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Cults, Conspiracies, and the Complexities of Belief (In Person)
Cults, Conspiracies, and the Complexities of Belief (In Person)In times of cultural upheaval, the search for meaning and belonging can leave people vulnerable to powerful narratives, charismatic...
View ArticlePsychopathological Profiles in Members and Former Members of Abusive Groups:...
Psychopathological Profiles in Members and Former Members of Abusive Groups: A Clinical Case–Control StudyAbusive groups (AGs) often rely on coercive strategies that gradually undermine members’...
View ArticleThe Ultra-Strict Sect Where Leaving Means Losing Your Family | Brethren Church |
ENDEVR Documentary: This ENDEVR documentary provides an intimate and harrowing look inside the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, also known as the Exclusive Brethren. Former members share their...
View ArticleSouth Korean prosecutors seek 27 years for JMS cult leader in sex crime case
The Straits Times: South Korean prosecutors have officially sought a 27-year prison sentence for Jeong Myeong-seok, the 81-year-old leader of the controversial religious sect Jesus Morning Star (JMS)....
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Here is our weekly summary of the latest news and developments regarding cults, high-control groups, and coercive control for the week of September 7, 2026.This week, we are seeing organized responses...
View ArticleThe 764 network
The 764 network (often referred to as part of a broader online ecosystem known as "The Com") represents a highly decentralized, rapidly evolving form of digital extremism. The FBI classifies it as a...
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42 Years Ago Today, A Cult Poisoned Oregon Salad Bars
Yahoo NewsIn America's First Major Bioterror Attack Forty-two years ago today, the United States experienced its first and largest major bioterrorist attack when a religious cult intentionally poisoned...
View ArticleToday's News Digest: Legal Shifts & Online Extremism
Today's News Digest: Legal Shifts & Online ExtremismLegal Shifts in Coercive Control We are seeing important legal progress in how coercive control is recognized and penalized...
View ArticleManiac Murder Cult
The Maniac Murder Cult (often abbreviated as MKY, MKU, MMC, or Maniacs: Cult of Killing) is an international, racially and ethnically motivated violent extremist group. Adhering to a militant neo-Nazi...
View ArticleTM Movement Faces Pushback Over Aggressive Trademark Enforcement Against...
Source / Byline:The Fairfield Union (Fairfield, Iowa) Topic: Intellectual Property / Trademark Law / PublishingExecutive SummaryThe Maharishi Foundation, the organizational body behind the proprietary...
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This week, the conversation largely focuses on the downstream effects of recent legislative changes, particularly how new coercive control laws affect family dynamics and how advocacy groups are...
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Study on Psychological Well-being of Former Group Members
Study on Psychological Well-being of Former Group MembersOverview of the Study and Participant Groups• The University of Salford announced in May 2024 that a large-scale study exploring the...
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Traumatic Narcissism Theory: A Contemporary Introduction
"Traumatic Narcissism Theory: A Contemporary Introduction," for all the people who have been traumatized in a family, a relationship or a group where a traumatizing narcissist exerted coercive control...
View ArticleCults, high-control groups, and coercive control in the news
Summary of the latest news and developments regarding cults, high-control groups, and coercive control for the week of August 10, 2026.Following last week's massive release of the final report from the...
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CultNEWS101 News: 8/4/2026
Culture & MediaNew PublicationPrinceton University Press: Game, scam, cult: The many faces of QAnonSummary: "Game, Scam, Cult: The Many Faces of QAnon" (Princeton University Press)The Princeton...
View ArticleMeditation-Related Challenges Study
Meditation-Related Challenges StudyA study to understand the nature of meditation-related difficulties and adverse effects.Participate in the StudyFor this study we will ask you to fill out an online...
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How Indian Spirituality Was Repackaged and Sold Back as Self-Help
Girish ShuklaTimes NowAugust 1, 2026Vivekananda carried Vedanta to Chicago in 1893. A century on, a buyer in Delhi purchases the same philosophy back, condensed into a paperback and priced at a...
View ArticleVictorian cult and fringe group inquiry recommends criminalising group coercion
ABC: Victorian cult and fringe group inquiry recommends criminalising group coercionThe ABC article covers the final report from the Victorian Legislative Assembly’s inquiry into "Coercion and harm in...
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Cult of the Holy Ghost
Cult of the Holy Ghost, a Victorian-era sect led by a Swiss immigrant named Anna Meister.Known to her followers as "Mirra Mitta," Meister arrived in Philadelphia around 1855 and established her...
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Rights and Religions Forum (RARF)
Rights and Religions Forum (RARF)Rights and Religions Forum (RARF) is a nonprofit that addresses the marginalization of individuals in insular religious groups (IRGs), or IRG disaffiliates. RARF seeks...
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