HBO's latest true crime docuseries Breath of Fire is another saga of a spiritual community accused of cult-like behaviors. Based on Haley Phelan's Vanity Fair article "The Second Coming of Guru Jagat," the four-part series—which premiered on October 23, 2024,…[Continue Reading...]
MANILA, Philippines — Apollo Quiboloy ordered the killing of some of his followers who had left the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) because “they knew too much” about his alleged sex crimes, such as grooming girls as young as 11…[Continue Reading...]
A Malaysian conglomerate under investigation for child abuse and money laundering eluded authorities for years by hiding behind a thriving global Islamic business network, according to police and the company's now-offline website. Horrific allegations of child sexual assault came to…[Continue Reading...]
SINGAPORE: She was just 17 when forced to marry the son of an influential member of Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB) Holdings, a controversial Malaysian conglomerate in global headlines for allegations of sexual abuse, human trafficking and religious deviance…[Continue Reading...]
Video clips related to the Shakahola forest cult, linked to controversial pastor Paul Makenzie, were shown in court for the first time, revealing numerous malnourished followers unable to escape from police during a raid. The footage depicts women lying helplessly…[Continue Reading...]
After having requested leave as a Congress Representative, Clara Luz Flores ended up in the Ministry of the Interior (Secretaría de Gobernación: Segob) as head of the Unit of Religious Affairs, Prevention and Reconstruction of the Social Fabric. The former…[Continue Reading...]
(PALMER LAKE, Colo.) — The Living Word Fellowship — now widely known as a cult — donated 28 acres along Highway 105 to the Town of Palmer Lake several years ago. Now, the community is debating what to do with…[Continue Reading...]
If you’re a reader of 19th-century literature, you’ve probably rifled through the footnotes at times to find out what now-obscure words mean. One word that crops up in the works of Dickens and occasionally as late as the 1930s is…[Continue Reading...]
The Liberal Democratic Party said it will continue working to thoroughly sever its ties with the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, formerly known as the Unification Church, while opposition parties called for the establishment of a third-party organization…[Continue Reading...]
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