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Rock Documentary Meets Scientology Cult Horrow Show w/ “Brothers Broken” Documentary

Published July 15, 2023 By admin

A hero's journey tracing two brothers who started the one-hit wonder '60s band PEOPLE!, the new full-length documentary, Brothers Broken, spotlights how two boomers compromised their acclaimed music careers to join Scientology, which in turn nearly destroyed their lives. Rock…[Continue Reading...]

Shamanic cult leaders arrested for sexual abuse of members

Published July 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged arrested, Shamnic cult leaders, Soul Family, Spain, Spanish cult

Police in Spain have arrested three people accused of running a shamanic sect that recruited vulnerable young people, some of whom were later abused sexually during drug-fuelled sessions of supposed group psychotherapy. Around 100 people are said by the Spanish…[Continue Reading...]

‘They’re not welcome here’: Anti-LGBTQ church moves to Dallas County amid protests

Published July 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Dallas, LGBT, protests, Stedfast Baptist Church, Texas

Stedfast Baptist Church, which was forced to leave two locations in Tarrant County last year and recently bought a building in Cedar Hill, was the subject of protests Wednesday. The church was founded in Fort Worth in 2014 and is…[Continue Reading...]

Purported “cult” paid Donald Trump $2 million

Published July 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Donald Trump, speaking fees, Sun Myung Moon, Unification Church

Trump, who leads polls for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, was paid a total of $2 million for speaking at two Universal Peace Federation World Summits in Bedminster, New Jersey, and Palm Beach, Florida. The group was established by the…[Continue Reading...]

Grandmother of Lori Vallow victim blasts Manson follower Leslie Van Houten’s release & fears ‘cult mom’ could share fate

Published July 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged California, Charles Manson, cult, cult murders, Leslie Van Houten, parole release, Tate LaBianca murders

THE grandmother of JJ Vallow, who was murdered by his mother, Lori Vallow Daybell, slammed the release of Manson Family member Leslie Van Houten and fears her grandson's killer may share the same fate. Van Houten, 73, was the youngest…[Continue Reading...]

Leaked documents reveal how Scientology execs tried to RESTRICT airspace after learning of college prankster’s plot to fly airplane banner poking fun at Tom Cruise and the church at Mission: Impossible premiere

Published July 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Mission Impossible, Scientologists, Scientology, Tom Cruise

Top Scientologists tried to restrict airspace around a Mission: Impossible premiere to stop a college prankster embarrassing Tom Cruise with an airplane banner, leaked documents obtained by DailyMail.com reveal. The documents, passed on by a former top Scientology executive, show…[Continue Reading...]

Gloriavale employment case: Judge says suggestion women had ‘choice’ largely illusory

Published July 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, cult leader, employment, Gloriavale, lawsuit, Neville Cooper, New Zealand

The Employment Court has found Serenity Pilgrim, Anna Courage, Rose Standtrue, Crystal Loyal, Pearl Valor and Virginia Courage were employees who worked extremely hard under punishing conditions for years on end. In a case traversing challenging spiritual terrain and the…[Continue Reading...]

EXCLUSIVE: OneTaste sues ex-worker for breaking her NDA as it claims she flipped on the ‘orgasmic meditation cult’ when her ex-boyfriend fell in love with another woman who she punched in the face before quitting

Published July 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged lawsuit, Nicole Daedone, One Taste, OneTaste

OneTaste is suing a former worker after she allegedly broke a non-disclosure agreement by launching a 'malicious crusade' against the company. The 'orgasmic meditation cult' claims Ayries Blanck is in breach of their $325,000 settlement for voicing her hatred of the…[Continue Reading...]

‘Psychic medium’ jailed for year over deceiving man out of €10,000

Published July 13, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized

A "psychic medium" has been jailed for a year after she got a man to give her €10,000 by telling him his deceased father had told her that if he did not give her the money "the devil would take…[Continue Reading...]

Yeshiva reformers want NY Education Department to follow up on NYC probe of ultra-Orthodox schools

Published July 13, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged educational standards, New York, schools, ultra-Orthodox Jews, yeshivas

A yeshiva reform group demanded Wednesday that state education officials follow up on what it believes was a lax city investigation of whether seven ultra-Orthodox schools provide students with basic education in subjects like reading and math. New York State Education…[Continue Reading...]