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SXSW First Look: ‘Satan Wants You’ Digs Into The Satanic Panic Of The 1980s, And Shows How “Cult Conspiracies… Distort Our Reality Today”

Published March 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 1980s, false memories, Satanic panic, Satanism

EXCLUSIVE: In the 1980s America was gripped by “Satanic Panic,” a fear that devil-worshipping cretins were engaged in secret ritualistic abuse and child sacrifice. These fanciful and irrational notions didn’t come out of nowhere. The documentary Satan Wants You, premiering…[Continue Reading...]

Serena Williams baptized as a Jehovah’s Witness months after retiring: Why is she doing it now?

Published March 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Jehovah's Witnesses Tagged baptized, Serene Williams

Life after professional tennis has started for Serena Williams, and it has taken her down a path that not many would have predicted it to. Widely considered as the greatest-ever female tennis player and one of the very best the…[Continue Reading...]

Child sex assault charges dropped against southern Colorado Jehovah’s Witness church member

Published March 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Colorado, Colorado Springs, Jehovah's Witnesses, sexual abuse allegations

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Charges have been dropped against a Florissant man accused of sexually assaulting eight children tied to a Jehovah’s Witnesses church, where the suspect was reportedly a respected elder. Shawn Swisher was in Teller County court…[Continue Reading...]

Indonesians talk of joining Korean religious ‘sect’

Published March 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, Indonesia, Korean cult, recruitment, Shincheonji, Witness Lee Man-Hee

ndonesia is no stranger to religious movements that derive from Abrahamic religions. Here, The Jakarta Post delves into the origin of a religious movement in South Korea that has been dubbed a cult, as well as its presence in Indonesia.…[Continue Reading...]

DKZ’s Agency Addresses Kyoungyoon’s Parents’ Reported Affiliation With JMS Cult

Published March 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, JMS., Jung Myung-seok, Korean cult, Providence Church

DKZ’s agency has officially addressed the reports of Kyoungyoon’s parents’ affiliation with the JMS cult spotlighted in the recent documentary “In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal.” “In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal” is a new documentary…[Continue Reading...]

Parents of DKZ’s Kyoungyoon linked with infamous JMS cult, they claim ignorance and cut ties

Published March 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, JMS., Jung Myung-seok, Korean cult, Providence Church

DKZ member Kyoungyoon has recently become embroiled in controversy due to the association of his parents with an infamous cult. In a recently released documentary by Netflix, called In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal, a Korean cult called…[Continue Reading...]

Santa Barbara’s New State Street Hotel Opens — The Drift Replaces Old Scientology Building

Published March 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged California, real estate, Santa Barbara, Scientology

Last week, Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse and enough members of the City Council to constitute a Brown Act violation assembled on the 500 block of State Street to celebrate the grand opening of a new boutique hotel — the Drift — located in…[Continue Reading...]

Scientology Looking To Recruit ‘Elvis’ Star Austin Butler After Lisa Marie Presley’s Death, Sources Claim

Published March 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged celebrities, Hollywood, Scientologists, Scientology

"Priscilla Presley joined Scientology after Elvis died and never officially left the church," an insider shared. "Her famous friendship with Austin — and famous Scientologist Tom Cruise's sudden interest in the young star — is no coincidence." Sources claim the religious group…[Continue Reading...]

Alex Fong Opens Up About New Girlfriend, An Alleged Korean Cult Victim Who Has Appeared In Netflix Docu

Published March 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes, Cult TV Tagged cult leader, Jesus Morning Star, JMS., Jung Myung-seok, Korean cult, Providence Church, sexual abuse

Barely a week after  Nancy Wu friendzoned Alex Fong in an interview, the actor has gone public about his relationship with someone who’s not in showbiz – though some people may recognise her from a Netflix documentary. The 43-year-old star  and former national swimmer…[Continue Reading...]

Father-of-three who lives off-grid with his family reveals he sought peace after his mother was ‘brainwashed’ by a ‘religious cult’

Published March 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized

A father-of-three who lives in a remote, self-sufficient house has revealed how he sought the off-grid life after being raised by a mother who was 'brainwashed' by a religious 'cult'. Magnus, 49, told Ben Fogle how his tumultuous childhood in…[Continue Reading...]