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Crystal Ball Releases New Memoir – Diary of a Cult Girl That Exposes the Dark Side of Faith-Based Control

Published August 12, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bill Gothard, cults, Institute in Basic Life Principles, survivor story

“When you’re raised to fear the world, you never question the cage.” With these haunting words, Crystal Ball’s new memoir, Diary of a Cult Girl, launches readers into a gripping firsthand account of life inside one of America’s most quietly…[Continue Reading...]

Why Are There So Many Rationalist Cults?

Published August 12, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Rationalists, Zizians

The rationalist community was drawn together by AI researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky’s blog post series The Sequences, a set of essays about how to think more rationally. You would think, then, that they’d be paragons of critical thinking and skepticism —…[Continue Reading...]

Forced labor verdict sticks in sex cult leader case

Published August 12, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged appeal denied, criminal convictions, cult leaders, cults, Nicole Daedone, OneTaste, Rachel Cherwitz

BROOKLYN (CN) — A federal judge on Monday denied a bid to overturn the forced labor conspiracy conviction against two leaders of a Bay Area company that sold ritualized sex acts as a form of meditation. Nicole Daedone, 57, and…[Continue Reading...]

Kang Ji-seop confronts backlash over JMS cult ties, shares emotional struggles

Published August 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, cults, Jeong Myeong-seok, JMS. Providence Church, Kang Ji-seop, South Korea

Actor Kang Ji-seob said he went through a tough time with ruthless comments during the JMS cult controversy. On the 11th, actor Kang Ji-seob, who was involved in the JMS (Christian Gospel Mission) cult controversy, grants on MBN's 'Oh Eun-young…[Continue Reading...]

Didulo is pumping sewage into public park

Published August 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Canada, QAnon cult, Romana Didulo

The mayor of Richmound is calling for help from provincial officials. In a recent update shared on Facebook by Richmound's Mayor Brad Miller, he claims Romana Didulo and others staying at the former Richmound school are pumping sewage into the…[Continue Reading...]

David Jang’s Olivet Sect Hit With Racketeering Suit

Published August 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, David Jang, lawsuit, Olivet University

Companies, colleges and churches with alleged links to David Jang's Olivet Christian sect are being sued by a creditor who is claiming at least $8.6 million in damages over allegations of racketeering and wire fraud. Some of the companies have…[Continue Reading...]

Cult leader exploits followers amid tragedy and absurd justifications in South Korea

Published August 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse, cult leader, Park Myung-ho, South Korea

At 7:40 p.m. on the 11th, the crime analysis commentary show 'Hidden Eye,' featuring MC Kim Sung-joo, Kim Dong-hyun, Park Ha-sun, and Soyou, will explore crimes that anyone can experience in daily life. The three clips from the field address…[Continue Reading...]

Aunt of ‘beautiful’ boy starved and buried by religious-cult parents speaks of torment

Published August 10, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Abiyah Yasharahyalah, child abuse, cults, death, UK

The aunt of a 'beautiful' Birmingham toddler who died at the hands of his parents has paid tribute to her 'quiet' nephew, who loved soft play. The remains of three-year-old Abiyah Yasharahyalah were discovered in a Handsworth garden in December…[Continue Reading...]

How to watch Compass: Cult of the Saints in the US

Published August 10, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes, Cult TV Tagged Australia, Brendan Stevens, cult, cult leader, death, Elizabeth Struhs, Faith healing, medical neglect, The Saints

Here’s everything you need to know about Compass: Cult of the Saints, the ABC documentary investigating the tragic death of Elizabeth Struhs and the dangerous cult-like practices of The Saints. To watch Compass: Cult of the Saints in the US,…[Continue Reading...]

Child’s death drives churches to call out coercive control and cult-like behaviour

Published August 10, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged aith healing, Australia, cult, cult leader, death, Elizabeth Struhs, fBrendan Stevens, medical neglect, The Saints

How did one man convince 13 other people to let an eight-year-old girl die? This is the question haunting many people of faith in the southern Queensland town of Toowoomba. Elizabeth Struhs died after members of a cult called The…[Continue Reading...]