The leader of Mexico-based evangelical megachurch La Luz del Mundo (Light of the World) has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges in a court in New York. Naasón Joaquín García, 56, is already serving a 16-year-sentence after he admitted…[Continue Reading...]
Former Japanese followers of the Unification Church voiced their anger and expressed their hope that the facts behind the alleged bribery by the church’s leader would be uncovered. A South Korean special prosecutor arrested Han Hak-ja , the leader of…[Continue Reading...]
A witness has described how controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie twisted Bible scripture to justify a mass starvation ritual that left scores dead in Shakahola, Kilifi County. During Tuesday’s court session, the witness testified that Mackenzie cited passages from the Book…[Continue Reading...]
The 82-year-old leader of the Unification Church was arrested in South Korea early Tuesday as investigators probe allegations that the church bribed the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker. Hak Ja Han the widow…[Continue Reading...]
Han Hak-ja, the head of the Unification Church, has been arrested on suspicion of delivering cash and valuables along with various requests to former first lady Kim Keon-hee and People Power Party lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong. With Han now in custody,…[Continue Reading...]
The Shakahola massacre case against controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie and 95 co-accused resumed today at the Shanzu Law Courts, where prosecutors presented disturbing videos, photographs, and witness accounts laying bare the horrors of the radical cult. Chief Inspector Erastus Sawe,…[Continue Reading...]
If, like me, you grew up in the coastal Goa of the 1960s and 1970s, chances are that you would have come across a group active here at the time, called The Children of God. Today, the group has changed…[Continue Reading...]
Cults have a profound impact on society, often leaving a trail of broken families and shattered lives. The psychological and emotional toll on former members can last a lifetime, as they struggle to rebuild their identities. Cults also raise broader…[Continue Reading...]
A special counsel team led by Min Joong-ki is conducting a substantive review of the arrest warrant requested for Han Hak-ja, chairperson of the Unification Church (Family Federation for World Peace and Unification), at the Seoul Central District Court on…[Continue Reading...]
HINESVILLE, Ga. (WTOC/Gray News) - The House of Prayer Christian Church has long been under scrutiny from federal authorities and former members describe it as being both a scam and a cult. According to a federal indictment, the church scammed…[Continue Reading...]
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