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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...]

Witness narrates how Mackenzie distorted Bible verses to defend deadly Shakahola fasting cult

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A witness has described how controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie twisted Bible scripture to justify a mass starvation ritual that left scores dead in Shakahola, Kilifi County. During Tuesday’s court session, the witness testified that Mackenzie cited passages from the Book…[Continue Reading...]

Unification Church leader arrested in bribery case involving former South Korean president’s wife

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The 82-year-old leader of the Unification Church was arrested in South Korea early Tuesday as investigators probe allegations that the church bribed the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker. Hak Ja Han the widow…[Continue Reading...]

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