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12 Celebrities Who Were in Cults — And Escaped

Published March 31, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged celebrities, cult survivors, cults, Hollywood

Oscar-winning actress Patricia Arquette was born into a commune called Skymont Subud, which her parents started with their friends. Her four other siblings — Richmond, Rosanna, Alexis and David — had a similar experience with the spiritual movement. Rosanna once…[Continue Reading...]

A new podcast examines the perils of intense meditation

Published March 31, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged meditation, mental health, negative meditation effects, psychiatric problems

Imagine it's a crisp clear winter day, and you're skiing down a mountain, feeling exhilarated. All of a sudden, you lose control of your skis. You're hurtling down towards the base of the slope, and all you can feel is…[Continue Reading...]

EDITORIAL: Church has a duty to sincerely address society’s doubts

Published March 30, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, Japan, political scandal, Sun Myung Moon, Unification Church

The Tokyo District Court this week imposed a fine of 100,000 yen ($661) on the Unification Church for not complying with part of an education ministry investigation under the Religious Corporation Law. The probe was based on the right to question…[Continue Reading...]

Chad Daybell’s murder trial starts Monday. Here’s what to expect

Published March 30, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Chad Daybell, cult leader, Idaho, murder trial, murders

PHOENIX — After years of delays, Doomsday author Chad Daybell’s triple murder trial will finally begin on Monday. His wife, Lori Vallow Daybell, was convicted in the same case last year for killing her kids, Tylee and JJ, who used…[Continue Reading...]

A look at Chad Daybell’s religious beliefs

Published March 30, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Chad Daybell, cult leader, Idaho, murder trial, murders

BOISE, Idaho — The trial for doomsday author Chad Daybell starts Monday in Ada County. He is charged with the deaths of his first wife, Tammy Daybell, and two of Lori Vallow Daybell's children, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan. He…[Continue Reading...]

Scientology Church Appeals AntiSLAPP Ruling in Leah Remini Civil Suit

Published March 30, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged lawsuit, Leah Remini, Los Angeles, Scientologists, Scientology, Scientology appeal

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Attorneys for the Church of Scientology Friday filed a notice of appeal regarding a judge's mixed ruling earlier this month on the church's anti-SLAPP motion in Leah Remini's lawsuit. Friday's filing comes 17 days after Judge…[Continue Reading...]

YouTuber mum Ruby Franke who starved kids likened herself to cult killer in evil diary entry

Published March 30, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged child abuse, cult claims, Ruby Franke, vlogger

Disgraced mummy vlogger Ruby Franke harboured the same obsession with control that drove cult leader Lori Vallow, her newly released diary reveals. Franke - who vlogged about parenting to 2million YouTube fans, was arrested for six counts of felony child…[Continue Reading...]

Doomsday cult, murders and children buried in a pet cemetery: The twisted case of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell

Published March 30, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murder trials, murders

It looked every inch the fairytale wedding. Dressed in white with pink flower garlands around their necks, the bride and groom couldn’t have looked happier as they exchanged vows on a paradise beach in Hawaii. Photos captured the apparently blissful…[Continue Reading...]

Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox who don’t serve in army

Published March 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Israel, military service, seminary subsidies, ultra Orthodox Jewish sects

TEL AVIV — Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered an end to state funding for ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students who do not serve in the army, a blockbuster ruling that could imperil the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he wages…[Continue Reading...]

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