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Spanish clergy sexually abused over 200,000 children, probe estimates

Published October 27, 2023 By admin

Over 200,000 minors are estimated to have been sexually abused in Spain by the Roman Catholic clergy since 1940, according to an independent commission published Friday. The report did not give a specific figure but said a poll of over…[Continue Reading...]

Next steps in cases involving Lori Vallow Daybell, Chad Daybell

Published October 27, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, Chad Daybell, cult leader, cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murder trials

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (KUTV) — A former prosecutor is shedding light on the next phase of the murder case involving Lori Vallow Daybell. The convicted murderer is currently housed at the Pocatello Women's Correctional Center, a spokesperson told KUTV 2News…[Continue Reading...]

From education to politics: a pan-European analysis of COVID-19 conspiracy theory influences

Published October 27, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, Covid, research

The rapid outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) led to a pandemic known as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A recent Scientific Reports study assessed the effect of religiosity, education, trust in scientists, and political orientation on people’s belief…[Continue Reading...]

Police operatives nab notorious cult leader ‘Alagbon’ in Anambra

Published October 27, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged arrests, cults, gangs, Nigeria, violence

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested one Obioma Okafor-Ama, popularly known as Alagbon, who has been a torn in the flesh of residents of Nise Community in Awka South Local Government Area. Alagbon, who has been on…[Continue Reading...]

An Iowa-Native Started a Bizarre Cult Back in the 1920s

Published October 27, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 1920s, cult leader, Divine Order of the Royal Arms of the Great Eleven, May Otis Blackburn

I was recently listening to an episode of the podcast My Favorite Murder, when I heard about a strange cult that was started back in the 1920s in Los Angeles. To my surprise, the leader of the cult, May Otis Blackburn, was…[Continue Reading...]

Confederate monument melted down to create new, more inclusive public art

Published October 26, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Civil War, Confederate monuments, recasting, removal, slavery

Communities across the American South have removed Confederate monuments from public spaces in recent years. Some have gone to museums, others are locked away in storage. But one particularly controversial statue from Charlottesville, Va. is on a different journey —…[Continue Reading...]

Germany: Nationwide raids target neo-Nazi music scene

Published October 26, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Germany, government raids, music scene, neo nazis

Police on Thursday launched raids on several targets across Germany and the Spanish island of Mallorca in an effort to secure evidence in a case being prepared by police and prosecutors in the eastern German cities of Oldenburg and Celle.…[Continue Reading...]

Former Jehovah’s Witness says church missed chance to right wrongs

Published October 26, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged government investigation, Jehovah's Witnesses, New Zealand

A former Jehovah's Witness hopes more survivors of abuse will come forward, knowing that the church will face scrutiny over what happened to children and young people in its care. The High Court in Wellington has dismissed a legal bid…[Continue Reading...]

How apocalyptic cults use psychological tricks to brainwash their followers

Published October 26, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged coercive control, doomsday cults, manipulation, undue influence

Roch Thériault was an intelligent and charismatic religious extremist who, in the 1970s, founded a commune known as the Ant Hill Kids in the woods around Quebec. Thériault had persuaded a dozen or so followers to live with him “free…[Continue Reading...]

Just In Time For Halloween: ‘Satan Wants You’ Explores Origins Of Satanic Panic That Spread Worldwide – For The Love Of Docs

Published October 26, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 1980s, documentary, false memories, Sanic Panic, Satanism

In the 1990s, “Satanic Panic” swept North America and other parts of the world, a false belief that Devil worshipers were engaging in ritual abuse of children on a mass scale – drinking their blood, forcing them into prostitution and…[Continue Reading...]