Joaquin Phoenix’s life has always been unconventional. Born in Puerto Rico, the 50-year-old actor was raised by parents, Arlyn and John Lee Bottom, who shared a strong countercultural spirit. The couple met while hitchhiking, married soon after, and, disillusioned with…[Continue Reading...]
A MAN who fled an alleged religious cult when he was just 15 years old has revealed what life inside the group was like. It's been nearly five decades since Richard Kiers fled The Move with just a shoebox of…[Continue Reading...]
Four members of a "conspiracy group" that believed they could overrule the judicial system in England and Wales, have been found guilty of conspiring to kidnap a coroner. Watch video news report.[Continue Reading...]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former followers of an arrested Filipino televangelist confronted him in a Senate hearing Wednesday, accusing him of repeatedly abusing them sexually by portraying the assaults as their religious duty to the “appointed son of God.” Apollo…[Continue Reading...]
Despite having completed the best year in the history of cycling, Tadej Pogacar's life is not all sunshine and rainbows. The world champion's family has been plagued by tragedy. His cousin Julija has been missing for almost three years, with…[Continue Reading...]
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...]
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