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Edo special Security Squad arrest more cult leaders

Published July 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, gangs, government action, Nigeria

The arrest followed raids of some residences and black spots. Last week, over 12 persons were killed in different parts of the state while others were injured. Tagged ‘Operation Flush Out Kidnappers and Cultists’ the Special Squad made the arrest…[Continue Reading...]

Inside The Cult Of The Jesus Army | Preview (BBC Two)

Published July 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes

What began as a dream of harmonious community life gradually became a nightmare of abuse, the scale of which has taken decades to emerge. More than half a century ago a group of idealistic Christians, led by firebrand preacher Noel…[Continue Reading...]

Recognising coercive control: WA conference spotlights First Nations experiences with domestic violence

Published July 19, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abusive controlling relationships, Australia, coercive control

As Australia continues to grapple with alarmingly high rates of family and domestic violence, First Nations women and children remain disproportionately impacted. The Hatchery's Ending Coercive Control & Family Violence Conference will bring a national focus on distinct challenges faced…[Continue Reading...]

South Korea raids Unification Church as ex-first lady Kim’s corruption probe widens

Published July 19, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, cults, police raids, South Korea, Sun Myung Moon, Unification Church

Investigators on Friday raided the headquarters of the Unification Church in South Korea as part of a widening corruption inquiry involving former first lady Kim Keon-hee, marking another setback for the controversial religious group following the assassination of Japan’s ex-leader…[Continue Reading...]

Who are the Children of the Waning Star? Inside the TikTok cult everyone wants to ban

Published July 19, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Children of the Waning Star, online cult following, TikTok

We’ve seen a lot on TikTok, but after countless dance challenges and silly trends, the platform has birthed its very first cult: The Children of the Waning Star. It’s hard to believe that TikTok is only nine years old. In…[Continue Reading...]

I WITNESS: How to tell if you are a brainwashed cult member, Part One: An evening to remember

Published July 19, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, cult recruitment, cultsSun Myung Moon, Moonies, Unification Church

During my late adolescence, as I worked diligently to misspend my youth in a fairly spectacular fashion, I had dinner with the Moonies. The Moonies are formally known as members of the Unification Church, a religious cult led by the…[Continue Reading...]

Tracking Canada’s fascist fight clubs

Published July 18, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Canada, fight clubs, White supremacists

In public parks, gyms and martial arts clubs — where children take classes — some of Canada’s most notorious white supremacists are preparing for violence. The members of these fight clubs, known in white nationalist communities as “active clubs,” are…[Continue Reading...]

Unification Church raided as investigators target ex-first lady

Published July 18, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged corruption probe, cults, police raid, South Korea, Unification Church

The special counsel team investigating allegations against former first lady Kim Keon Hee raided premises belonging to the Unification Church on Friday, intensifying a probe into claims that she received luxury gifts from a church official in exchange for business…[Continue Reading...]

8 victims file abuse lawsuits against the El Paso, Las Cruces diocese

Published July 17, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA)-- Davis Kelin Law Firm, LLC and Huffman Wallace & Monagle, have filed eight lawsuits in the Third Judicial District in New Mexico against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces and the Catholic Diocese of…[Continue Reading...]

On polygamy and fundamentalism

Published July 17, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged FLDS, Kingston Group, polygamist groups, Polygamists, South Dakota, The Order

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Jim Hill, the former investigator for the Utah Attorney General’s Office, spent a lot of time looking at polygamy and he came away with a nuanced view. Polygamy, he contends, isn’t necessarily a problem. “It’s…[Continue Reading...]