At the age of 13, Luke Evans faced an impossible choice – either be true to himself and embrace his sexuality, or stay true to God. If he told his Jehovah’s Witness parents that he was gay, they would be…[Continue Reading...]
An actor has spoken about his family's experience in a cult after landing a role as a cult leader on Coronation Street. Emrhys Cooper, who grew up near Totnes in Devon, has been playing sinister guru Rowan Cunliffe on the…[Continue Reading...]
The niece of Scientology leader David Miscavige has blamed the organization for destroying her marriage in a bombshell series of videos packed with explosive allegations. Jenna Miscavige, 40, blames what she calls the 'cult' of the Church of Scientology as she…[Continue Reading...]
A CULT victim has described how brain-washed members donated all their money and were subjected to bizarre ‘teaching’ videos of the sect's leaders in hot tubs. Richard Turner was ironically working for a modern slavery support charity tied to the…[Continue Reading...]
In 1978, when I was nine years old, I unexpectedly moved to India with my free-spirited mother, who had recently become a disciple of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (later known as Osho). Like others of her generation, she was swept up…[Continue Reading...]
The world was supposed to end in 1975. Shayne Mechen was 7 years old and living in Hawke’s Bay when he waited for it to happen. He remembers a sense of dread, but perhaps there was some expectation too. As…[Continue Reading...]
A woman has revealed what it was like growing up in a sex cult and how she’s using her experience to help others. When she was just four years old, Inka Winter moved to the commune. What was supposed to…[Continue Reading...]
The man who grew up in al-Arqam recalled how happy he felt to be indoctrinated in the sect’s teachings before Malaysia banned it and offshoots for practicing what was deemed a deviant interpretation of Islam. Al-Arqam and a company started…[Continue Reading...]
Angeline didn't question her cult upbringing until she was a teenager. Why would she, when she was raised in a religious vacuum? The German teen was grappling with her sexuality when she started to have doubts about the conservative teachings…[Continue Reading...]
A woman is speaking out about her time in a fundamentalist Christian group, which teaches that women must obey their husband's every wish. Rachel Lees grew up in a conservative Christian home, so was not fazed by dressing modestly or…[Continue Reading...]
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