JEMIMA Farris, 50, was born into the abusive Children of God sect in America – where girls as young as 12 were expected to have sex with much older men. Here, she reveals how she finally reclaimed her life. Standing…[Continue Reading...]
Emily Watson has opened up about growing up in the School of Economic Science, the religion of which her parents were members. Before Watson was expelled from the organisation in 1996 due to her role in Breaking the Waves, she…[Continue Reading...]
A member of the South Korean boy band DKZ claimed he was unaware his parents were members of a controversial Christian church that came under fire following the airing of a Netflix drama series exposing the dark sides of four…[Continue Reading...]
Indonesia is no stranger to pseudo religious groups that are fused with Abrahamic religions. One notorious example is Komunitas Eden. In an article by The Jakarta Post, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI, Majelis Ulama Indonesia) concluded its long confrontation against…[Continue Reading...]
Prosecutor-General Lee One-seok had instructed prosecutors to do their best to ensure that stern punishment is imposed on Jung Myung-seok, the head of a religious movement at the center of controversy following a Netflix documentary. Lee made the call on…[Continue Reading...]
Netflix and Korean public broadcaster MBC on Thursday defeated a court application for an injunction to stop the airing of their documentary “In The Name of God: A Holy Betrayal.” The 8-part series began airing from Friday (March 3). It…[Continue Reading...]
An alleged cult leader and former actor accused of sexually assaulting Native American women and girls was indicted Wednesday on 19 felony charges. Nathan Chasing Horse, 46, made a brief court appearance in North Las Vegas Justice Court on Wednesday…[Continue Reading...]
A woman who allegedly beat her 2-year-old daughter to death with a piece of plastic pipe at a cult in Australia 30 years ago has been seriously assaulted while in prison. Ellen Craig, a New Zealand citizen, was ordered to…[Continue Reading...]
CORNER BROOK, N.L. — Looking back at her life as a follower of the Advanced Training Institute, Christine Faour believes she was “ripe for the picking” to be swept into a life in what she now recognizes as a cult.…[Continue Reading...]
It didn’t get a lot of attention, but back in November, a candidate representing one of the country’s most successful homegrown fascist movements got a little over 25,000 votes in her bid for Chuck Schumer’s Senate seat. This was Diane…[Continue Reading...]
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