SWIFT CURRENT, SASK. – The man who owns the former school where the self-proclaimed ‘Queen of Canada’ and her followers resided in the town of Richmound, Sask. had his court appearance adjourned Wednesday at Swift Current Provincial Court. Ricky Manz…[Continue Reading...]
Trust Me: The False Prophet follows cult psychology expert Christine Marie and her videographer husband Tolga Katas, who moved to Short Creek, Utah, to document and support a community in crisis. In 2011, Warren Jeffs — leader of the breakaway…[Continue Reading...]
Netflix has dropped a true crime doc exploring who took over from Warren Jeffs as the leader of his controversial cult. Trust Me: The False Prophet has landed on Netflix with cult researcher Christine Marie and her husband and videographer…[Continue Reading...]
Harrison Hill’s new book The Oracle’s Daughter: The Rise and Fall of An American Cult goes inside the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps and Sarah's dramatic exit from the group started by Deborah and Jim Green. Deborah remains at large…[Continue Reading...]
Samuel Bateman claimed he had divine authority to shepherd his own extremist sect of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS). In reality, he was orchestrating a multi-state scheme to conceal horrific sexual crimes. Netflix is reexamining…[Continue Reading...]
Clitoral stimulation as a path to spiritual connection, mental clarity and emotional wellbeing has been practiced for millennia. After being convicted on forced labor conspiracy charges related to the practice (and getting sentenced to nine years by a Brooklyn court…[Continue Reading...]
It's the organisation that Aussie A-lister Hugh Jackman considers his 'church'. But for critics of The School of Practical Philosophy, it is a quasi-religious 'sect' that has been described by some as cult-like. The organisation was founded in 1938 by…[Continue Reading...]
PUTNAM COUNTY, Ga. — Attorneys for imprisoned convicted cult leader, musician and author Dwight York, founder of the Nuwaubian Nation — a Black supremacist, Egyptian-themed and UFO-focused group — filed a Feb. 13 petition seeking humanitarian compassionate release. The petition…[Continue Reading...]
A Shanzu court ruled that controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie and his 95 co-accused have a case to answer over allegations of organized crime and radicalization linked to the deaths of more than 450 followers in Shakahola forest. This was seen…[Continue Reading...]
The formation of a religious group in KwaMaphumulo, north of Durban, has raised eyebrows online. The Ekhaya Labafundi bakaJehova (House of the students of Jehova) made headlines after more than 50 people gave up their families, jobs and even medical…[Continue Reading...]
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