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FOCUS:Ex-PM Abe shooter trial to face issue of sympathy for church “victim”

Published January 26, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abe assassination, criminal trial. Japan, Sun Mung Moon, Unification Church

Following his indictment, pretrial proceedings against the shooter of Shinzo Abe are expected to throw up difficult issues, with his defense likely to attempt to offset shock over the first murder of a postwar Japanese leader by presenting him as…[Continue Reading...]

Science has finally cracked the mystery of why so many people believe in conspiracy theories

Published January 26, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, overconfidence, research

When it comes to the spread of cockamamie conspiracy theories, Twitter was a maximum viable product long before Elon Musk paid $44 billion for the keys. But as soon as he took the wheel, Musk removed many of the guardrails…[Continue Reading...]

‘This is unfair.’ Victims’ families ask judge to reconsider camera ban in Daybell trial

Published January 26, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Cult Crimes, Cult TV Tagged Chad Daybell, children murdered, cult leader, cult mom, Lori Vallow

ST. ANTHONY — Family members of JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan and Tammy Daybell are asking a judge to reconsider allowing cameras in the upcoming trial of Chad and Lori Daybell. The Daybells have pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow case: J.J. Vallow’s grandmother doesn’t ‘recognize’ so-called ‘cult mom’ smiling outside court

Published January 26, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Chad Daybell, children murdered, cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow

The grandmother of Joshua "J.J." Vallow — one of Lori Vallow's two children who disappeared in 2019 before they turned up dead in 2020 — says she does not "recognize" the so-called "cult mom" in recent photos that show her…[Continue Reading...]

Judge tells Raniere attorney to ‘check your notes’

Published January 26, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged court appeal, cult leader, Keith Raniere, New York, NXIVM

A federal judge hearing the latest legal argument of convicted sex trafficker Keith Raniere on Tuesday suggested the NXIVM leader’s attorney was omitting key details of case law that would not help his client’s case and asked him to “check…[Continue Reading...]

Mozambique Government Bans Doubtful Churches, Including Johane Marange Sect

Published January 26, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged government regulations, Mozambique, religious sects

The Mozambican Ministry of Justice has banned, in the Central Province of Manica, a religious sect called “Johane Marange” for allegedly promoting child marriage and disrespecting health issues. The church in question first emerged in neighboring Zimbabwe, where it has…[Continue Reading...]

New book suggests Florida cult inspired Waco’s David Koresh

Published January 26, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged David Koresh, doomsday cults, Waco Davidians

Journalist Jeff Guinn says he's found new evidence that Texas cult leader David Koresh was a fake who plagiarized the prophecies of a long-forgotten Fort Myers man. Guinn's new book, "Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Dividians, and a Legacy of…[Continue Reading...]

Scientology’s missing Miscaviges: Where are leader David and his wife, Shelly?

Published January 26, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged David Miscavige, lawsuits, Scientology, Shelly Miscavige

The hunt is on for David Miscavige, the fiery, controversial and elusive head of Scientology, who’s being sought by lawyers in a civil child trafficking suit brought by former church members in federal court. The case involves three plaintiffs who once belonged…[Continue Reading...]

30 years after the siege, ‘Waco’ examines what led to the catastrophe

Published January 25, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Branch Davidians, David Koresh, Waco Davidian standoff, Waco Davidians

In the winter and spring of 1993, more than 80 people, including four federal agents and at least 20 children, died in two violent confrontations between federal law enforcement and the Branch Davidian Christian sect near Waco, Texas. Extremist groups…[Continue Reading...]

One of Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at Twitter says she ‘grew up in a cult’

Published January 25, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Elon Musk, Esther Crawford, former cult member, Twitter

Esther Crawford, one of Elon Musk's top lieutenants at Twitter, "grew up in a cult." Before the billionaire bought Twitter in October, Crawford tweeted about the experience, saying it taught her a lot, including the importance of changing your mind…[Continue Reading...]