Judge authorizes class action for Jehovah's Witnesses sex abuse victims
"The organization of Jehovah's Witnesses is very hierarchical, led by men, and encourages a culture of silence," the judge ruled.JESSE FEITHMONTREAL GAZETTEMarch 4, 2019Citing a hierarchy that...
View ArticleI Spent 16 Months Of My Childhood Locked In A Warehouse
HUFFPOST PERSONAL 03/01/2019 I Spent 16 Months Of My Childhood Locked In A Warehouse Huffington PostCyndy EtlerGuest Writer When I was a kid, my mother locked me in a warehouse and left me there. For...
View ArticleJehovah's Witnesses Are Being Persecuted in Russia
Jehovah’s Witnesses Are Being Persecuted in Russia National ReviewBy MARLO SAFIMarch 11, 2019 On Thursday, February 28, the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe...
View ArticleIndonesia sees rise in number of self-proclaimed prophets promising to save...
ABC NewsMarch 13, 2018By Erwin Renaldi It is a time of purported visions and miracles for tens of thousands of Indonesians, as the world's most populous Muslim nation experiences a rise in the number...
View ArticleSpiritual leader of alleged New York sex cult hit with child porn charges
Keith Raniere was already facing allegations that he coerced women to have sex with him and brand his initials into their flesh. NBCNews.comMarch 13, 2019By Adam Reiss and Rich SchapiroThe spiritual...
View ArticlePolice charge owner of Valley psychic business with theft from nonprofit
Francis ScarcellaDaily Itemfscarcelle@dailyitem.comMarch 14, 2019SUNBURY — The owner of a Valley energy healing and psychic readings business faces felony theft charges after Sunbury police say she...
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After Falling For A Man Outside The Jehovah's Witnesses, I'm Learning To...
HUFFPOSTTHE BLOGMarch 15, 2019Poet and storyteller Jeni De La O tells her story of secret love, being 'disfellowed' from her faith, and the way back, as part of a collaboration between The Moth and...
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'J.R. "Bob" Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius': Film Review | SXSW 2019
John DeForeHollywood ReporterMarch 14, 2019Sandy K. Boone tells the surprising tale of a Texas-born fake religion whose imaginary leader is named Bob.I first learned of the Church of the SubGenius in a...
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Appeals court reinstates lawsuit filed by former polygamous sect members...
Nate CarlisleSalt Lake TribuneMarch 14, 2019Former members of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have provided enough evidence of misdeeds by their old lawyers...
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Victim advocates ecstatic after Utah Senate passes polygamy refugees...
MARK SHENEFELTStandard-ExaminerMarch 14, 2019SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns who flee polygamy will become eligible for crime victims’ reparations if Gov. Gary Herbert signs a bill passed by the state Senate...
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Chamber boss Simon Williams quits over Universal Medicine cult claims
BBC NewsMarch 13, 2019The president of a Chamber of Commerce has stood down from his role following a BBC investigation into a cult which he is a follower of.Simon Williams owns the Lighthouse home of...
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Former psychiatric nurse expected to plead guilty to co-founding sex cult...
Others charged in the case include Salzman's daughter, Lauren Salzman; Clare Bronfman, Seagram heiress, Allison Mack, from television series, 'Smallville'Barry MeierNational PostThe New York TimesMarch...
View ArticleEx-church member takes plea deal for 'cult' vandalism
News 8March 14, 2019CARSON CITY, Mich. (WOOD) — A former member of the Church at Carson City accused of spray-painting words like “cult” on property tied to the church has agreed to a plea deal.Anna...
View ArticleParticipate in research on the difference between religious instruction and...
The purpose of this anonymous questionnaire is to develop a clearer understanding of religious indoctrination and how it affects children and adults who perceived they experienced it growing up. The...
View ArticleJury Break: Interview with Patrick Ryan
Audioboom"World renowned cult expert Patrick Ryan discusses cultic relationships and his personal history with Transcendental...
View ArticleSocial justice a strong motivator for local atheist groups
U of A researcher looks into how Edmonton-based atheists find purpose and meaning after turning away from religion.GEOFF McMASTER FolioMarch 21, 2019Edmonton has become a provincial hub of sorts for...
View ArticleHomicide Trial: Woman Claims Online Alien Cult Led to Deadly Shooting
Carmella MataloniWNEPMARCH 25, 2019Barbara Rogers arrives at Monroe Co. Courthouse for the first day of her trial. She is accused of shooting and killing her boyfriend, Steven Mineo, back in 2017 at...
View ArticleAvenatti Intrigue Dominates at Hearing on Cult-Like NXIVM
AMANDA OTTAWAYCourthouse News Service BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CN) – At a dramatic hearing in the cult-like case ensnaring Seagram’s liquor heiress Clare Bronfman, it was confirmed Wednesday that Michael...
View ArticleProsecutors: Michael Avenatti wanted in on Upstate NY ‘sex cult’ case
The Associated PressMarch 27, 2019NEW YORK (AP) — An already bizarre case accusing a secretive self-help group in upstate New York of engaging in sex-trafficking took another strange turn Wednesday...
View ArticleWoman convicted of stealing millions for Church of Scientology to stand one...
Mikhail TelekhovRAPSIMarch 29, 2019Ekaterina Zaborskikh, who had been already two times convicted of embezzling millions of rubles from real estate investors and transferring the money to the Church of...
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