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As Mormon church faces SIXTH lawsuit alleging leaders fraudulently misused member donations, does secretive religion face moment of reckoning?

Published April 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged lawsuits, LDS, Mormon Church, Mormons

Earlier this month, the fifth such 'copycat' lawsuit filed since October thundered down on the desk of church leaders in Salt Lake City earlier this month. Gene and Michelle Judson, a Mormon couple from California who have both been members…[Continue Reading...]

Former Mormon reveals what it’s REALLY like to attend religion’s ultra-strict BYU college – lifting the lid on wild ‘moral code’ that bans drinking and swearing… and the truth about ‘celibate’ students’ SEX lives

Published April 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Brigham Young University, BYU, Mormon Church, Mormons, personal stories

A woman, who was raised Mormon but left the church in her young adulthood, has delved into what it was like to attend a strict religious college, where campus culture and regulations were closely aligned with the teachings of the…[Continue Reading...]

How David Archuleta Left Behind the Mormon Church and Is Now Flourishing As An Openly Queer Person

Published April 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged David Archuleta, ex-Mormon, LDS, Mormon Church, Mormons, personal story

When David Archuleta returned to the “American Idol” stage on Monday night, he knew that singing his latest single, “Hell Together,” which he wrote about his mother’s show of unconditional allyship after he came out in 2021 and left the…[Continue Reading...]

Despite Requests by Benny Hinn, YouTube Refuses to Remove Documentary Exposing Hinn’s Alleged Deception

Published April 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged alleged con man, Benny Hinn, documentary, faith healer

Despite multiple requests by disgraced faith healer Benny Hinn, YouTube is refusing to remove a documentary exposing Hinn’s alleged deceptive practices. On April 15, the copyright team at YouTube emailed video producer Mike Winger that his recent documentary, which included…[Continue Reading...]

Nicole Kidman’s hidden heartbreak: Actress insists she has ‘unconditional love for Bella, 31, and Connor, 29, who she adopted with Tom Cruise – after they remained ‘loyal to their father’ in the divorce and were raised as Scientologists

Published April 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Conner Cruise, Isabella Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Scientologists, Scientology, Tom Cruise

As Nicole Kidman proudly appeared on the red carpet with her husband Keith Urban and their grown-up daughters Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret when she was given a lifetime achievement award, two of her family members were notably not present.…[Continue Reading...]

NZ woman sexually abused in secretive sect

Published April 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, New Zealand, sect, sexual abuse, survivor story, two by twos

A New Zealand woman who as a child was sexually abused by a member of a secretive sect under investigation by the FBI says the religious group's leaders spent three years trying to get the man to admit guilt before…[Continue Reading...]

Young Reporter|Scientology:Church or Cult?|Shayan Ayaz|Wilson’s School

Published April 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Scientologists, Scientology, UK

Eid. A day of celebration, gathering, and festivities. Not something you'd associate with the mysterious 'religion' of Scientology, correct? And you'd be right—most of the time—because my last Eid had everything to do with it. Confused? I was too. You…[Continue Reading...]

My daughter has joined a cult. I have no idea how to get her out

Published April 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, cult recruitment, Cult.s, family story

Maria (not her real name) was pleased when her 24-year-old daughter started Bible study classes, but two-and-a-half years later, she worries she's joined a cult."Suddenly she started to become very secretive," Maria told Insight. "She arrives [home] at around 3am…[Continue Reading...]

‘Cult religion and illegal marketing’: HYBE’s old skeletons dug up in feud

Published April 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged BTS, cult leader, Dahn World, Dahn Yoga, Ilchi Lee

he HYBE-ADOR feud took a strange turn over the weekend when Korean online users dug up old dirt on the BTS agency involving its alleged connections to a religious cult and an instance of the company being blackmailed for chart…[Continue Reading...]

HYBE Accused of Cult Association: Fan-Found “Evidences” Fuel Conspiracies

Published April 28, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged CEO Bang Si Hyuk, Dahn World, Dahn Yoga, HYBE, Ilchi Lee, Seung Heuncult allegations

In February 2010, Rolling Stone published an article headlined “The Yoga Cult: How a Korean guru has created a fanatical following on college campuses that is part Moonies, part New Age boot camp, and pure profit.” The article outlined what…[Continue Reading...]