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Lori Vallow to be arraigned on murder charge in fatal shooting of her 4th husband

Published December 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, cult mom, Lori Vallow, murder charges, murder trial

Lori Vallow, the mother convicted of murdering two of her children in a so-called doomsday plot, is scheduled to be arraigned in Arizona Thursday morning on charges alleging she killed her fourth husband and plotted to kill the ex-husband of…[Continue Reading...]

‘End of days’: Inside the sect whose misplaced hatred killed three Queenslanders

Published December 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, doomsday cult, End of Days sect, murders

A US national, arrested by the FBI after a religiously motivated terrorist attack in Australia that claimed the lives of two police officers and a good samaritan, has been linked to the “End of Days” sect. It is alleged the…[Continue Reading...]

The “Children of God” started as a California Jesus People community and became an authoritarian cult. And it’s all captured in photos.

Published December 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, Children of God, cult leader, Moses David Berg, sex cult, sexual abuse

Some of you may remember our interview with historian Larry Eskridge in Episode 113 of The Way of Improvement Leads Home Podcast. Larry is our foremost authority on the Jesus People and he is the author of God’s Forever Family:…[Continue Reading...]

December TV: Documentaries about cults

Published December 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult TV Tagged cult leaders, cults, documentaries, television

'Tis the season to watch cult documentaries, not Christmas romcoms filmed in Ogden last summer. Christmastime and cults go together like milk and phenobarbital-laced cookies: hypnotic sparkly lights; feigned goodwill; nonstop ad indoctrination; savior confusion (Jesus? Santa? Warren Jeffs?). Wake…[Continue Reading...]

Majority of Israeli haredim oppose draft despite the war

Published December 6, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Israel, military service, ultra-Orthodox Jews

The majority of haredim remain opposed to canceling the exemption of yeshiva students from IDF conscription and believe that the ultra-Orthodox sector will continue its insularity without integrating into Israeli society, according to a survey by the Jewish People Policy…[Continue Reading...]

Mother God One of (Too) Many Colorado Cults

Published December 6, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Brainwashing, Colorado, cults, sects

America has always been fascinated by cults, those strange groups of slavish devotees who do strange things for strange reasons in strange ways for extremely strange leaders. Colorado's cultish history is on full display right now in HBO's docuseries Love…[Continue Reading...]

I grew up in the church-cult from Let Us Prey; here’s why abuse runs rampant in the IFB

Published December 6, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged abuse claims, boarding schools, Independent Fundamental Baptist movement, Jack Hyles, Lester Roloff

Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandal was released just a few days ago, exposing decades of coverup and abuse in the Independent Fundamental Baptist movement. If you haven’t watched it, understand that it’s gritty, raw and tear jerking. For…[Continue Reading...]

Newt Gingrich promoting a “cult” shows up in photos with “Moonies”

Published December 5, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, Moonies, Newt Gingrich, photos, Unification Church

A former leader of the Unification Church’s U.S. branch sat in on a meeting in Tokyo in 2019 between future Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, sources said. Michael Jenkins visited Kishida, who was the…[Continue Reading...]

Ten Lesser-Known Ponzi Schemes from History

Published December 5, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged historical examples, Ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, scams

What do you think of when you hear the phrase “Ponzi scheme”? For most of us, especially in this day and age, the story of Bernie Madoff comes to mind. In even more contemporary times, your mind might run across…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow Daybell Arizona indictment documents unsealed following first appearance in court.

Published December 5, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Arizona, child murderer, cult mom, Lori Vallow, murder trial

Maricopa County, Arizona (KMVT/KSVT) — The warrants and indictments surrounding Lori Vallow Daybell’s charges in Arizona have been unsealed, and the documents show that she is being charge with two more counts of conspiracy to commit first degree murder in…[Continue Reading...]