When Prem Sargam was six years old, her father left his job with IBM and disappeared from their home in Devon to join an ashram in Pune, India, in pursuit of spiritual enlightenment as a sannyasin or religious adherent. She…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX (CN) — The prosecution in a federal trial against two Arizona men accused of aiding and abetting a child sex abuse ring within a fundamentalist Mormon sect rested its case Thursday afternoon, closing with a witness who says she…[Continue Reading...]
MANILA, Philippines — Adoption and family reintegration are being planned for 32 children who are in shelters funded by the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC), whose assets were frozen last month after its televangelist founder Apollo Quiboloy was charged with…[Continue Reading...]
This article contains distressing content. Bec Sonkkila was in her late 20s and newly in love with yoga when she first heard of the Mahasiddha yoga school in the Indian city of Rishikesh and decided to visit for a month.…[Continue Reading...]
TOKYO -- Garbage piled up in his family's home. He had to miss long stretches of school to take part in "study sessions." These were just two aspects of being a "blessed second-generation" member of the Unification Church (now the…[Continue Reading...]
The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about a Japanese ministry's request for an order to dissolve the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, formerly known as the Unification Church. Question: What leads up to a…[Continue Reading...]
In addition to owning the Shekinah Church, Robert Shinn founded 7M Films, a management firm that oversees social media influencers. Nonetheless, beneath the pretense of these organizations, he operated a cult that compelled all members to sever connections with their…[Continue Reading...]
The home is where Tammy Daybell, Chad's first wife, was found dead. Several months later, Chad had remarried Lori Vallow, and shortly after her two children were reported missing. In June of 2020, the two children's bodies were found on…[Continue Reading...]
A document describing the details of a report submitted by Tsuneo Kitamura, a Liberal Democratic Party candidate in the proportional representation part of the 2013 Upper House election, to the party's Election Strategy Headquarters at the party’s headquarters. It lists…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX (CN) — Two more witnesses in a federal child sex abuse trial surrounding a polygamist religious sect said defendant LaDell Bistline Jr. pressured them into marrying the man who sexually abused them for three years while they were children.…[Continue Reading...]
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