“When you’re raised to fear the world, you never question the cage.” With these haunting words, Crystal Ball’s new memoir, Diary of a Cult Girl, launches readers into a gripping firsthand account of life inside one of America’s most quietly…[Continue Reading...]
The rationalist community was drawn together by AI researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky’s blog post series The Sequences, a set of essays about how to think more rationally. You would think, then, that they’d be paragons of critical thinking and skepticism —…[Continue Reading...]
BROOKLYN (CN) — A federal judge on Monday denied a bid to overturn the forced labor conspiracy conviction against two leaders of a Bay Area company that sold ritualized sex acts as a form of meditation. Nicole Daedone, 57, and…[Continue Reading...]
Actor Kang Ji-seob said he went through a tough time with ruthless comments during the JMS cult controversy. On the 11th, actor Kang Ji-seob, who was involved in the JMS (Christian Gospel Mission) cult controversy, grants on MBN's 'Oh Eun-young…[Continue Reading...]
Companies, colleges and churches with alleged links to David Jang's Olivet Christian sect are being sued by a creditor who is claiming at least $8.6 million in damages over allegations of racketeering and wire fraud. Some of the companies have…[Continue Reading...]
The aunt of a 'beautiful' Birmingham toddler who died at the hands of his parents has paid tribute to her 'quiet' nephew, who loved soft play. The remains of three-year-old Abiyah Yasharahyalah were discovered in a Handsworth garden in December…[Continue Reading...]
The project, billed in the creator’s own posts as “undercover for 30 days – we recorded the layers of tricks inside Korean cults,” reads like a modern‑day exposé. Over several weeks Shi Pindao embedded himself with three well‑dressed college‑age recruiters, attended their…[Continue Reading...]
An aide to the leader of the Unification Church appeared before a special counsel team Friday to be questioned about her role in an alleged bribery case involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee. The woman surnamed Jeong was summoned…[Continue Reading...]
Producer Cho Sung-hyun of "I'm God," who caused a big stir with the reality of a cult incident that shook Korean society, points to an event that should be remembered once again through the season. Producer Cho Sung-hyun, director of…[Continue Reading...]
A Canberra woman has spoken out about how she was brainwashed into joining a global religious cult at just 18 years old. Liz Cameron was browsing a bookshop in the capital in 2011 when a stranger approached her with a…[Continue Reading...]
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