The Law to “Reinforce the Fight Against Sectarian Drifts” (officially promulgated on 10 May) adapts the 2001 law to new scenarios in which groups might seek to manipulate the freedom of citizens psychologically or physically in new contexts such as…[Continue Reading...]
The definition of a cult is a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious, or a system of religious veneration and devotion directed towards a particular figure or object. Most cults are relatively small groups with beliefs or practices that are…[Continue Reading...]
Allison Mack was a member of the "self-help" group NXIVM, founded by Keith Raniere in 1998. While she no longer has ties with it, she soon faced "the biggest mistake and greatest regret" of her life when she was sentenced…[Continue Reading...]
One person identified as Segun was reportedly killed following a violent cult clash that erupted in the Bode Olude area of Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State late Tuesday. PUNCH Metro gathered from a police source, who pleaded…[Continue Reading...]
Once upon a time, the idea of humans exploring space was relegated strictly to the realm of science fiction. That changed, however, in the mid-20th century when a group of pioneering young scientists began developing rockets and technology that would…[Continue Reading...]
Donations for a documentary on Australasia's first cult awareness conference in Christchurch this year have reached more than half of the directors’ target in just two days. Christchurch film-makers Robyn Jordaan and Caleb MacDonald are crowdfunding to create a documentary…[Continue Reading...]
Emrhys Cooper has revealed his family was “sucked in by cults”. The 39-year-old actor, who plays the fitness buff Rowan Cunliffe in ‘Coronation Street’, has admitted his family were indoctrinated by cults and phoney health experts during his childhood. Speaking…[Continue Reading...]
The Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested seven suspects for cultism and armed robbery. This was disclosed in a press statement issued by the command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Saturday, adding that it also recovered a cut-size…[Continue Reading...]
Not all true crime documentaries have to end (or start, really) in murder. Just a hop, skip and a jump away from the whodunnit genre is a smaller, though just as powerful subgenre all about dangerous cults and extreme religions.…[Continue Reading...]
From a silver woman mummified and entombed in Christmas lights to a naturally formed spire rumored to be the landing site of a UFO, there has been no shortage of fringe religious movements or self-proclaimed deities and reincarnates to grace…[Continue Reading...]
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