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Tokyo High Court Set to Rule on Unification Church Dissolution Request

Published March 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged church dissolution, cults, Japan, Unification Church

The Tokyo High Court is expected to hand down a ruling Wednesday on whether to dissolve the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, commonly known as the Unification Church, following a government request against the group. If the high…[Continue Reading...]

S Korea’s Kyowon ends multi-level marketing operations in Vietnam

Published March 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged closure, Kyowon The Orm Vietnam Co., multi-level marketing, regulations, Vietnam

South Korea’s Kyowon The Orm Vietnam Co., Ltd. has completed procedures to terminate its multi-level marketing (MLM) operations in Vietnam, the National Competition Commission (NCC) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade said in a statement. On November 4, 2025,…[Continue Reading...]

Investigators try again to raid opposition party over ties to religious sect

Published March 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged police investigamtion, Shincheonji Church of Jesus, South Korea

Investigators launched a second attempt Tuesday to raid the headquarters of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) over suspicions a religious sect meddled in its primaries for the 2022 presidential election and the 2024 parliamentary elections, legal sources said.…[Continue Reading...]

Two shot dead in renewed cult violence in Lagos

Published March 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, deaths, gangs, Nigeria, violence

Two suspected cultists, identified simply as Monday and Efe, have been shot dead in a fresh wave of cult-related violence in the Ojo area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the killings occurred on Sunday at different locations within…[Continue Reading...]

North Korea reveals first-known Kim Jong Un sculpture, boosting personality cult

Published March 3, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Kim Jung Un, North Korea, personality cult, statue

North Korean state TV has revealed a new sculpture depicting Kim Jong Un at a groundbreaking ceremony, in what appears to be the first such artwork of the country’s current leader. “A statue of Chairman Kim Jong Un appeared this…[Continue Reading...]

A California cult blew up Box Canyon. Now the land sells for millions.

Published March 2, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Box Canyon, California, cults

Some of the most well-preserved Indigenous cave art in California is hidden behind the gates of a Cold War-era rocket and nuclear research facility northwest of downtown Los Angeles, completely inaccessible to the public as it undergoes a massive, decades-long…[Continue Reading...]

Chilling incest cult with deformed inbred children unable to speak or see

Published March 1, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Australia, Colt family, family cult, incest, sexua abuse

The discovery of a horrific incest cult hidden within a family home left those who uncovered the disturbing truth utterly shocked. A harrowing incestuous network, established by two great-great grandparents in a remote farming valley, was revealed, having remained hidden…[Continue Reading...]

How did I believe that? A cult survivor looks back at his lost years

Published March 1, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, cutls, personal stories, survivors

In the new podcast former sect members reflect on end times, warnings of ‘astral larvae’ lurking in nightclubs and being in thrall to charismatic leaders – and the embarrassment and shame they feel now Dave Mullins can’t quite believe he…[Continue Reading...]

Special prosecutor to get cases of man who says North Carolina religious group beat him in 2013

Published February 28, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, cults, Jane Whaley, North Carolina, Spindale, Word of Faith Fellowship

A district attorney has turned over to a special prosecutor the criminal cases accusing members of a secretive North Carolina religious group of holding down and beating a one-time member 13 years ago. The victim asked a judge to kick…[Continue Reading...]

Why some people are more drawn to conspiracy theories than others

Published February 28, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged analysis, conspiracy theories, conspiracy theorists, personality profile, research

The way people process information can be a strong predictor of whether they may be drawn to conspiracy theories, according to new research. Conspiracy theories often provide a clear, ordered version of events which make sense of a chaotic world,…[Continue Reading...]