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Wading into Brexit, jokes about ‘attractive’ female successor and accepting $1million to endorse a women-branding ‘sex cult’: The Dalai Lama’s biggest controversies after THAT disturbing ‘tongue suck’ video

Published April 11, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Dalai Lama, Keith Raniere, NXIVM, scandals

The Dalai Lama has come under fire after a video showing him kissing a young child and asking him to 'suck' his tongue went viral, forcing him to issue an apology. The clip of the Tibetan spiritual leader triggered criticism, including…[Continue Reading...]

A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom

Published April 11, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Chad Daybell, cult leader, cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murders

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors say the mother charged in a triple murder case took part in a complex conspiracy that included unusual spiritual beliefs and efforts to kill those who stood in the way of her goals. Here, a…[Continue Reading...]

Autopsy results reveal Tammy Daybell died of asphyxiation

Published April 11, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged autopsy, Chad Daybell, cult leader, death by asphyxiation, Idaho, murder trial, Tammy Daybell

BOISE, Idaho — Prosecutors in the Lori Vallow Daybell trial revealed the long-awaited results of an autopsy performed on Tammy Daybell. Her cause of death was determined to be asphyxiation and not a heart attack, as previously believed. Fremont County…[Continue Reading...]

Money, power, sex: Attorney says slain kids’ mom used all 3

Published April 11, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murder trial, opening statements

1 of 8 Prosecutors charged Lori Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, with multiple counts of conspiracy, murder and grand theft in connection with the deaths of Vallow Daybell’s two youngest children: 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and big sister…[Continue Reading...]

The murderous saga of a 1700s Lexington County religious sect

Published April 11, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged 1700s, cult leader, Jack Weber, Lexington County, murders, South Carolina, Weberites

One of the strangest and most notable events to take place in what would become Lexington County during the colonial period occurred in the years of 1759, 1760, and 1761 in the Dutch Fork. That is when the notorious and…[Continue Reading...]

Prosecutors say Lori Vallow Daybell was motivated by ‘money, power and sex’ as murder trial begins

Published April 11, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murder trial, opening statements

The case of Lori Vallow Daybell is one of money, power and sex. That’s according to prosecutor Lindsey A. Blake, who gave the state of Idaho’s opening argument Monday in the trial of Vallow Daybell, who is charged with conspiracy, murder…[Continue Reading...]

‘Promised Financial Support’; ‘Approached on Social Media’: How ISIS is Radicalising Youth in South

Published April 10, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged ISIS, online radicalization, radicalization, recruiment

“I wanted to join the ISIS… I was promised unconditional financial support. I wanted to leave India. I feared the arrest for keeping contacts with those who worked for the ISIS,” confesses a 38-year-old man, based in Chennai, as he…[Continue Reading...]

Is Singapore doing enough to fight online youth radicalisation?Expert say creating safe spaces for youths is crucial in prevention, as self-radicalised teens get younger

Published April 10, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged online radicalization, radical extremists, recruitment, Singapore

SINGAPORE — A Secondary 3 student, just 15 years old, became the youngest person to be dealt with under Singapore's terrorism law. The teenager was detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for terrorism-related activities, which involved planning knife attacks…[Continue Reading...]

Everybody’s Talking About ‘Shen Yun’ — Is It a Cult? Inside the Dance Show’s Ideology

Published April 10, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult allegations, dancers exploited, Falun Gong, Li Hongzhi, propaganda, Shen Yun

It’s that time of year again when flowers bloom, we go outside, and Shen Yun is back in town. It seems as if no one has seen Shen Yun, but we all know what it is. It returns year after…[Continue Reading...]

14-year-old typhoid victim dies from alleged torture by faith healer in Rupandehi

Published April 10, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged child abuse, death, faith healer, Faith healing, Katmandu

A 14-year-old girl from Sainamaina Municipality-10 of Rupandehi district died allegedly due to the excessive torture inflicted by a faith healer under the pretext of treating her. The girl who was suffering from typhoid and an ear ailment passed away…[Continue Reading...]