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Bob Jones University President Resigns After Months Of Contention With Board Chair

Published April 5, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bob Jones University, fundamentalist Christians, president resigns

Bob Jones University President Steve Pettit has announced he’s resigning following months of contention between him and BJU Board Chairman John Lewis over the direction of the fundamentalist school. In a statement released to the press on Thursday, Pettit said,…[Continue Reading...]

Study explores how QAnon went from fringe to mainstream on Twitter

Published April 5, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged QAnon, research, study, Twitter

BUFFALO, N.Y. – QAnon’s journey from a fringe phenomenon in 2017 to a mainstream presence on Twitter represents an evolution that arrived by tapping into an interconnected media system, according to a recently published paper by a University at Buffalo…[Continue Reading...]

NAPTIP arrests cult group in FCT over sextortion

Published April 5, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, cults, extortion, gaslighting, Nigeria, online manipulation

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has arrested some members of a cult group in the FCT perpetrating gruesome acts of sextortion. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by…[Continue Reading...]

The Shocking Story Of Tony Alamo, The Hollywood Street Preacher Who Became A Millionaire Cult Leader

Published April 5, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arkansas, criminal convictions, cult leader, sexual abuse, Tony Alamo

Of all the cult leaders throughout American history, Tony Alamo was perhaps one of the most baffling. Born to a Jewish family in Missouri in 1934, Alamo moved to Hollywood as a teen to work in the entertainment industry. Before…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow trial: What to know about ‘cult mom’ accused of killing 2 kids, husband’s ex-wife

Published April 5, 2023 By admin

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

The murder trial for so-called "cult mom" Lori Vallow began with jury selection Monday, nearly three years since two of her children were found dead and buried on her husband's rural Idaho property in 2020. Vallow and her husband, Chad…[Continue Reading...]

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Life coaching’ group that ‘exploited vulnerable victims’ made £2.4m from mentoring schemes with half paid to ‘wealthy’ boss before court shut organisation down

Published April 5, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult allegations, life coaching, Lighthouse International Group, Paul Waugh, UK

A middle-class life-coaching group accused of abusing, exploiting and fleecing vulnerable victims made £2.4million from its mentoring schemes – without declaring a penny. Over half of Lighthouse International Group's takings were paid out to its boss Paul Waugh, who lives…[Continue Reading...]

Inside the life coaching cult that takes over lives

Published April 5, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult allegations, life coaching, Lighthouse International Group, Paul Waugh, UK

Lighthouse promises life coaching to help people realise their dreams. But an 18-month investigation by the BBC finds it takes over people's lives, separates people from their loved ones and harasses its critics. Jeff Leigh-Jones had only been part of…[Continue Reading...]

Ninth Circuit vacates class certification in LuLaRoe sales tax class action

Published April 4, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged class action lawsuit, LuLaRoe, multi-level marketing

Takeaway: In Van v. LLR, Inc., 61 F.4th 1053 (9th Cir. 2023), the Ninth Circuit vacated the district court’s grant of class certification and remanded for re-assessment of whether the plaintiff had satisfied the predominance requirement. Although the court rejected…[Continue Reading...]

As Lori Vallow goes to trial, Rexburg hopes to breathe a sigh of relief

Published April 4, 2023 By admin

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

The bodies were discovered on the other side of the fence near a brick home surrounded by farmland, where Peggy Jeppesen now stands on a cold and snowy spring night in southern Idaho. Miles to the east, the Grand Tetons…[Continue Reading...]

Victim’s grandfather wants firing squad for Chad Daybell

Published April 4, 2023 By admin

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

The grandfather of one of Lori Vallow’s deceased children says he “absolutely” wants the firing squad for Chad Daybell if he is convicted of murder. Vallow and her husband Daybell are accused of killing Vallow’s two children, JJ Vallow and…[Continue Reading...]