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Ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses speak out about alleged sexual abuse within denomination

Published February 16, 2024 By admin

A Kent woman is making it her mission to warn university students and others about a religious organization she says covered up sexual abuse she suffered by one of its leaders.Anna Ciano-Hendricks, a former Jehovah’s Witness, helped organize a protest…[Continue Reading...]

Former South Carolina priest sentenced to 21 years in prison over child sex abuse

Published February 16, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged child abuse, Jamie Adolfo Gonzalez-Farias, prison sentence, Roman Catholic priest, sexual abuse, South Carolina

A former South Carolina priest will serve more than two decades behind bars after pleading guilty to child sex crimes, the federal government has announced. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina said in a press release…[Continue Reading...]

Brownsville priest arrested on child sexual abuse, trafficking charges, authorities say

Published February 16, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged Brownsville, child abuse, criminal charges, Fernando Gonzalez Ortega, Roman Catholic priest, sexual abuse, Texas

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Brownsville priest was arrested on several trafficking and child sex-related charges, authorities announced. Fernando Gonzalez Ortega, 52, was arrested on charges of sexual performance by a child, sexual assault of a child, continuous sexual abuse…[Continue Reading...]

Unification Church sells Cardinal Cushing Villa for $5 million

Published February 16, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Gloucester, mansion, real estate, Unification Church

The former Cardinal Cushing Villa on Western Avenue, whose sale in 1980 sparked an uproar that drew national attention when the waterfront estate was sold to the Unification Church of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, has sold for $5 million…[Continue Reading...]

How many wives did Warren Jeff have?

Published February 16, 2024 By admin

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

Though Warren Jeffs was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison for child abuse, rape, and arranging marriages between young girls and older men, many still consider him the leader of the FLDS today. Part of the FLDS religious…[Continue Reading...]

People do change their beliefs about conspiracy theories—but not often

Published February 16, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, research, true believers

Recent research has produced a significant body of knowledge about the antecedents and consequences of individual differences in belief in conspiracy theories. What is less clear, however, is the extent to which individuals’ beliefs in conspiracy theories vary over time…[Continue Reading...]

Age 19, Laura McConnell escaped one of Australia’s most secretive cults.

Published February 16, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged children in cults, cult survivor story, cults

Content warning: This post includes mention of child sexual abuse, family violence and suicide that may be distressing to some readers.Laura McConnell She had grown up in a fundamentalist sect with no official name, an ultra conservative cult often known…[Continue Reading...]

‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow Daybell to Go on Trial in Arizona on August 1

Published February 15, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, criminal charges, cult mom, Lori Vallow, murderer

The so-called “Cult Mom,” already serving three life sentences for the deaths of two of her children and her fifth husband’s first wife, will now stand trial beginning on August 1 on conspiracy charges in the death of her fourth…[Continue Reading...]

Michelle Pfeiffer’s Controversial Religious Beliefs Proved To Be “Financially Draining” And Cult-Like

Published February 15, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bretharian, diet, Micehlle Pheifer, Scarface

All these years later, Michelle Pfeiffer is still in the headlines. Fans are wondering if her daughter Claudia Rose will walk in her footsteps. In addition, the actress has lots of opinions on her past work, like having complicated feelings…[Continue Reading...]

10 Most Shocking Reveals From Netflix’s Rael: The Alien Prophet Documentary

Published February 15, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged charlatan, Claude Vorilhon, cult leader, documentary, Netflix, Rael

A new Netflix documentary Raël: The Alien Prophet takes a deep dive into what appears to be one of the biggest media scams of the 21st century. The 4-part Netflix series was released on February 7, 2024, and quickly rose…[Continue Reading...]