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Senate to look into ‘mass grave’ of alleged cult in Surigao

Published October 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult, cult leader, Jey Rence B Quilario, mass grave, Philippines, Socorro Bayanihan Services

Sen. Ronald dela Rosa will be flying to Surigao del Norte province on Saturday to personally lead the search for a supposed mass grave of a group whose leaders were accused of forcing teenage girls to marry older men. In…[Continue Reading...]

Shinzo Abe assassination: the true power in Japan of cult the alleged killer says he really targeted – the Unification Church, aka the Moonies

Published October 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abe assassination, cult leader, Japan, Sun Myung Moon, Unification Church

On the last morning of his life, Shinzo Abe arrived in the Japanese city of Nara, famous for its ancient pagodas and sacred deer. His destination was more prosaic: a broad urban intersection across from the city’s main railway station,…[Continue Reading...]

‘I got out’: Cult survivors to perform their stories in St. Louis

Published October 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult survivors, cults, former cult members, personal stories, survivor stories

Shelly Snow Pordea grew up in a fundamentalist religious sect. Her parents moved from her birthplace of St. Louis to Hammond, Indiana, to be near the First Baptist Church, a fundamental independent Baptist megachurch then run by Jack Hyles. Pordea,…[Continue Reading...]

Japan gov’t files for court order to dissolve Unification Church

Published October 13, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, cult leader, government action, Japan, Sun Myung Moon, Unification Church

The Japanese government on Friday filed a request with a court for an order to dissolve the Unification Church in a move that will deprive the group, known for its aggressive donation solicitations, of its tax benefits. The government of…[Continue Reading...]

Warning: Watch out for tax schemes involving multilevel marketing businesses!

Published October 13, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged multi-level marketing, tax schemes, warning

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is always on the lookout for tax schemes and opportunities to warn Canadians about them. Has someone encouraged you to deduct expenses and claim business losses to offset taxable income? If so, this might be…[Continue Reading...]

Why Is One Jewish Family the Subject of So Many Conspiracy Theories?

Published October 13, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, Jews, Rothschild family

My first encounter with the Rothschild name happened in a thrift store. I was maybe nine years old and ran across a little wool dress coat just my size. The tag said “Rothschild,” and when I showed my find to…[Continue Reading...]

Scout confirms existence of 20 formidable cult groups

Published October 13, 2023 By admin

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

Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association of Nigeria, Dave Padopas-Awunah, has said no fewer than 20 formidable cult groups operate in the country. At a press conference to announce the organisation in Abuja, he said authorities were disturbed by emerging…[Continue Reading...]

A Nameless, Insular Religious Sect Is Being Rocked by a Massive Sexual Abuse Scandal

Published October 12, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged secretive sect, sex scandal, two by twos

Known to outsiders as the “Two by Twos,” a little-known community is reckoning with a far-reaching scandal over sexual abuse, accountability, and power. The dead man was found in his hotel room, slumped over in a chair. It took six…[Continue Reading...]

Japan’s government will ask court to revoke legal status of Unification Church

Published October 12, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, government action, Japan, Sun Myung Moon, Unification Church

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government said Thursday it would ask a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination raised questions about the group’s fundraising and recruitment tactics. Education Minister Masahito…[Continue Reading...]

Sister Wives: Christine Left LuLaRoe (8 Ways The Company’s “Culty”)

Published October 12, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged LuLaRoe, MLM, multi level marketing scheme, warning signs

Sister Wives star Christine Brown isn't affiliated with LuLaRoe anymore, and since the searing documentary LuLaRich aired, she may be trying to distance herself from the company. In season 18, Christine's reinventing herself. She left Kody Brown, and seems quite…[Continue Reading...]