NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere accused of raping 12-year-old girl in Upstate NY
Geoff Herbert Syracuse.comApril 13, 2018NXIVM cult leader Keith Ranierehas been accused of raping a 12-year-old girl in Upstate New York, according to new court documents.According to the Daily Mail ,...
View ArticleAlleged sex cult leader insists everything was consensual
Kevin Fasick and Laura ItalianoNY PostApril 13, 2018He’s accused of having his stable of female “sex slaves” forcibly branded with a flesh-burning cauterizing gun — but on Friday, upstate cult leader...
View ArticleThe preacher who used Christianity to revive the Ku Klux Klan
Methodist preacher used religion to justify terrorismDeNeen L. Brown The Washington PostApril 15, 2018 It was approaching midnight on Oct. 16, 1915, when Methodist preacher William Joseph Simmons and...
View ArticleLeader of secretive group ordered by judge to stay in jail
VERENA DOBNIKAssociated PressApr 13, 2018NEW YORK (AP) - The leader of a secretive group accused of coercing female followers into having sex and getting branded with his initials faced a federal...
View ArticleBhagwan and me: Ireland not immune to draw of controversial Indian guru
Ireland is not immune to the draw of controversial Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. John Meagher speaks to Irish devotees of the flamboyant spiritual leader who owned a fleet of Rolls-Royces,...
View ArticleUniversity of Queensland launches investigation after researchers promote...
Josh RobertsonABCApril 15, 2018Researchers who promoted an alleged cult and showcased its bizarre healing claims in published studies have embroiled one of Australia's top universities in an academic...
View ArticleWild Wild Country’s Ma Anand Sheela Went From Cult Leader to Criminal to Meme
The Netflix documentary’s “bad bitch” is a balm to people tired of going high when they go low.INKOO KANGSlateAPRIL 16, 2018The first time Ma Anand Sheela came up in a conversation, a friend sheepishly...
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EVENT: Understanding Religious Abuse and Recovery Conference
April 21, 2018 at 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Littleton, COHampton Inn & Suites Denver Littleton, 7611 Shaffer Pkwy, Littleton, CO 80127, USA...
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Exorcism - how does it work and why is it on the rise?
It’s not always about demonsHelen Hall - Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent UniversityThe ConversationApril 17, 2018Disclosure statementHelen Hall is affiliated with Church of...
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Allison Mack, 'Smallville' actor, arrested in connection with alleged sex cult
Allison MackChris JancelewiczGlobal NewsApril 20, 2018Mack, who played Chloe on the superhero show, is due to appear in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Friday. She was arrested by the FBI, but as...
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Court orders Raniere to pay $444,000 in legal fees
In this courtroom sketch Keith RaniereBrendan J. LyonsAlbany Times UnionApril 19, 2018ALBANY — A federal appeals court in Texas has ordered NXIVM founder Keith Raniere to pay more than $444,000 in...
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Waco: Branch Davidian memorial service draws about 100
John Carroll KWTXApr 19, 2018 WACO, Texas (KWTX) About 100 surviving Branch Davidians and supporters gathered Thursday at the Helen Marie Taylor Museum in downtown Waco for a three-hour service marking...
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Falun Gong: Two decades after a deadly ban in China, adherents still face...
In Melbourne's CBD, a handful of Falun Gong practitioners tend a folding table full of campaign pamphlets. Vicky Xiuzhong Xu and Bang XiaoABC OnlineApril 21, 2018"Heaven will destroy the Chinese...
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What are the psychological effects of losing your religion?
Christian JarrettBPS Research DigestApril 6, 2018For many, their religion is a core part of their identity, the meaning they find in life, and their social world. It seems likely that changing this...
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Shut Up, Satan: Rome Course Teaches Exorcism, Even by Cellphone
Master class on how to yell at the devil on your cellphone.JASON HOROWITZNew York TimesApril 19, 2018ROME — Andrés Cárdenas sat in the back of the auditorium, opened his folder and took careful notes...
View ArticleThe Eagle’s guide to Brooklyn’s Nxivm 'sex cult'
It was all happening right under our noses, authorities saidPaul FrangipaneBrooklyn Daily EagleApril 24, 2018A cult allegedly recruited slaves to have sex with the shadowy founder of a supposed...
View Article20/20 on ABC NXIVM
BWW News Desk April 27, 2018 All eyes were on "Smallville" actress and NXIVM member Allison Mack earlier this week as she emerged from court on a $5 million bond following her arrest on charges of sex...
View ArticleDocumentary reveals the man behind the SOS letter from China's notorious...
MARSHA LEDERMANThe globe and MailAPRIL 26, 2018The SOS was hidden in a tombstone. It was a pretend grave marker, made of Styrofoam and purchased at a Kmart an ocean away from where the desperate...
View ArticleSome of polygamist Winston Blackmore's 149 children make video asking he not...
Nate CarlisleSalt Lake TribuneApril 26, 2018With his sentencing date approaching, children of Winston Blackmore are taking to social media to ask a Canadian judge not send the man to jail for...
View ArticleMiracles, supernatural tales kept Asaram's cult going
Dishank PurohitTimes of IndiaApril 27, 2018JODHPUR: The appeal of Asaram’s cult is amplified by his astounding claims of performing extraordinary miracles, ranging from halting heavy downpour to being...
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