Two excommunicated Spanish nuns who have joined a sect were held for allegedly selling cultural assets belonging to the Catholic Church from a convent they refuse to leave, a court said on Friday. The women belong to a group of…[Continue Reading...]
She spent her earliest years inside a controversial religious sect — a world where “free love” was celebrated, obedience was demanded, and the children were told to prepare for the second coming. For a while, it seemed almost peaceful… until…[Continue Reading...]
There seems to be a strong correlation between famous people and cults, which is unsurprising, really, when you think about how normal the idolatry of stars, whether they’re musicians or actors, has become. It’s one thing to devote yourself to…[Continue Reading...]
The rate at which students join cult in secondary schools in Nigerian is on the increase. The alarming rate is causing unrest and intimidation among students, teachers and the school community in various states. It was learnt that in the…[Continue Reading...]
Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu has raised serious concerns about faith-based groups and cult-like movements creating homeschool environments that may not meet national education standards. Speaking in parliament on the debate of the Education Bill 2025, Mr Seruiratu questioned how the…[Continue Reading...]
A man standing trial for the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 said he was motivated by “despair and a sense of crisis” over a video message Abe sent the year before to a controversial religious…[Continue Reading...]
The transgender “Zizians” cult leader refused to answer basic questions and ranted about President Donald Trump during his Monday arraignment on a gun charge, The Baltimore Banner reported. Jack “Ziz” LaSota, whose February arrest in Maryland concluded a nationwide manhunt,…[Continue Reading...]
Lauren Salzman didn’t have long as an adult before she became part of NXIVM, the self-help sex cult led by Keith Raniere. She had only graduated college a couple months before her mother, Nancy Salzman, brought her into the group.…[Continue Reading...]
Emily revisits her conversation with author and documentary producer India Oxenberg about how she was drawn into, and ultimately escaped, the NIXVM cult. For seven years, India endured abuse, manipulation, and isolation under the coercive control of NXIVM’s leader, Keith…[Continue Reading...]
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Immigration authorities in Colombia have taken 17 children into protective custody after they were rescued from an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect whose members have been accused of sexually abusing and kidnapping minors in several countries. Gloria Esperanza Arriero,…[Continue Reading...]
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