No one sets out to join a cult. Some arrive searching for community, drawn by the promise of belonging and purpose. Others are born into them, with family ties leaving no room for choice. Only later do many realise the…[Continue Reading...]
during a psychology placement with a crisis hotline. It was the “old days” of cults, he says, when headlines were dominated by Charles Manson, Jonestown and the abduction of Patty Hearst. Closer to home, the Children of God and the…[Continue Reading...]
Victorians with lived experiences of cults and organised fringe groups have bravely shared the impact its had on them and others as part of a parliamentary inquiry. The Legislative Assembly Legal and Social Issues Committee conducted an anonymous questionnaire to…[Continue Reading...]
People accused of child abuse could receive significantly larger payments than their alleged victims under plans to share the fortune of a disgraced evangelical sect. The organisation, known as the Jesus Army, has already paid out compensation to hundreds of…[Continue Reading...]
A groundbreaking study published in The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion has shed light on the profound and long-lasting challenges faced by people leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses and ways in which targeted support can assist their recovery. Conducted…[Continue Reading...]
A cult typically consists of a group of people who follow a strong leader or strict beliefs, and its members are heavily controlled. This includes everything from how they think, act, and even who they talk to. People describe being…[Continue Reading...]
A US man serving in various administrative roles for the Jehovah’s Witnesses sexually molested a child whom he met while working for the Christian religious sect in New Orleans – then continued his career virtually unimpeded and moved to North…[Continue Reading...]
ALBANY — More than half of the human trafficking survivors referred to state social services offices did not contact them, an audit from New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office found. Released Wednesday, the audit determined that administrative failings have undermined…[Continue Reading...]
A nonprofit group helping victims of the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult plans to disband at the end of March. The Tokyo-based Recovery Support Center, which conducts mass health…[Continue Reading...]
MANILA, Philippines — Adoption and family reintegration are being planned for 32 children who are in shelters funded by the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC), whose assets were frozen last month after its televangelist founder Apollo Quiboloy was charged with…[Continue Reading...]
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