Maximilian Snyder, one of seven members of a strange, cult-like group with Bay Area origins who are currently in police custody for a series of seemingly linked crimes, made another court appearance on Wednesday. The Chronicle was on hand for…[Continue Reading...]
Families of victims expressed deep satisfaction after a Japanese court ruled to “legally dissolve” the Unification Church, formerly known as the Moon Sect. Many now plan to seek financial compensation, while the group has vowed to appeal. Speaking to Japanese…[Continue Reading...]
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Jason Boyett is the voice behind the “Hey Amarillo” podcast. He shares details of his conversation with Lauren Hough a survivor of a cult who has spent a considerable amount of her life in Amarillo. They…[Continue Reading...]
March 20 marked the 30th anniversary of the worst terror attack in Japan's history. While the crimes of the Aum Shinrikyo religious cult have been widely analyzed, at least 100 children who lived with the group received little help. NHK…[Continue Reading...]
The families of the children caught in the "Lev Tahor" cult in Guatemala have called on the Israeli government to push for their extradition. During a Tuesday meeting of the Knesset's Immigration, Integration, and Diaspora Committee, it became clear that…[Continue Reading...]
Israel intensifies diplomacy with Guatemala to repatriate 'Lev Tahor' cult survivors Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks with his Guatemalan counterpart in attempted move to repatriate rescued Israeli children despite bureaucratic obstacles Foreign Minister Gideon Saar spoke with Guatemalan Foreign Minister…[Continue Reading...]
Victims who suffered from having given large donations to the Unification Church expressed joy Tuesday over the Tokyo District Court's decision the same day to revoke its religious corporation status. A woman in her 30s whose father is still a…[Continue Reading...]
The cultures of fear and vulnerability that have scored the scenes of our mediascape have also amplified ideologies based on mythos and the sacrosanct whims of tarot and tea leaves. Within this sliver of New Age resurrection, sub-beliefs have boiled…[Continue Reading...]
TOKYO (AP) — The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court Tuesday after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The South Korea-based church said it was…[Continue Reading...]
A government spokesman told AFP that the Tokyo District Court "issued the dissolution order" for the Japanese chapter of the Unification Church, founded in South Korea and nicknamed the "Moonies" after its late founder, Sun Myung Moon. The Church is…[Continue Reading...]
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