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The what and why of cults central to inaugural Eckerd College Winter Term course

Published January 21, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

The students bring up concepts such as validation, a sense of belonging and what actually defines a cult. And then someone mentions Mary Kay Inc., a $3 billion multilevel marketing company known for its cosmetics. “Well,” says one student, “in…[Continue Reading...]

Putin fires top official who described Chabad as a supremacist cult

Published January 21, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Chabad Lubavitch, Hassidic movement, Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has fired a top national security official who recently drew widespread condemnation for calling the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement in Ukraine a supremacist cult, Russian media reported. No official reason was given for the Friday dismissal of…[Continue Reading...]

The Japanese Cult Behind the Sarin Gas Attack That Killed 13 in 1995

Published January 21, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Aum Shinrikyo, cult, doomsday cult, gas attack, Japan, Shoko Asahara

No matter what you call them, extremist religious groups led by charismatic gurus are rarely to be trusted. Japan learned that lesson the hard way on Mar. 20, 1995, when a sarin gas attack on Tokyo’s subway system left 13…[Continue Reading...]

Sarah Lawrence sex cult leader Lawrence Ray sentenced to 60 years in prison

Published January 20, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 60 year prison sentence, cult leader, Larry Ray, Lawrence Ray, New York

Convicted sex cult leader Lawrence Ray was sentenced to 60 years in prison in Manhattan Federal court Friday for terrorizing Sarah Lawrence college students and forcing them into prostitution. The 63-year-old was convicted in April of mentally and physically abusing…[Continue Reading...]

Judge rules on whether Daybell trial will be postponed, jury sequestration and if Chad and Lori can meet

Published January 20, 2023 By admin with Comments 2

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Chad Daybell, cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murder trial

BOISE, Idaho — This article first appeared in East Idaho News. A judge denied a request to postpone the murder trial for Chad and Lori Daybell, and they will not be permitted to have face-to-face meetings or phone calls to prepare…[Continue Reading...]

Andrew Tate said he broke a woman’s jaw and that his business was a ‘scam’ ahead of Romanian charges

Published January 20, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Andrew Tate, criminal charges, violence against woment

Andrew Tate once called his sexually explicit webcam business a “total scam” and boasted on his website that he lured women in by getting them to fall in love with him. The 36-year-old influencer also boasted on a podcast that…[Continue Reading...]

Mom of Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult ‘Lieutenant’: Mastermind Deserves No Mercy

Published January 20, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal convictions, Larry Ray, Lawrence Ray, New York, sentencing, victim

As New York federal prosecutors seek to put convicted sex trafficker Larry Ray behind bars for life after turning his daughter’s Sarah Lawrence college friend ground into an alleged cult, his co-conspirator’s mother is demanding a harder punishment. Ray, 63,…[Continue Reading...]

Sarah Lawrence sex cult fiend Larry Ray to face sentencing Friday

Published January 20, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal convictions, cult leader, Larry Ray, Lawrence Ray, New York, sentencing

Convicted sexual predator Larry Ray faces sentencing Friday for abusing a group of Sarah Lawrence college students after luring them into a sadistic sex cult and terrorizing them for nearly a decade. Ray, convicted by a Manhattan federal court jury…[Continue Reading...]

Osho Rajneesh, Indian mystic who promised utopia and ended up with bioterrorism in US

Published January 19, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

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

More than 30 years after he died, Indian mystic Rajneesh, popularly known as Osho, is still providing food for thought toauthors, scriptwriters, and movie producers. He ran a commune in the United States, had a fleet of 93 Rolls-Royces, and…[Continue Reading...]

Sarah Lawrence College trafficker Larry Ray facing life sentence: ‘Took sadistic pleasure in their pain’

Published January 19, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal convictions, cult leader, Larry Ray, Lawrence Ray, New York, sentencing

Lawrence "Larry" Ray, the man behind a multi-million dollar sex cult scandal involving students at Sarah Lawrence College in New York, is facing life in prison after he pleaded guilty to 15 charges, including sex trafficking and violent assault, in…[Continue Reading...]