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The “Children of God” started as a California Jesus People community and became an authoritarian cult. And it’s all captured in photos.

Published December 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, Children of God, cult leader, Moses David Berg, sex cult, sexual abuse

Some of you may remember our interview with historian Larry Eskridge in Episode 113 of The Way of Improvement Leads Home Podcast. Larry is our foremost authority on the Jesus People and he is the author of God’s Forever Family:…[Continue Reading...]

December TV: Documentaries about cults

Published December 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult TV Tagged cult leaders, cults, documentaries, television

'Tis the season to watch cult documentaries, not Christmas romcoms filmed in Ogden last summer. Christmastime and cults go together like milk and phenobarbital-laced cookies: hypnotic sparkly lights; feigned goodwill; nonstop ad indoctrination; savior confusion (Jesus? Santa? Warren Jeffs?). Wake…[Continue Reading...]

Majority of Israeli haredim oppose draft despite the war

Published December 6, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Israel, military service, ultra-Orthodox Jews

The majority of haredim remain opposed to canceling the exemption of yeshiva students from IDF conscription and believe that the ultra-Orthodox sector will continue its insularity without integrating into Israeli society, according to a survey by the Jewish People Policy…[Continue Reading...]

Mother God One of (Too) Many Colorado Cults

Published December 6, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Brainwashing, Colorado, cults, sects

America has always been fascinated by cults, those strange groups of slavish devotees who do strange things for strange reasons in strange ways for extremely strange leaders. Colorado's cultish history is on full display right now in HBO's docuseries Love…[Continue Reading...]

I grew up in the church-cult from Let Us Prey; here’s why abuse runs rampant in the IFB

Published December 6, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged abuse claims, boarding schools, Independent Fundamental Baptist movement, Jack Hyles, Lester Roloff

Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandal was released just a few days ago, exposing decades of coverup and abuse in the Independent Fundamental Baptist movement. If you haven’t watched it, understand that it’s gritty, raw and tear jerking. For…[Continue Reading...]