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Heber Jeffs waives right to extradition hearing, held without bond in Minot

Published February 14, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

MINOT, N.D (KMOT) – A 54-year-old man wanted for child kidnapping out of Utah appeared before a judge for the first time in Minot Monday. Heber Jeffs, the nephew of imprisoned polygamist Warren Jeffs, is in custody in Ward County.…[Continue Reading...]

A 10-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped by her uncle after a ‘revelation’ from his own uncle – imprisoned Mormon cult leader Warren Jeffs

Published February 14, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged FLDS, kidnaping, polygamist groups, Polygamists, South Dakota, Warren Jeffs

The nephew of an infamous Utah polygamist was arrested by state and federal agents in North Dakota for allegedly kidnapping a 10-year-old girl, multiple law enforcement agencies said Monday. The 10-year-old girl in question is now safe and will be…[Continue Reading...]

Boise Democrat finds new way to target Idaho’s faith healing protections

Published February 14, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged children dying, Faith healing, Idaho, medical neglect

A Boise Democrat hopes an apparent contradiction in Idaho law will convince lawmakers to reverse the state’s exemption for parents who deny their children medical treatment for religious reasons. An Idaho law on “desertion and nonsupport” of children and spouses…[Continue Reading...]

Catholic clergy in Portugal sexually abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, inquiry finds

Published February 14, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged clergy abuse, Portugal, Roman Catholic Church, sexual abuse

Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday after hearing hundreds of victims' accounts. Thousands of reports of paedophilia within the Catholic Church have surfaced around the world and Pope Francis…[Continue Reading...]

Jinger Duggar’s Escape From Family’s Cult-Like Religion Landed Her in Another Shady Church

Published February 14, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Grace Community Church, Jinger Duggar, John MacArthur

While plenty of people are praising Jinger Duggar for leaving her 19 Kids and Counting family's uber strict religious sect behind, there are a few quiet murmurs about just how much freedom she's found with husband Jeremy Vuolo. In fact,…[Continue Reading...]

2 killed in Lagos cult clash

Published February 14, 2023 By admin with Comments 2

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, gangs, Lagos, Nigeria, violence

Two suspected members of Aiye and Eiye confraternities were killed at the weekend while many sustained machete cuts in a renewed war between the rival cult gangs in the Ijanikin area of Lagos. The clash almost grounded commercial activities and…[Continue Reading...]

Cult member talks through ‘benefits’ of castration before mass suicide that took dozens of lives

Published February 14, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Brainwashing, California, castration, cult leader, cult suicide, Heaven's Gate, Marshall Applewhite

You may be familiar with the infamous Heaven's Gate cult who orchestrated a mass suicide in 1997 in the hopes of hopping on a spaceship to embark on a new life. But before the traumatic event, some of the cult…[Continue Reading...]

Weird Scientology Super Bowl commercial says “hope” comes from the cans

Published February 13, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized

According to Scientology hope for humanity comes from submitting to "spiritual counseling" (aka "auditing") while clutching the cans connected to what Scientologists call the "E-Meter, which is a galvanic response measuring apparatus, part of what is commonly called a "lie…[Continue Reading...]

Abuse at the hands of ‘phoney prophet’: Inside cult linked to Constance Marten

Published February 13, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult allegations, Mark Gordon, self-proclaimed prophet, UK

A missing aristocrat who is on the run with her rapist partner and newborn baby may have been brainwashed at a Nigerian church where “disciples” were allegedly abused by the group’s self-proclaimed prophet. Constance Marten, who has been missing with…[Continue Reading...]

Fiji Launches Investigation into Sect after OCCRP Report

Published February 13, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Fiji, government investigation, Grace Road Church, South Korea

Fiji’s newly elected government has launched a probe into a South Korean doomsday sect, after an OCCRP investigation exposed how the religious group had come to be a dominating force in the Pacific nation’s economy. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka told…[Continue Reading...]