A man who grew up inside the religious sect that inspired Netflix’s ‘Unchosen’ has lifted the lid on its ”rules, isolation and homophobia”. Ben Woodbury, 35, was born into the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church in Windsor, Australia, before leaving the…[Continue Reading...]
In short: Thomas Sewell has uploaded antisemitic and homophobic rants to social media platform Instagram, despite his Neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network being banned by the government. ABC NEWS Verify has geolocated the videos to a property in Victoria, owned…[Continue Reading...]
The federal government has banned a neo-Nazi group, formerly known as the National Socialist Network (NSN), adding it to the prohibited hate group list. Under hate group laws introduced after the Bondi Beach terror attack, a new legal framework was…[Continue Reading...]
A curious 19-year-old Adelaide University student has lifted the lid on an “apocalyptic sect”, revealing how the group uses love-bombing, guilt-tripping and psychological pressure to recruit new members. Watch video at link below[Continue Reading...]
A prominent sect has denied telling members to euthanise their pets, but confirmed they have been urged to get rid of them. Members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, better known as the Exclusive Brethren, were told households needed to…[Continue Reading...]
Police in Brisbane are investigating an incident that saw over 200 individuals, predominantly teenagers, storm the Church of Scientology on George Street as part of a viral social media trend. The event, which unfolded over the weekend, culminated in acts…[Continue Reading...]
Teens have run riot in Brisbane’s CBD after a failed attempt to storm the Church of Scientology building as part of a viral social media trend. Around 200 teenagers descended on George Street on Saturday afternoon, attempting what’s known as…[Continue Reading...]
A viral social media craze has hit Australia after two teenagers were arrested attempting to “speedrun” the Church of Scientology in Sydney. The trend sees teens filming themselves storming religious buildings to see how far they can get before being…[Continue Reading...]
In mid-2009, British citizen Simon Kadwill-Kelly was waiting patiently in a long queue of cars on a ferry returning from France. He was excited at the thought of returning to his home in the United Kingdom. But when he reached…[Continue Reading...]
A little girl was killed by her parents after being returned home by authorities despite concerns from medical experts over her family’s extreme religious beliefs, a coroner has heard. Eight-year-old Elizabeth Rose Struhs died on January 7, 2022 at her…[Continue Reading...]
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