America has long held a deep fascination with cults and out-there religious sects. We wonder how these groups manage to conjure up such power and influence. We watch as people (sometimes those we know and love) fall victim to a…[Continue Reading...]
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi is the latest minister admitting to contact with the Unification Church, confirming on Feb. 7 that he met with individuals connected to the controversial religious group in September 2021. The top government spokesman confirmed a…[Continue Reading...]
NFL star DeSean Jackson has filed for sole custody of his sons, claiming his ex, Kayla Phillips, has abandoned their children and is now showing "cult" like behavior. According to legal documents, obtained by The Blast, the wide receiver is…[Continue Reading...]
Education minister Masahito Moriyama, who also has religious affairs within his ministerial portfolio, admitted Wednesday to signing a document pledging support for issues championed by the Unification Church ahead of the October 2021 general election. At a parliamentary session, Moriyama…[Continue Reading...]
To call Netflix’s latest documentary wild is a huge understatement. It features baby cloning and UFOs… and that’s not even the half of it. If you were left gasping at Tiger King, baffled by true crime series Last Stop Larrimah…[Continue Reading...]
Japan's education minister Moriyama Masahito has denied seeking election campaign support from an organization related to the religious group formerly called the Unification Church. The Asahi Shimbun newspaper has reported that Moriyama received a letter of recommendation from the organization…[Continue Reading...]
The third episode of the Netflix documentary series How to Become a Cult Leader focuses on Buddhafield founder Jaime Gomez. Born in Venezuela, Gomez moved to Hollywood to break out as an actor. But with his acting dreams going nowhere,…[Continue Reading...]
There was pandemonium on Wednesday, January 31, after a fight broke out among some cult groups said to be students of Community Senior Grammar School and Ikotun High School at Ikotun in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.…[Continue Reading...]
A suspected leader of the Eiye confraternity identified simply as Oloba was reportedly killed by a rival cult group in the wee hours of Thursday. PUNCH Metro gathered that Oloba was attacked by suspected members of a rival cult group…[Continue Reading...]
Rick Alan Ross is the founder and Executive Director of The Cult Education Institute. He is an internationally known expert regarding destructive cults, controversial groups and movements and author of the book "Cults Inside Out: How People Get In and…[Continue Reading...]
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