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QAnon supporters are promoting ‘Sound of Freedom.’ Here’s why

Published July 19, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, Movie, QAnon, Sound of Freedom

Sound of Freedom, a Christian thriller about a former federal agent rescuing children from exploitation, is this summer's surprise box office hit. Made for about $15 million, it earned almost as much on its release day as the final installment…[Continue Reading...]

10 years ago, Allison Mack was arrested in Albany; Tuesday, she pleaded guilty

Published July 19, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Albany, Allison Mack, cult follower, cult leader, Keith Raniere, New York, NXIVM, sex cult, traffic ticket

ALBANY — Former television star Allison Mack is out of federal prison, but the former NXIVM member still had an unresolved legal dilemma in the Capital Region: a 2013 arrest for allegedly driving in Albany with a suspended license. The 40-year-old gained stardom…[Continue Reading...]

Elvis Presley’s Alleged Visit to a Scientology Center Panned Out Very Differently Than Priscilla’s Experience With the Church

Published July 19, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Elvis Presley, Priscilla Priesley, Scientology

While there are quite a few, surprising celebrities that have been linked to the controversial Church of Scientology, there’s nothing more shocking than to find out that the Presley family is quite embroiled in the Church. While Priscilla Presley has…[Continue Reading...]

Investigations open into death of baby within polygamous sect

Published July 19, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged infant death, Kingdom of Pineal, polygamist group, Portugal

Investigations have opened into the death of a 13-month-old baby in the self-styled Kingdom of Pineal, a sect based in Oliveira do Hospital, central Portugal.Samsara was born on February 11, 2021 and died in March of 2022 – due to…[Continue Reading...]

Joaquin Phoenix, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rose McGowan among Hollywood stars linked to cults

Published July 19, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged celebrities, cult victims, cults, Hollywood

When someone thinks of a celebrity's lifestyle, lavish luxuries, unlimited wealth and spotless dream homes come to mind. The lives of stars can take a turn like anyone else's. Sometimes, even the biggest stars can find themselves wrapped up in…[Continue Reading...]

‘Sounds Like a Cult’ Podcast Creator Sues Former Co-Host

Published July 19, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Amanda Montel, cults, Isabela Medina-Maté, lawsuit, podcast

The popular “Sounds Like a Cult” podcast has been beset by allegations of abusive behavior, artistic differences, and business disputes, culminating in the creator suing her former co-host for half a million bucks. Writer Amanda Montell, the original creator of…[Continue Reading...]

Deaths linked to Kenya’s doomsday starvation cult now surpass 400, officials say

Published July 18, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged 400 dead, cult leader, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie, starvation deaths

The number of deaths linked to a Kenyan doomsday cult whose leader said starvation would lead to Jesus has surpassed 400, authorities said Monday. The total number of fatalities is now 403 with the exhumation of 12 more bodies, according…[Continue Reading...]

‘I thought I was going on a quit smoking course but I ended up in a cult’

Published July 18, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged COMA, cult, the community, Toronto

A Lancashire man who accidentally joined a cult while he thought he was signing up to a course to quit smoking has spoken of his ordeal. Ian Haworth, 76, was living in Canada when he was approached by an attractive…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow Daybell sentencing set in two weeks for murder of her children

Published July 18, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged convicted murderer, cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, sentencing

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — In just two weeks from today, Lori Vallow Daybell will be sentenced in Fremont County. In May, Lori Vallow Daybell was found guilty of murdering her children Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan. She was also…[Continue Reading...]

Looking back on the deadliest cult disasters

Published July 18, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Aum subway gassing, cult deaths, cult murder suicides, doomsday cults, Jonestown, Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments, Solar Temple, Waco Davidians

914 dead, Guyana jungle apocalypse In one of the most dramatic mass murder-suicides of modern history, 914 adults and children from a US cult died in the jungle of the small South American country of Guyana on November 18, 1978.…[Continue Reading...]