Many people are surprised to learn that some of the most famous figures in Hollywood spent their childhoods within the walls of extreme religious sects. These organizations often dictated every aspect of their lives from the clothes they wore to…[Continue Reading...]
Religious cults have long been a problem in Korea, and university campuses are no exception. In their efforts to recruit new members, cults often seek individuals who appear vulnerable, naive or easily influenced. As a result, university students, particularly international…[Continue Reading...]
Religious leader Gene Spriggs creates a movement in Tennessee with teenagers and disenchanted hippies called the Twelve Tribes. The Tribes become a cult mired in accusations of child abuse, forced labor, and a devotion to what they claim is "God's…[Continue Reading...]
A documentary about the Twelve Tribes, a controversial religious group with a community in Hyannis, is set to premiere on Investigation Discovery this week. "People Magazine Investigates: The Secrets of the Twelve Tribes Cult" will air Monday, March 16, profiling…[Continue Reading...]
The Labour Inspectorate did not investigate after hearing serious employment allegations in Gloriavale, including a group of 14-year-olds running a large dairy farm and girls working in New Zealand’s largest kitchen, a court has heard. A group of men and…[Continue Reading...]
Dawn broke over Juja on Monday with the sharp, mechanical thud of police boots against a perimeter fence, signaling the end of a secretive religious operation that had long troubled local authorities. The silence of the morning in Kiambu County…[Continue Reading...]
Rain slicked the corrugated iron roofs in the quiet outskirts of Juja as the police tactical team breached the perimeter of what was supposed to be a place of prayer. Inside, they found no hymns of worship, but a sterile,…[Continue Reading...]
AFTER her mother had joined a yoga class, 12-year-old Agnes was eager to go along, too. The totalitarian regime of Communist Romania had recently toppled and many young people were in search of a spiritualism that they had been denied…[Continue Reading...]
Michelle Pfieffer has a long and decorated career in Hollywood but before she was Catwoman or a three-time Oscar nominee her days were overshadowed by a "financially draining" experience within a "controlling" cult. The Madison star previously opened about the…[Continue Reading...]
Indians by and large are a highly religious people. But there are many other cultures that are as religious, if not more. What makes India unique in this regard is perhaps the abundance of self-styled godmen, and the mass followings…[Continue Reading...]
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