Trial to begin for accused cult leader next week
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Eligio Bishop, otherwise known as "Natureboy," is set to stand trial on Tuesday, Feb. 20.[Continue Reading...]
In one Clearwater council race, a familiar topic emerges — Scientology
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Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Clearwater, development, Florida, real estate, Scientologists, Scientology
When City Council member Mark Bunker was elected in 2020, he said it was the beginning of a shift in the norms of Clearwater government. He was the first candidate in decades to make the Church of Scientology’s impact on…[Continue Reading...]
She Left the Haredi World. Here’s Why She Worries for Her Granddaughters Who Remain There
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Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged escaping ultra Orthodox boundaries, former ultra orthodox Jews, Israel, ultra-Orthodox Jewish women
One day last month, Judith Rotem attended the circumcision ceremony of one of her many great-grandchildren. The newborn is from the Haredi side of the family, the grandson of her only son, who chose to remain in the Haredi –…[Continue Reading...]
Ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses speak out about alleged sexual abuse within denomination
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Categorized as Jehovah's Witnesses Tagged child abuse, sexual abuse, survivor stories
A Kent woman is making it her mission to warn university students and others about a religious organization she says covered up sexual abuse she suffered by one of its leaders.Anna Ciano-Hendricks, a former Jehovah’s Witness, helped organize a protest…[Continue Reading...]
Former South Carolina priest sentenced to 21 years in prison over child sex abuse
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Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged child abuse, Jamie Adolfo Gonzalez-Farias, prison sentence, Roman Catholic priest, sexual abuse, South Carolina
A former South Carolina priest will serve more than two decades behind bars after pleading guilty to child sex crimes, the federal government has announced. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina said in a press release…[Continue Reading...]
Brownsville priest arrested on child sexual abuse, trafficking charges, authorities say
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Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged Brownsville, child abuse, criminal charges, Fernando Gonzalez Ortega, Roman Catholic priest, sexual abuse, Texas
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Brownsville priest was arrested on several trafficking and child sex-related charges, authorities announced. Fernando Gonzalez Ortega, 52, was arrested on charges of sexual performance by a child, sexual assault of a child, continuous sexual abuse…[Continue Reading...]
Unification Church sells Cardinal Cushing Villa for $5 million
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Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Gloucester, mansion, real estate, Unification Church
The former Cardinal Cushing Villa on Western Avenue, whose sale in 1980 sparked an uproar that drew national attention when the waterfront estate was sold to the Unification Church of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, has sold for $5 million…[Continue Reading...]
How many wives did Warren Jeff have?
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Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, FLDS, Polygamist cult, sexual abuse, Warren Jeffs
Though Warren Jeffs was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison for child abuse, rape, and arranging marriages between young girls and older men, many still consider him the leader of the FLDS today. Part of the FLDS religious…[Continue Reading...]
People do change their beliefs about conspiracy theories—but not often
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Recent research has produced a significant body of knowledge about the antecedents and consequences of individual differences in belief in conspiracy theories. What is less clear, however, is the extent to which individuals’ beliefs in conspiracy theories vary over time…[Continue Reading...]
Age 19, Laura McConnell escaped one of Australia’s most secretive cults.
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Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged children in cults, cult survivor story, cults
Content warning: This post includes mention of child sexual abuse, family violence and suicide that may be distressing to some readers.Laura McConnell She had grown up in a fundamentalist sect with no official name, an ultra conservative cult often known…[Continue Reading...]
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