Clearwater City Council approves giving street to Church of Scientology to build L. Ron Hubbard Hall

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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Clearwater City Council gave the green light Thursday night for the Church of Scientology to take over a short city street that’s key to building L. Ron Hubbard Hall, a 3500-person venue named after its controversial founder.…[Continue Reading...]

A Religious Community Cut Off From the World Forced Women Into Submission for Decades. Inside New Zealand’s Gloriavale Cult

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Located in a remote part of New Zealand, the Gloriavale Christian Community has been compared to Gilead from The Handmaid's Tale. The secretive religious cult was founded in 1969 by Neville Cooper, who later changed his name to Hopeful Christian.…[Continue Reading...]

Shincheonji sect leader probed over allegations of forced party memberships, political ties

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Investigators on Thursday questioned the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, over suspicions he forced church members to join the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) ahead of elections in 2021 and 2024. Lee Man-hee…[Continue Reading...]

What to Know About the Gloriavale Cult from Devotion: Obedience or Betrayal

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New Zealand’s most notorious fundamentalist cult, Gloriavale Christian Community, has a long history of abuse and manipulation. For nearly 60 years, the isolated religious group has been governed by strict rules, with leaders demanding obedience and exerting control over every…[Continue Reading...]

‘Bring Me the Beauties’ star Hoyt Richards on surviving a cult — and how Fabio helped him escape: ‘It’s like meeting Thor’

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When director Chris Smith first heard Hoyt Richards tell his story, he almost couldn't believe what he was hearing. "The mix of this world of fashion and modeling, and this other life that he was leading — it seemed hard…[Continue Reading...]

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