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‘It’s just thick with abuse’: Inside the online reckoning of underground church Two by Twos

Published August 25, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse allegations, religious sect, two by twos

Tava Zahorka Nicholson cannot recall many details of her upbringing. “I did not and still do not remember my childhood to this day, I remember bits and pieces,” she said. Zahorka Nicholson’s family was part of a largely unknown Christian…[Continue Reading...]

Pyramid Schemes Are Illegal. MLMs Are Not. What About the Tech That Powers Them?

Published August 24, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged MLM, mullti level marketing, software

Multi-level marketing companies sometimes face allegations of operating as pyramid schemes, in part because of how they’re structured. In both illegal pyramid schemes and legal multi-level marketing companies, sales representatives sell products or services while recruiting people to join them.…[Continue Reading...]

It’s a QAnon favourite, but is Sound of Freedom any good?

Published August 24, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged film, human trafficking, QAnon, Sound of Freedom

“It’s a messed-up world,” a minor character observes near the start of Sound of Freedom, Alejandro Monteverde’s piously sensationalised thriller about the battle against child sex traffickers. Thankfully, there are men who have what it takes to clean up some…[Continue Reading...]

Headmistress jailed after sexually abusing two girls at Australian Orthodox Jewish school

Published August 24, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, child abuse, convicted criminal, Malka Leifer, sexual abuse, teacher, ultra-Orthodox

A former principal of an Australian ultra-Orthodox Jewish School has been jailed for 15 years for sexually abusing two students. Malka Leifer was in April found guilty of 18 sexual offences against sisters Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper. They include…[Continue Reading...]

I Lost My Brother To A Cult When I Needed Him Most. A Tragic Twist Of Fate Brought Us Back Together.

Published August 24, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged The Sullivanian Institute, The Sullivanians, therapy cult

When I was a kid, my big brother Chris was my universe. He was handsome, musically gifted and an A student ― the complete package. Our cultural differences marked our age difference. Chris was The Beatles and The Band; I…[Continue Reading...]