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Rape case of accused cult leader “Nature Boy” now in jury’s hands

Published March 1, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Atlanta, cults, Eligio Bishop, Georgia, Nature Boy, rape trial

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A jury will continue deliberating the case of an accused cult leader on Friday morning. They began deliberating Eligio Bishop’s case Thursday evening after attorneys presented closing arguments. Bishop is known as Nature Boy online. Investigators…[Continue Reading...]

Alleged DeKalb cult leader continues rape trial from jail because of COVID-19 concerns

Published March 1, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Atlanta, Carbon Nation, cults, Eligio Bishop, Georgia, Nature Boy, rape trial

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An alleged cult leader left a DeKalb County courtroom on Thursday so he could finish his trial from jail due to COVID-19 concerns. Eligio Bishop is accused of raping one of his followers. During…[Continue Reading...]

Bethany Joy Lenz Reveals Her New Memoir Cover — And Names the ‘Cult’ Where She Spent a Decade

Published March 1, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bethany Joy Lenz, cult control, cults, survivor story

Bethany Joy Lenz has revealed the cover of her new memoir and, for the first time, names the “abusive, high-demand group (aka cult)” in which she spent a decade of her life. Her new memoir, Dinner for Vampires, will detail…[Continue Reading...]

Church of Scientology reopens on The Drag after several delays, sparking protests

Published February 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Austin, protest, Scientologists, Scientology, Texas

Over 1,500 people from across the nation packed the Church of Scientology on Guadalupe Street to celebrate the building’s grand reopening on Saturday after almost seven years of renovations and delays, said the community liaison for the church in an…[Continue Reading...]

A “Very Controlling” Couple Got Michelle Pfeiffer To Unknowingly Join A Deadly Cult

Published February 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Breatharians, cult, cult control, Michelle Pheiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer is among the many celebrities that have been involved in a cult. Joaquin Phoenix opened up about growing up in the Children of God, and then there's Tom Cruise who's been a Scientologist since the late '80s. But…[Continue Reading...]

Charles Manson Follower Recounts Life With Infamous Cult Leader: “He Really Got Mean”

Published February 29, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Charles Manson, cult leader, murderer, psychopath

Barbara Hoyt once belonged to one of America’s most infamous “families.” Hoyt was a follower of charismatic cult leader Charles Manson in the late 1960s. The Manson Family, as the group was often called, though they had no relation to…[Continue Reading...]

In one Clearwater council race, a familiar topic emerges — Scientology

Published February 28, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Clearwater, Florida, real estate, Scientologists, Scientology

CLEARWATER — 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…[Continue Reading...]

Story: My Aunt Spreads Heretical Gospel to Family Members

Published February 28, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Chinese cult, Church of Almighty God, cult

During the Chinese New Year holiday, while gathering with family and visiting friends, I experienced a relative sharing about the Church of Almighty God cult. My Christian aunt, who had fallen into the heresy of the Church of Almighty God,…[Continue Reading...]

No bathing allowed in “cult” called “Carbon Nation” led by alleged rapist Eligio Bishop

Published February 28, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged alleged cult leader, Carbon Nation, cult leader, Elgio Bishop

The late great Philip Seymour Hoffman once said, "You can look at anything as a cult." And while that is probably true, the actual definition of a cult according to the American Psychological Association does have more information. A cult…[Continue Reading...]

11 Cults in Michigan You Must Avoid

Published February 28, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged alleged cults, cults, Michigan

Cults are a terrifying thing. Truthfully, no one knows just how naive they are until they are sucked into a scam, but nothing hits quite as hard as being involved in a cult. By their nature, cults prey on the…[Continue Reading...]