KANSAS CITY, Kan. — For nearly two decades, local government officials in Kansas City, Kansas — operating under the pretense of reviving a neighborhood they considered blighted and dangerous — aided a quasi-religious group whose leaders now face federal charges…[Continue Reading...]
Hulu’s new documentary Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown explores the terrifying murders that took place in the small town of Jonestown in 1978. Reports indicate that a cult leader, Jim Jones, established Jonestown in Guyana in 1974 and instructed…[Continue Reading...]
Hundreds of texts between members of a faith-healing group in the week a young girl lay dying from her diabetic condition have been revealed in court. Fourteen members of the religious circle known as The Saints are on trial charged…[Continue Reading...]
Ex-members and parents of devotees of the Shincheonji Church have hailed a council’s decision to ban its building from becoming a legal teaching base as a positive step towards shutting down the religious sect’s activities in Perth for good. Cambridge…[Continue Reading...]
A member of a cult-like church group charged with causing a diabetic girl's death told his father 'peace, healing and comfort are your birthright', urging him to have a 'peaceful sleep' as the child lay dying. Texts sent by members…[Continue Reading...]
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A group of alleged squatters identified by viewers of a recent Atlanta News First investigation as members of a polygamist group have been evicted from the DeKalb County house in which they were residing.…[Continue Reading...]
Opponents of the controversial Shincheonji Church are demanding their council channel Pink Floyd’s view on education and deny the religious movement’s quest to keep using its West Leederville teaching base. The group has run its teachings from an office in…[Continue Reading...]
The leader of a church group described as a “cult” has questioned a witness at his murder trial over a confrontation they had over her teenage daughter’s membership, while the sister of the dead eight-year old girl spoke about the…[Continue Reading...]
A married couple charged with a diabetic girl’s manslaughter began to stop using their glasses and threw out all creams and medications, a court has been told. Lachlan Schoenfisch and his wife Samantha are two of 14 defendants charged with…[Continue Reading...]
If you're a fan of learning about cults, this has been your year for streaming. From "Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God" to "Escaping Twin Flames," there has been no shortage of storylines exploring religious extremism in 2023.…[Continue Reading...]
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