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Behind the pageantry of Shen Yun, untreated injuries and emotional abuse

Published August 17, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse, exploitation, Falun Gong, Shen Yun

They began appearing about two decades ago, often around the holidays, and often at high-end venues: troupes of Chinese dancers swirling gracefully in colorful costumes. First in New York City, then in Paris, Toronto and Taipei, Taiwan, the dancers —…[Continue Reading...]

Benny and Suzanne Hinn divorce: What will the forensic accountant be looking for?

Published August 17, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Benny Hinn, divorce, finances, televangelist

n a divorce petition filed in Florida last month, televangelist Benny Hinn's wife, Suzanne Hinn, said their marriage is "irretrievably broken." Suzanne requested spousal support and asked the court to "Require the Husband to contribute to the Wife's attorney's fees…[Continue Reading...]

New book uncovers the hidden history of a Victorian cult based in Spaxton, on the Quantock Hills

Published August 17, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Agapemone, cult, cult leader, England, Henry James Prince

JOURNALIST Stuart Flinders unveils the obscure and provocative story of Victorian Britain’s most eccentric religious sect in his upcoming book, A Very British Cult: Rogue Priests and the Abode of Love. Flinders dives into the mysterious and hard to understand…[Continue Reading...]

How secretive ‘cult-like’ Shincheonji Church of Jesus from South Korea recruits vulnerable students at unis and drags them away from family and friends

Published August 17, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, cult, cult leader, Lee Man-Hee, recruitment, Shincheonji Church, targeting college students

A secretive international church group that has been likened to a 'brainwashing' cult is stepping up its recruitment drive among Australian university students. The Shincheonji Church of Jesus (SCJ), which started in South Korea 40 years ago, has been accused…[Continue Reading...]

‘I found out the woman I’m dating is in a manipulative cult.’

Published August 17, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Ahn Sahng-hong, cult, cult leader, World Mission Society Church of God

What would you do if you discovered you were dating someone who was in a church that many people believe is a cult? It's a question one Reddit user is facing, after discovering that the woman he's dating is a…[Continue Reading...]

Witness list for FLDS cult trial includes Warren Jeffs, Secret Service

Published August 17, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, criminal trial, cult leader, Polygamist cult, Samuel Bateman

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily) — An extensive witness list for the upcoming Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints polygamy trial has been released and it includes the infamous self-proclaimed prophet Warren Jeffs. Jeffs is imprisoned for life in Texas…[Continue Reading...]

Evangelical pastor charged with sexually assaulting boy, 13, in Puchong church

Published August 16, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged B. Moses Melchidezek, clergy abuse, criminal charges, Malaysia, sexual abuse

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Evangelical pastor B. Moses Melchidezek, 27, was charged today with two counts of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy in a church in June. According to Sinar Harian, Moses claimed trial to both charges after they…[Continue Reading...]

Gold Medalist Noah Lyles Reveals He Grew up in a Cult: ‘Definitely Messed Up’

Published August 16, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged children in cults, cults, personal story

Fresh off his success at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Noah Lyles is shedding light on his childhood. “I actually grew up in a cult,” the track-and-field star, 27, revealed during a recent episode of the “Everybody Wants to Be Us”…[Continue Reading...]

New RHONY Star Rebecca Minkoff’s Scientology History Explored

Published August 16, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Rebecca Minkoff, RHONY star, Scientologists, Scientology

The ladies of the Big Apple are back for another season of The Real Housewives of New York, and fans are ready to take a bite out of the drama. Last season showed Bravo rebooting the beloved franchise with some…[Continue Reading...]

Activists sound alarm as gay exorcism cult seeks foothold in Scotland

Published August 16, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Faith Church International Incorporated, FIFCII, homphobic, Scotland, Zimbabwe

As the Scottish government seeks to ban conversion therapy, it is granting charity status to a notorious cult that believes in witchcraft, advocates gay exorcism, and extolls the virtues of women providing on-demand sex for their husbands, the National Secular…[Continue Reading...]