I only recently read Amanda Montell’s book Cultish, originally having dismissed it as a superficial overview of cults. After I finished it I thought it was a sophisticated piece of cult apologist propaganda. It couched some of the most staunch…[Continue Reading...]
Cult-related violence is posing serious security challenges to schools, communities and businesses, leading to the death of many people, including a senior police officer working in the Niger Delta region.Investigations by LEADERSHIP Sunday show that the violence is mostly confined…[Continue Reading...]
In the realm of podcasts, where narratives of resilience and self-discovery take center stage, "The Cult Next Door Podcast" emerges as a compelling story hosted by two siblings, Ashleigh Teeter and Mattie Lasiter. Hailing from the serene town of Russellville,…[Continue Reading...]
Director Cecilia Peck and producer Inbal Lessner know cults. They've been following high-control groups — most notably NXIVM and Twin Flames Universe — for the better part of a decade, and their diligence has resulted in two of the most…[Continue Reading...]
A female sect leader has been jailed for life for the murder of a four-year-old boy who she believed was the reincarnation of Hitler. The woman, who is now aged 76, was handed the sentence after the Frankfurt district court…[Continue Reading...]
What is it that draws people into the sinister depths of cults? Is it the allure of the unknown, the promise of enlightenment, or the hypnotic charisma of a leader? While it’s hard to believe that anyone could fall victim…[Continue Reading...]
The Nigeria Police in Rivers State said its operatives killed two of the suspected cultists who invaded and killed five natives of Odiemerenyi community in Ahoada East Local Government Area on Sunday morning. The police said the cultists were gang…[Continue Reading...]
: Why do people join cults? Why don't battered women leave their husbands? How do countries fall victim to dictators? This series seeks to find answers.[Continue Reading...]
One person has been reportedly killed in a suspected cult clash in Sagamu Area of Ogun State late Friday just as the Ogun State Police Command vowed an investigation. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Command’s Public…[Continue Reading...]
When she was a child, her parents moved from her birthplace of St. Louis to Hammond, Indiana, to be near the First Baptist Church, an Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) megachurch then run by Jack Hyles. Pordea, now 48, remembers her…[Continue Reading...]
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