Producer Under Investigation For His Shocking Netflix Docuseries That Left A K-Pop Idol In Shambles

Published August 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, Jeong Myeong-seok, JMS., Providence Church, sexual abuse, South Korea

MBC producer Cho Sung Hyun, also known as the mastermind behind the shocking Netflix docuseries In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal, has been sent to prosecution for a violation of the “Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment,…[Continue Reading...]

‘Religious cult’ application rejected by council

Published August 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, cult, doomsday messianic cult, Shincheonji Church of Jesus

A local government council has rejected a development application from a “religious cult,” effectively banning it from teaching out of an office building it occupies in an inner city suburb of a major Australian city. The Town of Cambridge received…[Continue Reading...]

Cult member jailed for killing two-year-old daughter

Published August 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Alexander Wilon, Australia, child murdered, criminal conviction, cult, cult leader, Ministry of God

A cult member who beat her two-year-old daughter to death over her failure to properly complete chores in Australia has been sentenced to nine years in jail. Tillie Craig disappeared from the Ministry of God farm in 1987, sparking a…[Continue Reading...]

Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American Militia

Published August 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged January 6th, militia, militias, United States

Last February, some 20 men and their wives gathered for dinner at an upscale restaurant in Spokane, Washington, for their annual Valentine’s Day celebration. The men weren’t just friends; they did community service work together. They had been featured on…[Continue Reading...]