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Surviving mass suicide: How Heaven’s Gate is still going strong

Published October 22, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult suicide, doomsday cult, Heaven's Gate

Why do people believe in provably false ideas? They’re in a cult. Why do people give their lives to rich dickheads who hate their guts? They’ve found a cult leader. Why does the failure of these people and their causes…[Continue Reading...]

Unification Church Leader Indicted in 500M Won Embezzlement

Published October 18, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged bribery, corruption, cult leader, cults, Hak Ja Han Moon, scandal, South Korea, Unification Church

The special prosecution team led by Min Joong-ki, investigating allegations related to Kim Keon-hee, has identified circumstances in which Han Hak-ja, the Unification Church leader, embezzled approximately 500 million won in church funds for personal purposes, including purchasing luxury goods…[Continue Reading...]

10 Lev Tahor Families Desecrated Yom Tov And Fled To Honduras At Jailed Leader’s Behest

Published October 18, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, Guatemala, Honduras, Lev Tahor

NEW YORK (VINnews) — After the Lev Tahor cult was dismantled last month in Guatemala and the families were dispersed to the United States, Canada, Israel, and other countries, around ten families of former cult members who had recently relocated…[Continue Reading...]

Tom Cruise single again: Social media blames Scientology for Ana de Armas’ split, ‘She refused to become a member’

Published October 17, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Ana de Armas, Scientologists, Scientology, Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise single again: Social media blames Scientology for Ana de Armas' split, ‘She refused to become a member’ Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas have ended their relationship after several months of dating. Although they enjoyed time together, they…[Continue Reading...]

Why Manson Cult Follower Patricia Krenwinkel Was Denied Parole Again After 50 Years in Prison

Published October 17, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged California, Charles Manson, Manson murders, parole denied, Patricia Krenwinkel

Aformer member of the Manson Family will remain behind bars after California Gov. Gavin Newsom denied her parole. Newsom announced his decision Oct. 13, rejecting the parole board’s recommendation to release Patricia Krenwinkel, 77, citing her “unreasonable danger to society.”…[Continue Reading...]

‘You are constantly told you are evil’: inside the lives of diagnosed narcissists

Published October 17, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged narcissism, narcissist, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, NPD

There are times when Jay Spring believes he is “the greatest person on planet Earth”. The 22-year-old from Los Angeles is a diagnosed narcissist, and in his most grandiose moments, “it can get really delusional”, he says. “You are on…[Continue Reading...]

‘IMPACT X NIGHTLINE’ TO COVER PAROLE BID FOR 77-YEAR-OLD MANSON CULT KILLER, STREAMING THURSDAY, OCT. 16, ON DISNEY+ AND HULU

Published October 16, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Califoriniia, Chales Manson, Manson murders, parole, Patricia Krenwinkel

THURSDAY, OCT. 16 IMPACT x Nightline: “Evil: Manson Killers Freed?” (406) — Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu Logline: Should the Manson killers go free? The Manson Family cult is back in the headlines decades after they brutally murdered seven people.…[Continue Reading...]

Dragon Springs Buddhist loses appellate court decision

Published October 16, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Dragon Springs, Falun Gong, lawsuit, New York, polution, Shen Yun

An appeals court has reversed a decision by a federal judge in White Plains who dismissed a citizens’ environmental lawsuit brought against Dragon Springs Buddhist Inc. in Orange County. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the…[Continue Reading...]

Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas Have Reportedly Split and Everyone Thinks His Mysterious “Church” Scared Her Away

Published October 16, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Ana de Armas, Scientology, Sicientologists, Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas surprised fans in 2025 when rumors began swirling that they were dating — with photos of them holding hands and walking the actress’s dogs seeming to confirm it. But it looks like the relationship…[Continue Reading...]

Use of Jesus Army’s fortune is appalling, says victims’ lawyer

Published October 16, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cullts, Jesus Army, UK, victim payments, victims

A lawyer representing 150 victims of the Jesus Army said plans to allow people accused of child abuse to receive a share of the cult's fortune were "shameful". A BBC investigation revealed 172 former loyal members of the disgraced Northamptonshire-based…[Continue Reading...]