ontroversial pastor David Jang's disciples are pursuing accreditation for a new college as the sect's flagship school, Olivet University—accused in lawsuits of racketeering and trafficking foreign students—faces the prospect of losing its degree-granting status. Great Commission University, an Indiana-based institution…[Continue Reading...]
It began as a custody dispute in rural Oklahoma, but it ended with two young mothers found dead in a freezer buried in a cow pasture. The shocking case, now tied to an anti-government religious group and a former local…[Continue Reading...]
Daybell, 57, was sentenced to death last June after being found guilty of killing his first wife Tammy and his second wife, "cult mom" Lori Vallow's children, Tylee, 17, and JJ, 7. He had raised five kids with Tammy before…[Continue Reading...]
FAIRFIELD, Calif. (CN) — Accusations of “misconduct” and ulterior motives flew across the courtroom aisle on Wednesday in the high-profile “Zizian” murder case when prosecutors accused the defense of intentionally delaying proceedings ahead of trial. “I have serious concerns that…[Continue Reading...]
MARTINEZ, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The FBI and Columbia County deputies raided a West Lake mansion Wednesday, arresting the leader of the House of Prayer — a group critics call a cult that scams veterans out of benefits. Columbia County deputies…[Continue Reading...]
Today, Pamela Jones is a self-made millionaire and CEO of a successful Minnesota-based cleaning company. But back in 2000, she was a member of a fundamentalist Mormon cult living on a rural compound in Mexico, called Zion’s Camp. Born into…[Continue Reading...]
The Unification Church has summoned its leaders and executives worldwide to its South Korean headquarters amid a sweeping investigation into its alleged ties to the country’s now-expelled presidential couple, a Korean media outlet reported Wednesday. According to CBS NoCut News,…[Continue Reading...]
Paula White-Cain is the head pastor of City of Destiny Church and one of President Donald Trump’s spiritual advisors. We last wrote about her after she insisted that Christians must not convert Jews and giggled while her husband recommended that…[Continue Reading...]
People accused of child abuse could receive significantly larger payments than their alleged victims under plans to share the fortune of a disgraced evangelical sect. The organisation, known as the Jesus Army, has already paid out compensation to hundreds of…[Continue Reading...]
When the news about the Shakahola deaths broke, many of us asked the hard questions: Where were the authorities? Could this have been prevented? The same questions resurfaced in August this year, as security agencies began an exhumation exercise in…[Continue Reading...]
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