In April 2019, a website called The Cut published an article titled “The Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence.” "What happened to the group of bright college students who fell under the sway of a classmate’s father?" the subhead asked, introducing…[Continue Reading...]
A quarter-century after 6-year-old Haley Zega vanished in the Ozarks, her cousin revisits the story in a new book that connects the disappearance to a 1978 murder. The big picture: Part folksy family tale, part journalistic deep dive and part…[Continue Reading...]
A former Cabinet minister has admitted to lobbying in support of the Unification Church’s controversial 2015 name change, telling The Asahi Shimbun he acted because the group had provided him with crucial election support. Yoshiaki Harada, 81, a former environment…[Continue Reading...]
The Irish authorities are liaising with the FBI as part of a widening international investigation into alleged sexual abuse within a Christian sect founded in Ireland. The sect, commonly known as the Two by Twos, is facing documented allegations via…[Continue Reading...]
A middle-aged man was reportedly killed on Friday following a violent clash between suspected rival cult groups at the popular Oja-Oba Market in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. PUNCH Online reports that the incident, which occurred in the busy commercial…[Continue Reading...]
On March 4, the Tokyo High Court ordered the dissolution of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly the Unification Church) under the Religious Corporations Act, following a request by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and…[Continue Reading...]
Apple TV has released the official trailer for Twisted Yoga, a new three-part true crime docuseries that digs into the disturbing story behind a global tantric yoga network. Watch the trailer above, then read on for more about the investigation…[Continue Reading...]
A man who allegedly molested three boys from his Tucson church has been indicted a second time for felony child sex crimes — this time, relating to the alleged abuse of a boy during church services in the early 2000s.…[Continue Reading...]
Alem Derege reflects on two unsettling encounters with the secretive religious group Shincheonji, which both The Church of England and Alpha’s Nicky Gumbel have named a ‘cult’. She shares a personal warning about spiritual manipulation, online recruitment tactics and the…[Continue Reading...]
The Tokyo High Court has upheld a decision to dissolve the Unification Church, a controversial religious organisation linked with the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. Tetsuya Yamagami, the convicted murderer who was sentenced to life in prison,…[Continue Reading...]
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