A Philippine senator revealed Monday, September 18 that a "cult" in Socorro, Surigao del Norte has been victimizing over 1,000 minors and subjecting them to "rape, sexual violence, child abuse, and forced marriage." Sen. Risa Hontiveros said based on her…[Continue Reading...]
The central government has determined that the Unification Church religious group should be dissolved and plans to request the Tokyo District Court to issue such an order as early as October, sources said. This approach was reached after conducting an…[Continue Reading...]
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has suggested his administration will make a final judgement on whether to seek a court order to disband a group widely known as the Unification Church as a religious corporation. The education and culture ministry…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL—Authorities in Fiji have smashed a South Korean cult that threatened to take over the South Pacific nation’s economy, arresting four of its leaders and sending two of them back to Korea. The crackdown on the Grace Road Church shocked…[Continue Reading...]
A commission for Japan's Justice Ministry has decided to maintain strict controls over a group called Aleph, formerly known as the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, saying the group has failed to submit required reports on its activities. Aum members carried…[Continue Reading...]
How can you tell if an organization is a cult? The answer lies in the level of dogmatism. The higher the level of certainty about a multitude of topics, the more likely it’s a cult. The more the cult member…[Continue Reading...]
The government plans to seek a court order to dissolve the Unification Church as early as mid-October following an investigation into the group’s activities triggered by the murder last year of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. It also plans to call…[Continue Reading...]
A former member of a controversial religious cult has spoken out about her experiences - and will tell a Glasgow audience how to recognise the red flags themselves. The Children of God - currently known as The Family International -…[Continue Reading...]
Catherine Oxenberg spent seven years desperately trying to rescue her daughter from a cult. Finally when her daughter was safe, Catherine breathed a sigh of relief - but the trauma took an extensive toll on her body. It all started…[Continue Reading...]
Ex-members of an underground Christian 'cult' have laid bare the harrowing abuse that they suffered at the hands of its leaders - and accused the organization of harboring a slew of sexual predators and failing to report them to the…[Continue Reading...]
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