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‘The Synanon Fix’ and the slippery slope of a cult mentality

Published January 23, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Charles Dederich, cult leader, cults, drug rehab community, Synanon

Exploring the rise and fall of the Synanon organization — through the eyes of the members who lived it — from its early days as a groundbreaking drug rehabilitation program to its later descent into what many consider a cult.…[Continue Reading...]

‘I should be in prison or dead’: Cameron Black on his journey from cult to campus

Published January 23, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Family cults, survivor story

“Based on what I’ve been through, I should be in prison or dead,” Cameron Black ’25 said. Born into a cult led by his father, who proclaimed himself to be God, Black’s early life in Sedona, Ariz. was anything but…[Continue Reading...]

Climate Change and Radicalization: A Case Study of Indonesia

Published January 22, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Indonesia, Islam, Muslim radicalization, radicalization

Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing the world in the 21st century. It has also been identified as a threat to global security by organizations such as the U.S Department of Defense. In addition to its environmental…[Continue Reading...]

Crystal Hefner on ‘complex’ husband Hugh Hefner, the Playboy Mansion ‘cult’ and new tell-all book

Published January 22, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult claims, cultic, Hugh Hefner, Playboy mansion

Crystal Hefner is ready to tell her story. As the 37-year-old model prepares for the release of her memoir, Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself, the former Girls Next Door star is grappling with the "mixed" feelings…[Continue Reading...]

Woman who became polygamist cult leader Warren Jeff’s 65TH wife when she was just 18 – and he was 30 YEARS her senior – reveals how pedophile groomed her to become his lover and PUNISHED her when she rejected his sexual advances

Published January 22, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, cult leader, FLDS, Polygamist cult, sexual abuse, Warren Jeffs

A woman has candidly revealed what life was like inside a polygamist Mormon cult after she became the 65th wife of its polygamist pedophile leader Warren Jeffs. Briell Decker appeared on a recent episode of the Cults To Consciousness podcast to discuss…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya doomsday cult leader, 30 followers to be charged with murdering 191 children

Published January 22, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, doomsday cult, followers charged, Good News International Church, murder charges, Paul Mackenzie

NAIROBI, Kenya — Doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 30 of his followers were presented in a Kenyan court in the coastal town of Malindi on Wednesday to face charges of murdering 191 children. Mackenzie and the other suspects did…[Continue Reading...]

Why do people believe in conspiracy theories? Here’s what the science says

Published January 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, scientific research, true believers

In a landmark study, researchers have mapped the psychological landscape that shapes our susceptibility to conspiracy theories. Analyzing data from 170 studies, they’ve found that beliefs in conspiracy theories are not only influenced by personality traits but also by deeper…[Continue Reading...]

In small-town Wisconsin, looking for the roots of the modern American conspiracy theory

Published January 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, John Birch Society, research

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — The decades fall away as you open the front doors. It’s the late 1950s in the cramped little offices — or maybe the pre-hippie 1960s. It’s a place where army-style buzz cuts are still in fashion,…[Continue Reading...]

Celebrities Who Left the Church of Scientology

Published January 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged celebrities, ex-Scientologists, former Scientologists, Scientologists, Scientology

Scientology is a controversial topic in Hollywood — some celebrities consider it a religion, while others consider it a cult. There are fervent supporters like Tom Cruise, Kirstie Alley and John Travolta, who often speak about the benefits of having…[Continue Reading...]

Superstitious belief in faith healers is costing lives

Published January 20, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged child deaths, Faith healing, medical neglect

On January 11, a 21-year-old pregnant woman from Swanda in ward 6 of Sayal Rural Municipality suffered from labour but instead of taking her to the Dallekh Birthing Centre, about 15 minutes’ walk from her house, her family members took…[Continue Reading...]