Cult Leader, Convicted Rapist, Free Man: A Story of JMS
Peter DaleyKorea ExposeFebruary 26, 2018It is perhaps a quirk of fate that the release of serial rapist and cult leader Jeong Myeong-seok coincides with the spreading of the #MeToo campaign in South...
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Exodus"Exodus, an anti-JMS (Jesus Morning Star) NGO comprised of dozens of former members and concerned citizens, formed to help victims, raise awareness..."
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Watchtower done looking the other way?
Jehovah’s Kingdom Hall in Linda VistaFinal lawsuit over sex abuse by Jehovah's Witness elder settledDorian HargroveSan Diego ReaderMarch 2, 2018The lawsuits over sexual molestation by Jehovah's Witness...
View ArticleScientologists offer free dumplings to attract Chinese-Kiwis to Auckland HQ
Dileepa Fonseka and Harrison ChristianStuffMarch 4, 2018The Church of Scientology is offering an enticement of free dumplings and a barbecue to Chinese-Kiwis who attend a "self-improvement" course at...
View ArticleMind games: Inside the mysterious world of the mentalists
Meet the ‘mystic men’ who are popularising mentalism as a performing art in IndiaManoj SharmaHindustan TimesMarch 3, 2018 A one-on-one conversation with Karan Singh can be quite an unsettling...
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In the maestro’s thrall
Cleveland OrchestraThey were known as 'Levinites'— the young musical acolytes who bent to the will of James Levine in all things, back when the conductor was the brightest emerging star in conducting....
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How one researcher is studying that tingly, universal, unmistakable and...
Spatial resemblance + forgetting they’d been in a space with a similar layout = déjà vu.Lauren SchenkmanIdeas.Ted.ComJun 16, 2017Déjà vu — we all know it when we feel it, but can researchers make it...
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Cult Recovery 101
Cult Recovery 101Our associates are: consultants, psychotherapists, and counselors, many of whom themselves are former cultists or have been exposed to destructive cults or other coercive influence...
View ArticleDavids Story (KINGDOM HALL CRASH)
March 1, 2018David shares his experience crashing his old Jehovah Witnesses congregation in a small town in Minnesota. We also want to thank David for his braveness and for allowing all of us to see...
View ArticleDéjà vu and feelings of prediction: They’re just feelings
Anne ManningColorodo State UniversityCOLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCESMarch 1, 2018Most people can relate to the prickly, unsettling experience of déjà vu: When you’re in a new situation, but you feel like...
View ArticleThis new study just revealed some bummer news about déjà vu
KRISTINE FELLIZARHello GiggleMarch 2, 2018Anyone who’s ever experienced déjà vu can tell you that it’s kind of a creepy thing. Feeling like you’ve seen a situation in a dream before actually living it...
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Thousands 'interested' in major flat-earthers conference coming to Edmonton...
Science, Space, Nasa, Earth seen from space.Jessica VomieroNational Online Journalist Global NewsMarch 2, 2018 “History will be made in Canada this year and Edmonton will be put on the flat map,” reads...
View ArticleMadras HC restrains Nithyananda from entering Madurai Aadheenam
Mohamed Imranullah S. The Hindu MARCH 05, 2018The Madras High Court on Monday restrained self-styled godman Nithyananda from entering Madurai Aadheenam until the disposal of civil cases pending before...
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Buddhist group admits sexual abuse by teachers
Shambhala InternationalShambhala International leaders promise to take action against ‘abhorrent sexual behaviour’Sarah Marsh @sloumarshThe GuardianMarch 5, 2018One of the west’s largest Buddhist...
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Charles Manson: Inside the Fight Over the Cult Leader's Remains
Charles MansonFollowing his death last fall, four different people laid claim to the notorious criminal's body – but it's still on ice in Kern County, CaliforniaElizabeth YukoRolling StoneMarch 6,...
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Sri Ma Anandamayi with Maharishi at the Kumbh Mela, 1965
A short video of Maharishi and Anandamyai Ma sharing the same stage at Kumbha Mela c1965Maharishi 1981 at ma's ashram?Maharishi Mahesh YogiFrom Ananda Varta, Vol 3 1977"Maharishi Mahesh Yogi paid a...
View ArticleWhy Are We Surprised When Buddhists Are Violent?
OpinionDan Arnold and Alicia TurnerNew York TimesMarch 5, 2018Most adherents of the world’s religions claim that their traditions place a premium on virtues like love, compassion and forgiveness, and...
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Hare Krishna abandoned street chanting in robes years ago
Worshipers at the Hare Krishna TempleKevin ConnorToronto SUN March 4, 2018It has been decades since Toronto’s Hare Krishnas would routinely be seen chanting on Yonge St. — with shaved heads and orange...
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Members of Pennsylvania ‘Unification Church’ Cult Bring AR-15s to ‘Perfection...
Photo Credit: CBS News/screenshotHeather ClarkChristian News March 5, 2018NEWFOUNDLAND, Pa. — Members of a group in Pennsylvania that is stated to be a breakaway from the “Unification Church” but still...
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