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Post-Civil War and today: The fight against white supremacists

Published October 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged American history, hate groups, Ku Klux Klan, White supremacists

From the still smoldering ashes of the pro-slavery Confederacy there was the rise of the Ku Klux Klan which used terrorism, murder threats of violence and the cover of “states rights” to prop up the white supremacists agenda. President Ulysses…[Continue Reading...]

Kiersten White, bestselling novelist, explains why she left Mormonism

Published October 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged former member, LDS, Mormon Church, Mormons, personal story

(RNS) — Kiersten White had a happy, protected childhood. Growing up in Highland, Utah, the award-winning novelist attended a high school that was 96% Mormon. She descended from pioneers who crossed the plains in the 1800s to live out their…[Continue Reading...]

Has Tim Ballard been EXCOMMUNICATED? Anti-child trafficking activist – who was portrayed by Jim Caviezel in Sound of Freedom – is NOWHERE to be found on Mormon church records after being accused of sexual misconduct

Published October 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Mormon Church, Movie, sex scandal, Sound of Freedom, Tim Ballard

Former CIA agent Tim Ballard's membership of the Mormon church is in doubt after a records search showed he does not appear on the institution's database, fueling suggestions he has been excommunicated, DailyMail.com has learned. Ballard, whose story was turned…[Continue Reading...]

CASEY: ‘Animal House’-type allegations swirl around Liberty University in Lynchburg

Published October 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Jerry Falwell Jr., Liberty University, scandals

Recall Faber College? Many of us of a certain age briefly visited that fictional institution in the late 1970s, when we bought tickets to see the movie, “Animal House.” Remember John Belushi as Bluto, the alcohol-drenched toga parties, the splattering…[Continue Reading...]

‘The most damning I’ve ever seen:’ Liberty University allegedly violated federal safety laws for years: Report

Published October 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged investigation, Liberty University, safety standards, Virginia

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — A new preliminary report from the Department of Education found that Liberty University has broken federal safety laws for years, according to the Washington Post. The Post said they obtained the initial report, which found Liberty…[Continue Reading...]

Death Threats, Closed Playgrounds: QAnon Queen Wreaks Havoc in Small Town Canada

Published October 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Canada, QAnon, QAnon Queen, Romana Didulo

Tensions are growing in a small Canadian town after a cult took over an abandoned school and followers of the so-called “QAnon Queen” sent death threats to local officials. On September 13, the small quiet town of Richmound, Saskatchewan, had…[Continue Reading...]

Five celebrity Scientologists give near identical response when asked about religion in interviews

Published October 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged celebrities, Jenna Elfman, John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Scientologists, Scientology, Tom Cruise

Scientology is a notoriously private religion, with those who are part of the Church usually giving little away about it. From Tom Cruise and John Travolta, to the late Kirstie Alley and The Handmaid's Tale star Elisabeth Moss, there are…[Continue Reading...]

Surigao del Norte cult forced members to vote Marcos-Sara in 2022 election

Published October 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, cult leader, Jey Rence B Quilario, Philippines, Socorro Bayanihan Services, voting

A single precinct hosts 2,223 Socorro Bayanihan Services Incorporated (SBSI) voters, almost 13% of the town's 17,385 registered voters in the May 2022 polls CEBU, Philippines – The leader of the Surigao del Norte-based Socorro Bayanihan Services Incorporated (SBSI) forced…[Continue Reading...]

Book review: Doomsday cult memoir tracks being ‘blinded by faith’ but seeking the light

Published October 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Children of God, cult leader, cult survivor story, Moses David Berg, sex cult

Without a glance at the fine print (or, for that matter, even bothering with the publisher’s description), I jumped at the chance to read and then write about Perry Bulwer’s Misguided. The book’s vibrant jacket — a smiling long-haired ‘70s dude…[Continue Reading...]

Marina Zenovich Talks Twin Flames Universe and the Possibility of Taking Down the Alleged Love Cult

Published October 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged alleged dating cult, documentary series, Twin Flames Universe

With the success of long-format cult-exposé documentaries such as Hulu’s “Stolen Youth,” HBO’s “The Vow” and Netflix’s “Wild Wild Country,” it’s not surprising that both Amazon and Netflix greenlit competing docuseries about Twin Flames Universe – an alleged online love…[Continue Reading...]