MANILA, Philippines — A Pasig City court has ordered the inspection of six properties, including two in the National Capital Region (NCR), belonging to the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), the sect founded by televangelist and alleged sex offender Apollo…[Continue Reading...]
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Antoni Jaczewicz lived a dubious life in the Polish mountains in the 1700s, amassing a collection of wealth that explorers discovered in 2024. The notorious scammer and robber lived as a…[Continue Reading...]
Sarah Green realised things weren’t right in the religious community where she was raised when her mother forced three of its members to live in a locked shed. All three were women, disowned by their husbands, and forced to live…[Continue Reading...]
A woman who claims she escaped from a spiritual compound near Tumacácori after 20 years of abuse has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Santa Cruz County that includes allegations of forced labor, sexual exploitation and psychological coercion. The…[Continue Reading...]
A court has granted temporary release to Han Hak-ja, leader of the Unification Church, who has been standing trial in custody while citing deteriorating health. According to legal circles on Wednesday, the 27th Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District…[Continue Reading...]
Those of you with a penchant for the macabre, like me, might be pretty familiar with some of the more infamous Texas cults throughout history. We have seen many of them come and go, sometimes with tragic stories ending in…[Continue Reading...]
Each year, government estimates suggest roughly 200,000 Americans are involved in cults—often in secret and largely by choice. Who are they? And what can we learn from the tragic story of Heaven’s Gate? watch the video https://www.history.com/videos/how-cults-in-the-us-have-evolved-to-attract-new-members[Continue Reading...]
The Joint Investigation Headquarters for Corruption and Collusion, which is investigating allegations of collusion between the Unification Church and Shincheonji, launched a compulsory investigation into Shincheonji on March 26 over suspicions of tax evasion and embezzlement. On this day, the…[Continue Reading...]
A joint investigation team (headed by Kim Taehoon, chief of the Daejeon High Prosecutors’ Office) probing allegations of collusion between religious and political entities, including the Unification Church and Shincheonji, launched a criminal investigation on the 26th into suspicions of…[Continue Reading...]
Cults have always been fascinating and deeply disturbing. From the Rajneeshees taking over an entire Oregon town in Wild Wild Country to NXIVM's celebrity recruitment ring exposed in The Vow, the best cult documentaries pull back the curtain on some…[Continue Reading...]
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