A man has lifted the lid on what it was really like growing up in Warren Jeffs' polygamous Mormon cult - where girls could be married off as young as 14 and 'men were living in fear.' Popular YouTube creator Peter Santanello met…[Continue Reading...]
They chiseled out the brick letters one by one until the phrase that had long stood over their town and represented the old ways of their disgraced prophet was no more. Every part of the infamous “pray and obey” sign…[Continue Reading...]
A man has revealed how he escaped a polygamous Mormon cult before its former leader was sentenced to life behind bars for child sex offences. Ben, based in Utah, appeared on a recent episode of the Cults to Consciousness podcast to share what…[Continue Reading...]
COLORADO CITY, Ariz — Surrounded by beautiful mountains and sweeping valleys, the "twin cities" of the Arizona Strip — Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah — are dealing with the same issues as any other city: Affordable housing, water, and…[Continue Reading...]
COLORADO CITY, Ariz. — Growing up, Briell Decker had 13 siblings, two mothers and a father who had more than 70 wives. Now, she's living life on her own. Decker was raised in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of…[Continue Reading...]
(CNN) — Here is a look at the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS), a religious sect that broke away from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon Church, over the…[Continue Reading...]
A federal judge has awarded $152 million in damages to ex-members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints over abuses they suffered while in the Utah-based polygamous faith. In a judgment issued late Thursday, U.S. District Court…[Continue Reading...]
A fourth suspected wife of polygamous cult leader Samuel Bateman has been indicted on allegations that she made interstate threats and engaged in cyberstalking. Federal prosecutors disclosed that a grand jury indicted Josephine Barlow Bistline in a filing in her…[Continue Reading...]
A man born into a fundamentalist Mormon cult is speaking out about his very unconventional upbringing. Calvin Wayman, 34, left the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 2019 after finding the religion too restrictive — and he…[Continue Reading...]
CALVIN has 44 siblings and five parents. The 34-year-old grew up in the FLDS and within this religion, the family practiced polygamy. Growing up in Utah, Calvin enjoyed having a large family but started to step out of the religion…[Continue Reading...]
Links appearing on this site are submitted by users. The Cult News Network does not necessarily endorse or recommend the linked articles.
Not all groups called either "cults" or "cult- like" are harmful. A link on this page does not necessarily imply that a group is a "cult" or is dangerous. ---
