Synanon was the brainchild of Charles “Chuck” Dederich. The infamous cult leader died in 1997, but the story of his reformative-turned-destructive drug rehabilitation organization is now the center of a four-part docuseries on HBO. Titled The Synanon Fix: Did The…[Continue Reading...]
Shincheonji, a religious movement born in South Korea, has been active in Europe for around a decade, causing confusion among young people interested in the Christian faith, according to church leaders in several countries. In Switzerland, the Evangelical Alliance (SEA-RES)…[Continue Reading...]
) — Three members of the extremist Jewish Lev Tahor religious cult were convicted of kidnapping two children by a New York court on Wednesday.Brothers Yoil Weingarten, Yakov Weingarten and Shmiel Weingarten were convicted of child exploitation and kidnapping for…[Continue Reading...]
When Theo Pratt saw her sister in India’s Gloriavale outpost last year, she was horrified. “She was just like a shell of the person I remembered as my sister. I was very taken aback, I didn’t expect it to be…[Continue Reading...]
It takes immense bravery to leave the confines of an insular, tightly knit community like Gloriavale. Especially when it’s the only life you’ve ever known and you’ve been told since birth that the community is your sanctuary from an outside…[Continue Reading...]
A former Monsey resident who joined a fringe sect of ultra Orthodox Judaism and is accused of kidnapping two children to return them to the group in Guatemala testified at his federal trial that he was convinced the children were…[Continue Reading...]
THE family of Ariffin Mohammed, famously known as Ayah Pin, has denied allegations that they are involved in attempts to revive the Kerajaan Langit (Sky Kingdom) deviant group. An unnamed female relative told Kosmo! that family members are prepared to…[Continue Reading...]
Actress Susan Pwajok recounts her ordeal with Boko Haram Nollywood actress and “The Johnson” star, Susan Pwajok, has recounted her ordeal with dreadful sect, Boko Haram. The actress, who spoke in the latest episode of her podcast, Surviving Lagos, alongside…[Continue Reading...]
KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu police have yet to find any clues or attempts to revive the teachings of the late Ayah Pin, which were declared deviant in 1997. Terengganu police chief Datuk Mazli Mazlan said that during his recent visit to…[Continue Reading...]
Forget murders, Netflix‘s latest hot doc is about schools. Only they’re not really schools, they are prisons, they make millions of dollars and destroy thousands of lives, and the bigwigs at the top of these horrific establishments keep getting away…[Continue Reading...]
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