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Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets Cast Guide

Published June 5, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bill Gothard, Christian fundamentalism, cult-like organization, documentary, Duggar family, Institute in Basic Life Principles

Contrary to the title, the new documentary Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets isn't all about the famous Duggar family, and other important voices lend their story, opinions, and feelings about the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP). Bill Gothard…[Continue Reading...]

How do extreme authoritarian groups control people’s lives and how do people escape?

Published June 5, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged authoritarian groups, Brainwashing, coercive control, cults, extremists

You’ve seen them in movies and on TV, but cults are more prevalent than you think—and they’re armed with strategies that can brainwash and persuade even the most unlikely of candidates. But how do individuals get involved with cults in…[Continue Reading...]

The Duggar Family’s Religion: All About the Controversial Church IBLP

Published June 5, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bill Gothard, Christian funadmentalism, cult allegations, cult-like organization, Duggar family, Institute in Basic Life Principles

The Duggar family gave the world a look into their strict Christian household throughout 10 seasons of the TLC show 19 Kids and Counting. The series, which aired from 2008 to 2015, highlighted many of the family’s ultra-conservative ways —…[Continue Reading...]

‘That ’70s Show’ Star, Danny Masterson, Set To Spend 30 Years To Life In Prison – Used Scientology To Get Away With His Crimes

Published June 5, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged convicted rapist, Danny Masterson, Los Angeles, Scientologist, Scientology, victims

The proceeding trial of Danny Masterson, former That ‘70s Show actor and a lifelong Church of Scientology member, reached a guilty verdict. At the Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, May 31, Masterson was convicted on two of three counts of forcible…[Continue Reading...]

Missouri congresswoman’s gay nephew reveals his parents hired an ‘EXORCIST to get all the demons out of his bedroom’ – because they thought evil spirits were ‘making him gay’

Published June 5, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged deliverance ministry, exorcism, gay conversion therapy, gay demons, International House of Prayer

The nephew of a Missouri congresswoman has claimed his parents hired an 'exorcist' to expel 'all the demons' from his room that they thought 'were making him gay.' Andrew Hartzler, who grew up in Kansas City, came out to his…[Continue Reading...]

The Cult Next Door Is an Ideal Follow-Up to Shiny Happy People

Published June 5, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bill Gothard, cult allegations, funadmentalism, Institute in Basic Life Principles, sex scandal

Prime Video's new Duggar docuseries, Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, is more than just a retelling of the family's rise to fame and their many scandals — it's a damning indictment of the Christian fundamentalist organization that birthed them,…[Continue Reading...]

This Cult Documentary Will Definitely Screw You Up

Published June 5, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult accusations, cults, documentary, online guru, Teal Swan

When we think about cults, we usually think back on the well-known historical cult leaders and activities with the benefit of hindsight. Last year’s Hulu limited series, The Deep End, changed the perception of cults by documenting a modern-day cultish…[Continue Reading...]

7 Reasons Why Mormonism and Christianity Are Not the Same

Published June 5, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged beliefs, Christianity, doctrines, LDS, Mormon Church, Mormons

The aim of this article is to provide a brief overview of Mormon history and theology. My purpose is not to debunk Mormonism or to prove Christianity. But I hope this quick survey will demonstrate that the two are not…[Continue Reading...]

Delta cult war claims 2 as victim’s father collapses, dies

Published June 5, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, gangs, murders, Nigeria

RENEWED cult war has claimed two persons in the Orhuwhorun community of Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, as police intensify efforts to apprehend the suspects. This came following claims that the father of one of the victims named…[Continue Reading...]

Mentally disabled young woman commits suicide after rape by Islamic cult leader

Published June 5, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Ali Rıza Sade Hoca Efendi, Alperen Sade, arrested, cult leader, rape charges, Turkey, Uzlet İlim Yayma

Istanbul prosecutors are seeking up to 26 years in prison for an Islamist cult leader after his rape of a mentally disabled woman. The woman, known only by the initials E.D., committed suicide on March 23, just 15 days after…[Continue Reading...]