A church in Wisconsin has announced it will disaffiliate from the Network, a non-denominational network of churches accused of operating like a cult. Citing an inability to “address issues and resolve concerns,” the church is the first to leave the…[Continue Reading...]
Some 2,000 police in the Philippines have begun the sixth day of their search for 'cult leader' and self-proclaimed 'owner of the universe' Apollo Quiboloy, believed to be hiding deep underground his church's 75-acre compound in southern Davao city. The…[Continue Reading...]
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A legendary French priest and a lifelong advocate of the homeless has been accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” his foundation said Wednesday, in the latest instance of a…[Continue Reading...]
A priest who was Poland’s main national organiser for World Youth Day (WYD) – a major global event for young people held by the Catholic church – has been charged with sexual abuse and placed in detention. Prosecutors in the…[Continue Reading...]
The former husband of a woman who left the Church of Scientology, alleging she was forced into marriage as a minor and sexually abused by her then-spouse, is denying her allegations in new court papers, calling her allegations “false and…[Continue Reading...]
CATHERINE COLDSTREAM says that she is staggered by the media interest in her memoir, Cloistered: My years as a nun. “People used to glaze over when I said I’m writing about my time as a nun,” she says. But the book is…[Continue Reading...]
NAIROBI, Kenya — Temitope Balogun Joshua — better known as T.B. Joshua — was a Nigerian charismatic pastor and televangelist whose ministry was dogged by one controversy after another until his death on June 5, 2021. Now it seems controversy…[Continue Reading...]
Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandal was released just a few days ago, exposing decades of coverup and abuse in the Independent Fundamental Baptist movement. If you haven’t watched it, understand that it’s gritty, raw and tear jerking. For…[Continue Reading...]
The FBI has interviewed several individuals who have alleged they were abused by members of the People of Praise (PoP), a secretive Christian sect that counts conservative supreme court justice Amy Coney Barrett as a lifelong member, according to sources…[Continue Reading...]
Now this is a strange one. Unsurprising, at this point, but strange nonetheless. There are corners of Holy Mother Church in which .css-1kzkd1m{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:.0625rem;text-decoration-color:#FF3A30;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:inherit;-webkit-transition:background 0.4s;transition:background 0.4s;word-break:break-word;background:linear-gradient(#ffffff, #ffffff 50%, #d5dbe3 50%, #d5dbe3);-webkit-background-size:100% 200%;background-size:100% 200%;}.css-1kzkd1m:hover{color:#000000;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;-webkit-background-position:100% 100%;background-position:100% 100%;} weird ideas beget weird behavior. From…[Continue Reading...]
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