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Scientology looms large, as jurors to decide Danny Masterson’s fate in second rape trial

Published May 17, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Danny Masterson, Los Angeles, rape trial, Scientology

Each of the women who have accused Danny Masterson of raping them in the early 2000s said they feared two things: the once-beloved sitcom actor’s violent outbursts and the life-altering consequences they might face for opposing the powerful Church of…[Continue Reading...]

Voice of Bart Simpson lives frugally while donating $21m to Scientology: Nancy Cartwright lives in $2.2m home that’s modest by Hollywood standards and was church’s top donor in 2007 after handing over $10m – DOUBLE her salary

Published May 17, 2023 By admin

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

One of the biggest donors to the Church of Scientology made her fortune as the voice of Bart Simpson - and lives relatively modestly while donating huge sums to the religious group. Nancy Cartwright, 65, was revealed on Tuesday to…[Continue Reading...]

Inside the Cult of Stefan Molyneux: A Historical Exploration of Far-Right Radicalisation on YouTube

Published May 17, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged alleged cult leader, online radicalization, online recruitment, Stefan Molyneux

Introduction On June 29, 2020, YouTube removed 25,000 channels, including several prominent white supremacist figures such as David Duke, Richard Spencer, and Stefan Molyneux. While Duke and Spencer were generally well-known white supremacist figures, Molyneux specifically built his reputation on…[Continue Reading...]

‘Threats, grooming, exploitation’: How we escaped the evangelist church ‘cult’

Published May 17, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized

Forcibly held and interrogated, she alleges that she and other members of the congregation would be put through humiliating, frightening and physically painful ordeals that lasted up to an hour, leaving them sore and bruised. ‘They put their hands on…[Continue Reading...]

Unease as kin denied access to Shakahola ‘cult’ rescuees

Published May 17, 2023 By admin

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

The government has been accused of denying friends and relatives access to persons rescued from the Shakahola forest. Some of the families affected by the deaths of more than 210 people and the disappearance of at least 610 people have…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow verdict – latest: Idaho juror speaks out as ‘cult mom’ indicted in Arizona murder conspiracy

Published May 17, 2023 By admin

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

“Doomsday cult mom” Lori Vallow has been indicted by a grand jury in Maricopa County, Arizona, for conspiracy to commit the murder of Brandon Boudreaux more than a year ago. The development comes just days after Vallow, 49, was found…[Continue Reading...]

‘Psychic medium’ convicted of deception after convincing man to give her €10,000

Published May 16, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal conviction, Debbie Paget, fraud, Ireland, psychics

A home carer and “psychic medium” has been convicted of deceiving a man of €10,000 by telling him his deceased father had told her he should give her the money. Debbie Paget (56) of Knowth Court, Ballymun, Dublin was on…[Continue Reading...]

Fewer evangelicals support public school childhood vaccine requirements, survey shows

Published May 16, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Christian fundamentalists, evangelicals, support for vaccines, United States, vaccines

(RNS) — In what could be a sign of COVID-19’s influence, some sectors of U.S. society — specifically white evangelicals and Republicans — are showing a growing aversion to the requirement that schoolchildren be vaccinated for illnesses like mumps and…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow Daybell Found Guilty of Murder: A Timeline of the ‘Doomsday Mom’ Case

Published May 16, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult mom, Lori Vallow, murders, timeline

After a nearly seven-week trial, an Idaho jury has returned a guilty verdict against a mother charged with killing her two children in 2019. The jury convicted Lori Vallow Daybell, 49, of murdering her 16-year-old daughter, Tylee Ryan, and 7-year-old…[Continue Reading...]

Mormon Church responds to whistleblower’s financial allegations

Published May 16, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged billions, Ensign Peak Advisers Inc., investments, LDS, Mormon Church, Mormons

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pushed back Monday on a "60 Minutes" report detailing a whistleblower's allegations of illegal financial practices by the church and its investment company. Catch up quick: David Nielsen, a former investment adviser…[Continue Reading...]