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Infant remains found, American kids freed in raid on Jewish cult

Published May 15, 2025 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged children rescued, cults, government raid, Guatemala, Lev Tahor

Guatemala's interior ministry confirmed on Thursday morning the release of four children from the grip of Lev Tahor, an ultra-orthodox Jewish sect known for its extreme and insular practices, residing in a compound in the Santa Rosa district. Interior Minister…[Continue Reading...]

Location-sharing apps linked to increased risk of digital coercive control, eSafety Commission research finds

Published May 15, 2025 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Coercive cotnrol, location apps, online tracking

Nearly one in five young adults believe tracking a partner's location is to be expected in a relationship, new research has found. The eSafety Commission study has linked location-sharing apps with an increased risk of coercive control. More than 13…[Continue Reading...]

Scientology wants more Clearwater land. Some residents have another idea.

Published May 15, 2025 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Clearwater, Florida, real estate, Scientologists, Scientology

A grassroots campaign to memorialize African American history in Clearwater — and thwart the Church of Scientology from purchasing another piece of downtown land — has picked up backers and detractors ahead of a key vote. Dubbed #SaveTheGarden, local residents…[Continue Reading...]

How close did the Aum cult come to getting a nuclear bomb?

Published May 15, 2025 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Aum Shinrikyo, cult leader, doomsday cult. Shoko Asahara, Japan, nuclear bomb

On March 20 this year, people in Tokyo observed the 30th anniversary of the doomsday cult Aum Supreme Truth's nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. Writing in Shukan Shincho (May 15), reporter Koji Kiyota relates the Aum's activities…[Continue Reading...]

Women’s empowerment branding belied focus on men at ‘sex cult,’ trial witnesses say

Published May 15, 2025 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged court testimony, criminal trial, cults, New York, Nicole Daedone, One Taste, OneTaste, Rachel Cherwitz

BROOKLYN (CN) — The contradictory nature of a Bay Area company that sold ritualized sex acts as a form of meditation was on full display Wednesday as a trial continued to unfold against two former leaders of the organization. Nicole Daedone,…[Continue Reading...]