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The Jews of Jonestown: Jewish members of Jim Jones’s Peoples Temple cult

Published November 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, cult murders, Guyana, Jim Jones, Jonestown

The radio crackled to life with static, and a voice emerged from the jungle. “We choose as our model not those who marched submissively into gas ovens but the valiant heroes who resisted in the Warsaw Ghetto. Patrick Henry captured…[Continue Reading...]

Prosecutors ask judge to move Chad Daybell’s trial

Published November 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Chad Daybell, cult leader, Idaho, murder trial

FREMONT COUNTY, Idaho (Court TV) — Prosecutors preparing their case against Chad Daybell have asked a judge to reconsider his decision, for a third time, to move the trial out of Fremont County. Chad Daybell is charged with murder and…[Continue Reading...]

Daisaku Ikeda death: Former Soka Gakkai Japanese Buddhist group leader passes away at 95

Published November 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, Daisaku Ikeda, dead, Japan, Soka Gakkai

Daisaku Ikeda, the former head of one of the world’s largest Japanese Buddhist groups, died of old age at his home in Tokyo on Wednesday, the organisation said on Saturday. He died from natural causes at the age of 95,…[Continue Reading...]

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

Published November 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, crimes, cult leader, Oregon

After graduating from college and claiming to have found enlightenment, in 1970, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh introduced the practice of "dynamic meditation" and became a spiritual teacher and began to attract a significant following. When his controversial teachings put him repeatedly…[Continue Reading...]

Teeter-Lasiter Siblings Open Up About Life in Two Doomsday Cults in Popular Podcast

Published November 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged children in cults, cult survivors, cults, personal stories

In the realm of podcasts, where narratives of resilience and self-discovery take center stage, "The Cult Next Door Podcast" emerges as a compelling story hosted by two siblings, Ashleigh Teeter and Mattie Lasiter. Hailing from the serene town of Russellville,…[Continue Reading...]

Tampa woman recalls saving her kids from cult leader Jim Jones

Published November 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult compound, cult leader, cult murders, deaths, Guyana, Jim Jones, Jonestown

TAMPA, Fla. - Nov. 18 is always a dark day on Olga Booker's calendar. "Nov. 18, 1978, they all committed suicide with the Kool-Aid lacing," recalled Booker. They, meaning the 900 followers of the People's Temple, led by the smooth-talking…[Continue Reading...]

‘Escaping Twin Flames’ producer says Twin Flames Universe founder Jeff Ayan is ‘just like’ NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere ‘in so many ways’

Published November 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leaders, cults, Jeff Ayan, Keith Raniere, NXIVM, Twin Flames

Director Cecilia Peck and producer Inbal Lessner know cults. They've been following high-control groups — most notably NXIVM and Twin Flames Universe — for the better part of a decade, and their diligence has resulted in two of the most…[Continue Reading...]

Elton John’s musical about Tammy Faye Bakker to land on Broadway next season

Published November 17, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Broadway, Elton John, Jim Bakker, musical, Tammy Faye Bakker, televangelists

NEW YORK -- Elton John's musical about televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker is coming to Broadway from London. “Tammy Faye” will land in New York City during the 2024-25 season, producers said Friday. John wrote the music, while Scissor Sisters frontman…[Continue Reading...]

Florence likely to use eminent domain to acquire property from Church of Scientology

Published November 17, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Florence, imminent domain, Kentucky, real estate, Scientologists, Scientology

The city of Florence wants to expand public parking and begin a stormwater relief project in the 200 block of Main Street. But efforts to acquire the real estate from the Church of Scientology of Greater Cincinnati have been unsuccessful…[Continue Reading...]

State minister: I met five times with Unification Church leader

Published November 17, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, Japan, Japanese minister, Shozo Kudo, Sun Myung Moon, ties to cult, Unification Church

A state minister of the Cabinet Office faces calls to resign over his close ties to the much-criticized Unification Church, the leader of which he met five times. “I met her (Hak Ja Han Moon) five times, I believe,” said…[Continue Reading...]