Lighthouse promises life coaching to help people realise their dreams. But an 18-month investigation by the BBC finds it takes over people's lives, separates people from their loved ones and harasses its critics. Jeff Leigh-Jones had only been part of…[Continue Reading...]
The head of Korean religious cult Baby Garden, Kim Ki Soon, one of four church cult leaders featured in documentary In The Name of God: A Holy Betrayal, has sued Netflix for 300mil won (S$307.8K) in damages. The eight-part series,…[Continue Reading...]
THREE DANCERS WHO previously worked with the controversial church-aligned company 7M Films are suing their previous talent manager and pastor. Aubrey Fisher-Greene, Kylie Douglas, and Kevin “Konkrete” Davis have joined four other complainants in accusing 7M owner and pastor of…[Continue Reading...]
THE leader of a secretive NYC "cult" - that Adam Driver's mother-in-law was a member of for years - once blamed and openly mocked a follower for the sexual abuse they suffered as a child, according to a lawsuit. Spencer…[Continue Reading...]
Her husband, Johannes (John) de Ruiter, was charged in January with four counts of sexual assault. At the time, police said they received reports he “informed certain female group members that he was directed by a spirit to engage in…[Continue Reading...]
Jason and Jennifer Veras had been together since high school. “We were a loving family. We were a happy family. We barely had any issues throughout our 23 years in a relationship,” Jason said. “Until she brought Liana Shanti into…[Continue Reading...]
They were once a family. They lived in a mansion. They prayed together. They cooked and ate and did chores together. They worked side by side and shared their earnings and expenses. They cared for one another’s children and vacationed…[Continue Reading...]
When teenagers and young adults in Missouri and Kansas struggle with addiction and alcohol abuse, some turn to outpatient groups based on the idea that substance abuse treatment has to be fun and feel good for it to stick —…[Continue Reading...]
Browsing through an antique bookstore in Quito, I stumbled on a book called Shabono: A Visit to a Remote and Magical World in the South American Rain Forest, written by an anthropologist named Florinda Donner. Published in 1982, I expected…[Continue Reading...]
A missing aristocrat who is on the run with her rapist partner and newborn baby may have been brainwashed at a Nigerian church where “disciples” were allegedly abused by the group’s self-proclaimed prophet. Constance Marten, who has been missing with…[Continue Reading...]
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