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Mormon whistleblower calls church investments “a clandestine hedge fund”

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged billions, Ensign Peak Advisors, investment portfolio, LDS, Mormon Church, Mormons

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' finances faced renewed scrutiny Sunday when CBS aired an interview with a whistleblower who alleges the church tried to hide billions of dollars and violated its tax-exempt status. What they’re saying: The…[Continue Reading...]

Mormon church has $100bn ‘clandestine hedge fund’, says whistleblower

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged billions, Ensign Peak Advisors, investment portfolio, LDS, Mormon Church, Mormons

A former investment manager for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says that the organization stockpiled more than $100bn in funding intended for charity work but never spent it on such projects. “It was really a clandestine hedge…[Continue Reading...]

Mormon who left Wall St. to work for charity blows whistle on what he says is his church’s “clandestine hedge fund”

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged billions, Ensign Peak Advisors, investment portfolio, LDS, Mormon Church, Mormons

Every religion has its mysteries. One of the closest guarded secrets of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been its wealth. In this report, you will hear for the first time about its remarkable size from a…[Continue Reading...]

Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, has donated at least $21M to Scientology

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged donations, millions, Nancy Cartwright, Scientologist, Scientology

¡Ay Caramba! Simpsons star Nancy Cartwright — the longtime voice of Bart Simpson — has been honored for donating at least $21 million to the Church of Scientology, according to a new report. Cartwright, who has voiced the young rascal…[Continue Reading...]

Children forced to starve in hot sun as part of doomsday cult mass suicide: reports

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, cult leader, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie Nthenge

A Christian doomsday cult in Kenya targeted children to die first in its final days, starving them to death before the adults followed through with the same plan. Police are investigating what appeared to be a mass suicide in the…[Continue Reading...]

He Told Followers to Starve to Meet Jesus. Why Did So Many Do It?

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

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

SHAKAHOLA, Kenya — Delirious from hunger, a believer who had brought his family to live with a Christian doomsday cult in a remote wilderness in southeastern Kenya sent a distraught text to his younger sister this month. While he begged…[Continue Reading...]

JJ Vallow’s family send powerful message to convicted ‘cult mom’ Lori

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murder convictions

The grandparents of Joshua “JJ” Vallow sent a powerful message to his mother Lori Vallow after she was convicted of all charges in the murders of the seven-year-old boy, his sister Tylee Ryan, 16, and Chad Daybell’s first wife Tammy.…[Continue Reading...]

‘I was sexually abused aged 12… the church hushed it up so I didn’t bring shame on my family. They can’t silence me any longer’: WAG Rebekah Vardy reveals the trauma of growing up a Jehovah’s Witness – and why she brands it a ‘dangerous cult’

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged child abuse, Jehovah's Witnesses, personal story

In Rebekah Vardy's childhood home there were no birthdays or Christmases, television and books were censored and she was warned that youthful mischief or bad manners would bring down the wrath of God on her. As a Jehovah's Witness, she…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow verdict – live: Brandon Boudreaux seeks ‘forgiveness’ for doomsday mom as she faces new charges

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, cult mom, extradition, Lori Vallow, murder conviction

“Doomsday cult mom” Lori Vallow has been convicted of murdering her two children and conspiring to murder her new husband Chad Daybell’s first wife. The jury of seven men and five women reached a verdict on Friday after nearly seven…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya doomsday cult death toll climbs to 201, regional official says

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged 201 dead, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya

SHAKAHOLA FOREST, Kenya, May 13 (Reuters) - Searchers for survivors and victims of a doomsday cult in Kenya's Shakahola forest discovered 22 more bodies on Saturday, according to a regional governmental official. The discoveries bring the death toll of one…[Continue Reading...]