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Texas Woman and ‘Lost African Tribe’ in Scotland Forest Finally Sacked: ‘As Landowners We Took Action’

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After months defying eviction notices and grabbing international media attention, 21-year-old Texan woman, alongside two self-styled “royals” claiming to rule over an “African kingdom”, has been evicted from their base in a makeshift camp inside a Scottish forest. Kaura Taylor…[Continue Reading...]

Court dismisses lawmaker’s, Unification Church leader’s petitions against arrest

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A Seoul court has dismissed the petitions of Rep. Kweon Seong-dong and Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja against their arrests, keeping them in custody over their alleged exchange of illegal political funds for favors. The Seoul Central District Court issued…[Continue Reading...]

Doomsday cult leader talked followers into deadly ritual while still in jail, police say

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Doomsday cult preacher Paul Mackenzie contacted his followers while in jail and convinced them to starve themselves to death in a fasting ritual, preliminary police investigations indicate. More than 450 graves were discovered in the Shakahola Forest, Malindi, in 2023,…[Continue Reading...]

Mother calls for ‘brainwashed’ daughter living with ‘cult’ in Scottish wood to be deported back to Texas

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A Texas woman has told Sky News an African "cult" brainwashed, lured and coerced her daughter to move 4,000 miles away to a Scottish forest by preying on her vulnerabilities. Aspiring lawyer Kaura Taylor, 21, was reported missing from Dallas…[Continue Reading...]

At a cult compound in rural Iowa, death prayers and doomsday prep gave way to ‘natural’ health grifts and costly tests of faith

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On Dec. 12, 1972, cult leader John Robert Stevens made a big announcement: he was a time traveler. “I had a real meeting with the Lord,” Stevens told his followers in the Living Word Fellowship (LWF), also called the Walk.…[Continue Reading...]

Shakahola cult: How Mackenzie forged documents to register Good News Church

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Fresh revelations have emerged in the ongoing Shakahola massacre trial, with Shanzu court being told that controversial preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie allegedly forged key documents to register his religious organisation, Good News International Church. The claims were made as prosecutors…[Continue Reading...]

Unification Church Leader Appears for Special Counsel Questioning Again

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The leader of the Unification Church has been summoned for questioning again by the special counsel team investigating former first lady Kim Keon-hee. Eighty-two-year-old Han Hak-ja arrived at special counsel Min Joong-ki’s office in central Seoul around 10 a.m. Monday…[Continue Reading...]

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