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Archdiocese of Seattle settles 2 sexual abuse claims against clergy members

Published July 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged Archdiocese of Seattle, Brother D.P. Ryan, clergy abuse, Father John Forrester, lawsuit settlement, Roman Catholic Church, sexual abuse

SEATTLE - The Archdiocese of Seattle announced final settlements for two separate claims related to allegations of sexual abuse by clergy members a few decades ago. The claims involved Brother D.P. Ryan who served at O'Dea High School in Seattle…[Continue Reading...]

Leslie Van Houten was a teenage follower of Charles Manson. After half a century behind bars for murder, she’s now free

Published July 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged California, Charles Manson, cult folllower, cult leader, Leslie Van Houten, Manson murders, parole release, Tate-LaBianca muders

It was in a jail cell that former Manson family cult member Leslie Van Houten finally found freedom. Or so she said, grinning, in a video interview recorded six years after she was sentenced to death for her part in…[Continue Reading...]

How Tom Cruise Got Us to Forget About His Scientology Ties

Published July 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Scientologists, Scientology, Tom Cruise

There are movie stars and then there is Tom Cruise. Forty years a star, enough classics to make listing even a few here pointless, and, now, someone who can stake a legitimate claim to saving Hollywood (or at least jolting…[Continue Reading...]

Police Dismantle Sexually Abusive “Shamanic” Sect in Spain

Published July 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, shamanistic cult, Soul Family, Spain

At least a hundred young people may have been sexually abused by a “shamanic” sect in Spain that allegedly used various kinds of drugs and made followers pay as much as €10,000 to access the heads of the group. The…[Continue Reading...]

NYC’s Odyssey Study Group ‘cult’ that held ‘fight clubs’ sues over tell-all book

Published July 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged alleged cult leader, lawsuit, New York, Odyssey Study Group, Sharon Gans

A Manhattan cult is suing a former member who wrote an explosive tell-all book and compared the group’s founder to murderous svengali Jim Jones. Odyssey Study Group Horn ‘s former leader Gans Horn swindled inheritances, systematically terrorized members and was…[Continue Reading...]

Six ways to avoid a Ponzi scheme

Published July 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, research, warning signs

If you are like most people, you would jump at the opportunity to put your money into a sure fire investment that promises above-market returns. But if a broker or anyone else tries to sell you on such a deal,…[Continue Reading...]

The Adrenochrome Conspiracy Theory Explained

Published July 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Adrenochrome, conspiracy theory, QAnon

The adrenochrome conspiracy, a bizarre theory with antisemitic roots, posits that Satan-worshipping global and Hollywood elites run a massive child trafficking ring to drain their blood and harvest the chemical adrenochrome to stay young, and has been embraced by subscribers…[Continue Reading...]

Rock Documentary Meets Scientology Cult Horrow Show w/ “Brothers Broken” Documentary

Published July 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized

A hero's journey tracing two brothers who started the one-hit wonder '60s band PEOPLE!, the new full-length documentary, Brothers Broken, spotlights how two boomers compromised their acclaimed music careers to join Scientology, which in turn nearly destroyed their lives. Rock…[Continue Reading...]

Shamanic cult leaders arrested for sexual abuse of members

Published July 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged arrested, Shamnic cult leaders, Soul Family, Spain, Spanish cult

Police in Spain have arrested three people accused of running a shamanic sect that recruited vulnerable young people, some of whom were later abused sexually during drug-fuelled sessions of supposed group psychotherapy. Around 100 people are said by the Spanish…[Continue Reading...]

‘They’re not welcome here’: Anti-LGBTQ church moves to Dallas County amid protests

Published July 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Dallas, LGBT, protests, Stedfast Baptist Church, Texas

Stedfast Baptist Church, which was forced to leave two locations in Tarrant County last year and recently bought a building in Cedar Hill, was the subject of protests Wednesday. The church was founded in Fort Worth in 2014 and is…[Continue Reading...]