A scheme to compensate members of a defunct religious cult known as the Jesus Army has identified 539 alleged perpetrators of abuse, and revealed about one in six children had been sexually abused. It is thought some of those accused,…[Continue Reading...]
A controversial church that has been branded a “cult” by critics has opened a new branch in Bristol. Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) has taken on the former Bristol City Mission church on Great George Street in…[Continue Reading...]
A Maoist cult leader who committed a string of sex assaults and kept his daughter captive for three decades was found dead in bed in his prison cell, an inquest heard. Aravindan Balakrishnan, 81, called himself Comrade Bala and brainwashed…[Continue Reading...]
Members of an "anti-establishment cult" who stormed into a court with handcuffs have been found guilty of trying to kidnap a coroner. Mark Christopher, 59, Matthew Martin, 47, Shiza Harper, 45, and Sean Harper, 38, wanted to "shut down" Essex…[Continue Reading...]
Over the decades, juries at the imposing crown court in Winchester, Hampshire, have heard all kinds of extraordinary stories. Few can have been quite as strange as the twisty tale of Hongchi Xiao, a Chinese-born banker turned “master” of alternative…[Continue Reading...]
LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - British radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary, whose followers have been linked to numerous plots around the world, has been convicted of terrorism offences after a trial in London, the capital's Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday.…[Continue Reading...]
A CATHOLIC priest and former youth leader facing ten counts of sexually abusing a child has been charged with attempting to interfere with a prosecution witness. Piotr Antonio Glas (60) – who used to specialise in exorcisms – appeared in…[Continue Reading...]
A CULT leader who branded himself "God on earth" is being sued for £8million after ex-devotees claimed he raped them. Rajinder Kalia, 68, is accused of preying on four women and girls as young as four while operating at a…[Continue Reading...]
Leaders of the religious group have submitted a new application to carry out external and internal works to the Grade II-listed building on Chester Road, Trafford, which dates back to 1896. A design and access statement written on behalf of…[Continue Reading...]
The Church of Scientology has rekindled a plan to transform the former Duckworth's Old Trafford Essence Distillery into a hub for worship. Leaders of the religious group have submitted a new application to carry out external and internal works to…[Continue Reading...]
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