In 1978, when I was nine years old, I unexpectedly moved to India with my free-spirited mother, who had recently become a disciple of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (later known as Osho). Like others of her generation, she was swept up…[Continue Reading...]
Newly appointed Justice Minister Hideki Makihara, who has admitted to attending dozens of Unification Church events in the past, reaffirmed Friday that he has cut all ties with the religious group. The 53-year-old minister admitted Tuesday that he and his…[Continue Reading...]
A woman has revealed what it was like growing up in a sex cult and how she’s using her experience to help others. When she was just four years old, Inka Winter moved to the commune. What was supposed to…[Continue Reading...]
TOKYO -- The ruling and opposition parties in Japan have entered a de facto election campaign after the dissolution of the House of Representatives on Oct. 9. With the issue of "money in politics" among other points of contention, voters…[Continue Reading...]
The wild life of a 1920s cult leader who started a colony near Nanaimo, scammed his followers, then escaped on a tugboat will be explored at the Nanaimo Museum next week. Brother XII [Twelve], real name Edward Arthur Wilson, was…[Continue Reading...]
Days following the Nevada Supreme Court's dismissal of an initial indictment against Nathan Chasing Horse, authorities have filed new criminal charges. Accused of leading a cult, the former actor now faces allegations of sexual misconduct involving minors. A report by…[Continue Reading...]
Lori Vallow, the so-called “cult mom” who was found guilty last year of murdering her two children, has claimed for the first time that her daughter was to blame for the death of her son — and that the teenager…[Continue Reading...]
MANILA – A detained Philippine pastor who is also wanted in the US for sex trafficking children registered on Oct 8 to run in next year’s senate elections. Apollo Quiboloy, an ally of former president Rodrigo Duterte, is a self-proclaimed…[Continue Reading...]
Twenty-four of the 54 state ministers and parliamentary vice ministers in Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet had ties to the religious group Unification Church, according to an analysis by The Asahi Shimbun. However, none were found to have been implicated…[Continue Reading...]
Documentaries about cults have become sensationalist streaming fodder in recent years, but Children of The Cult strips away the headlines and brings you face to face with victims and their stories. It’s an investigation into the Rajneesh Movement, a cult…[Continue Reading...]
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