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Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, released from California prison

Published July 11, 2023 By admin

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

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten walked out of a California prison Tuesday after serving more than 50 years of a life sentence for her participation in two infamous murders. Van Houten “was released to parole…[Continue Reading...]

Conspiracy theorists now think nuclear bombs are fake

Published July 11, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, conspiracy theorist, nuclear bombs

As interest in nuclear weapons history grows ahead of the anticipated release of director Christopher Nolan’s film Oppenheimer, some conspiracy theorists have decided that such explosive devices never actually existed. In a tweet last week, Owen Benjamin, a disgraced comedian…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya starvation cult investigation unearths 40 new mass graves

Published July 11, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie, starvation deaths

Police in Kenya discovered 40 more mass graves on Monday in their investigation into a starvation cult led by a pastor. Authorities disinterred 12 more bodies as they kicked off the fourth phase of the exhumation process of followers linked…[Continue Reading...]

‘One Tree Hill’ Alum Bethany Joy Lenz Reveals She Was in a Cult for 10 Years, Hopes to Write a Book

Published July 11, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abusive controlling relationships, cults, former member story

One Tree Hill alum Bethany Joy Lenz revealed she was in a cult for a decade, and she hopes that her experience can eventually help others. “I was in a cult for 10 years,” Lenz, 42, shared on the Monday,…[Continue Reading...]

I Narrowly Escaped Being Recruited By A Cult. Then I Realized I Was Already In One.

Published July 11, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Gwen Shamblin, leaving cults, Remnant Fellowship

The author is pictured at church camp. While visiting an exhibit at the Frist Art Museum in Tennessee, I recognized the familiar face of an old schoolmate. “Oh, hey E,” I greeted her.She made eye contact but turned away without…[Continue Reading...]

5 members of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations charged with child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania

Published July 10, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal charges, Jehovah's Witnesses, Pennsylvania, sexual abuse

Five members of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations were charged with child sexual abuse by the Pennsylvania’s attorney general on Friday, following a yearslong investigation into allegations of sexual abuse in the religious community. The children were all also members of Jehovah’s…[Continue Reading...]

Mother, son allege prominent Pensacola priest abused him as a child at private school.

Published July 10, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged clergy abuse, Florida, Monsignor James Flaherty, Pensacola, Roman Catholic priest, sexual abuse

Around 2011, the family of a Pensacola middle-school student, who was struggling with bullying, moved the boy to a new school hoping the change would help. The boy’s mother enrolled him at St. John the Evangelist, a private Catholic school…[Continue Reading...]

Mormons walk away from major multinational tax evasion scheme

Published July 10, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged LDS, Mormon Church, Mormons, tax exemptions

The Mormon Church is significantly reducing its use of a controversial shell company after an investigation revealed it had engaged in alleged serious tax evasion in Australia. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormons,…[Continue Reading...]

Gordon Robertson Appointed Chancellor of Regent University

Published July 10, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged CBN, Christian Broadcasting Network, Gordon Robertson, Pat Robertson

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (July 10, 2023) – The Regent University Board of Trustees has named Gordon Robertson the Chancellor of Regent University, succeeding his father, Dr. M.G. “Pat” Robertson, who passed away on June 8, 2023. In addition to his…[Continue Reading...]

Alex Jones begs for God to destroy the Earth ‘for the children’

Published July 10, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Alex Jones, bankruptcy, conspiracy theories, InfoWars, lawsuits

Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has a new desperate prayer to God: kill everyone. Speaking on his Sunday show, Jones' logic was a little convoluted, but essentially he wants the world to be blown up before anyone else can do…[Continue Reading...]