When a young woman in a reclusive British cult has a chance encounter with an outsider, it makes her question whether life within the sect is the best thing for her and her daughter. That’s the plot of Netflix’s new…[Continue Reading...]
The second comprehensive special counsel, investigating remaining cases of the third special counsels (insurrection, Kim Keon-hee, and deceased Marines), launched a criminal investigation into the National Police Agency on the 20th regarding suspicions of covering up the investigation into the…[Continue Reading...]
The Department of Social Development (DSD) in KwaZulu-Natal has finally intervened in the controversial religious sect in Dabangu village, KwaMaphumulo, which has been in the news for abandoning a conventional lifestyle in favour of subsistence farming and perpetual worship. The…[Continue Reading...]
Every Sunday morning and every Wednesday night, members of a religious sect in Saskatchewan meet in private homes to profess their faith in a church with no name. Those outside the religion refer to them as “Two by Twos.” It…[Continue Reading...]
One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz revealed she was forced her to abide by a 'sex schedule' during her marriage to the son of a Christian cult leader. She claimed that her former husband - who she referred to…[Continue Reading...]
The Unification Church, widely known as the Moonies, has inked a contract to sell its longtime Midtown Manhattan headquarters at 4 West 43rd Street to an entity tied to developer Bentley Zhao's New Empire firm. The deal covers a full…[Continue Reading...]
Television audiences admit they are "still in disbelief" after watching an "insane" documentary series. Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God originally premiered on HBO Max back in 2023 and chronicles a self proclaimed spiritual saviour who established a…[Continue Reading...]
“Mike Edwards was unlike your average balaclava-wearing cellist in a rock group,” Jeff Lynne once said in tribute to his former bandmate. What a eulogy. But the thing was, it was actually very true. Edwards was absolutely not your average…[Continue Reading...]
When most people reflect on life’s threats, becoming engulfed in a high-control organization is rarely our first thought. Research suggests that around 1 percent of individuals worldwide become involved in groups of psychological abuse (Castaño et al., 2022), also known…[Continue Reading...]
Naasón Joaquín, leader of the La Luz del Mundo evangelical church, is serving a sentence in the United States for child sexual abuse and faces new federal charges for organized crime, sex trafficking, and child pornography. The U.S. justice system…[Continue Reading...]
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