Billboards in Tottenham Court Road underground station in London have become the unlikely centre of a public relations war between the Church of Scientology and its defectors. In mid-January three adverts were installed on the Central Line platform promoting the…[Continue Reading...]
As Scotland’s biggest family, the Hanns are no strangers to the spotlight. Emma and Roy are parents to 13 children. The huge family starred in BBC documentary Scotland’s Biggest Families in 2022, and they’re well-kent faces wherever they go. Emma…[Continue Reading...]
If you also haven't heard that name since way back when (well, 2020), let me refresh you. It's a conspiracy theory alleging that President Donald Trump is waging a secret war against the "deep state," or "a cabal of Satan-worshipping…[Continue Reading...]
After breaking away from high-control religious groups, some UCF students formed an on-campus support group, After the Sect, for students going through similar experiences. Kassandra Faylun, junior English literature and sociology major and After the Sect co-founder, said that the…[Continue Reading...]
Alyssa Grenfell, 31, grew up within the confines of an ultra-strict household but escaped the uptight lifestyle and began to focus on reclaiming her body when she was in her late 20s after moving from Utah to New York in…[Continue Reading...]
The mysterious group found its way to Austin D. while he was working a dead-end job at a Pittsburgh Starbucks. “I was feeling a little depressed and hopeless,” Austin told The Daily Beast. “I’d got out of undergrad with a…[Continue Reading...]
When Geoff Levin and Robbie Levin discovered the Church of Scientology in the 1960s, the brothers felt immediately comfortable, in part, because so many Jews were already involved. “I noticed it right away,” Robbie said in an interview. Geoff added,…[Continue Reading...]
A former Jehovah's Witness has spoken of the heartbreak at being rejected by family and friends after walking away from the group - and reveals her own mother went to her grave while still refusing to speak to her. Mother-of-four…[Continue Reading...]
“I’M LITERALLY SHAKING right now as I’m talking to you,” Valerie Haney says, speaking by phone from Florida. Her 22 years in Scientology’s hardcore elite unit, the Sea Organization, has left her with what her therapist has diagnosed as PTSD,…[Continue Reading...]
From the end of the spanking line, I could see the paddle in Uncle Zephaniah’s hand. The oldest kids, the 12- and 13-year-olds, stood at the front. At five, I was the youngest and would take my punishment last. This…[Continue Reading...]
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