A former Jehovah’s Witness has explained some reasons why many Jehovah's Witness members might find it hard to leave the church She argued that many denominations, like the Catholic church, share similar foundations, which made it difficult for ex-members to…[Continue Reading...]
In 2017, a gaunt, bespectacled, 71-year-old woman wearing a crisp white uniform with two stars on the shoulder was arrested in New Mexico. This was Deborah Green, nee Lila Carter, the leader and self-described general of the Aggressive Christianity Missions…[Continue Reading...]
Harrison Hill’s new book The Oracle’s Daughter: The Rise and Fall of An American Cult goes inside the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps and Sarah's dramatic exit from the group started by Deborah and Jim Green. Deborah remains at large…[Continue Reading...]
Real estate influencer Caleb Simpson is opening up about his difficult childhood, claiming he grew up in a cult-like environment. "I'm the middle of nine children. I have eight other brothers and sisters from the same parents," Simpson began in…[Continue Reading...]
Josh Owens spent four years as a video editor and field producer for Jones' Infowars media company. "It was all about making things look cinematic," he says. Owens' memoir is ‘The Madness of Believing.’ He spoke with Dave Davies about…[Continue Reading...]
Rebuilding After the Storm: A Survivor’s Journey to Healing Leaving an abusive relationship is rarely the clean break many imagine. It’s often a chaotic, destabilising, and financially draining ordeal. Yet, amidst the wreckage, it marks the crucial first step towards…[Continue Reading...]
Sarah Green realised things weren’t right in the religious community where she was raised when her mother forced three of its members to live in a locked shed. All three were women, disowned by their husbands, and forced to live…[Continue Reading...]
The stage show Shen Yun draws audiences across the world with its vision of 5,000 years of Chinese civilisation through classical dance and opera. But in an RFI investigation, former dancers and followers of the Falun Gong movement behind the…[Continue Reading...]
Watching the Netflix docuseries Wild Wild Country, about the Rajneeshpuram community, was not a comfortable experience for Martina Zangger. Curled up in the lounge with her husband and daughter in Newcastle, Australia, she shook her head in renewed shock that…[Continue Reading...]
Religious leader Gene Spriggs creates a movement in Tennessee with teenagers and disenchanted hippies called the Twelve Tribes. The Tribes become a cult mired in accusations of child abuse, forced labor, and a devotion to what they claim is "God's…[Continue Reading...]
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