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The “Children of God” started as a California Jesus People community and became an authoritarian cult. And it’s all captured in photos.

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Some of you may remember our interview with historian Larry Eskridge in Episode 113 of The Way of Improvement Leads Home Podcast. Larry is our foremost authority on the Jesus People and he is the author of God’s Forever Family:…[Continue Reading...]

How This Viral TikTok Trend Became Linked to a ‘Sex Cult’

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A MARKETING GROUP behind one of the most successful TikTok ad campaigns of all time is drawing scrutiny for its alleged ties to NXIVM, the so-called “sex cult” once led by Keith Raniere in upstate New York. Geoffrey Goldberg and…[Continue Reading...]

Short Report Alert: NXIVM Sex Cult Ties Could Torpedo ELF Stock

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Shares of e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) are in full focus following Spruce Point’s publication of a short report on the vegan makeup company. The short seller believes that e.l.f.’s relationship with marketing firm Movers+Shakers is highly problematic due to its ties…[Continue Reading...]

Judge rejects NXIVM leader Keith Raniere’s claim FBI framed him

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NEW YORK — A federal judge denied NXIVM leader Keith Raniere's bid for a new trial, rejecting his argument that FBI agents planted evidence to frame him for possession of child pornography. In a decision issued Monday, Senior U.S. District…[Continue Reading...]

Ex-NXIVM leader faces setback in quest for new trial

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Former NXIVM leader Keith Raniere has faced another setback in his attempts for a new trial. A judge has rejected Raniere’s motion for post-conviction discovery. That is evidence that existed at the time of the trial, but was only discovered…[Continue Reading...]

NXIVM: Diehard loyalist remains committed to convicted criminal “sex cult” leader Keith Raniere

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A St. Louis man who was featured in the documentary series The Vow is now suing HBO as well as the series’ producers and directors. Marc Elliot filed the lawsuit Tuesday in St. Louis City Circuit Court seeking more than…[Continue Reading...]

Book review: Doomsday cult memoir tracks being ‘blinded by faith’ but seeking the light

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Without a glance at the fine print (or, for that matter, even bothering with the publisher’s description), I jumped at the chance to read and then write about Perry Bulwer’s Misguided. The book’s vibrant jacket — a smiling long-haired ‘70s dude…[Continue Reading...]

NXIVM’s Nancy Salzman released from federal prison

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ALBANY — Former NXIVM president Nancy Salzman is out of federal prison less than 20 months into her 3½ year sentence for admitted crimes as Keith Raniere’s top deputy in the cult-like personal growth organization. The 69-year-old Salzman, formerly of…[Continue Reading...]

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