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I was the first woman to publicly accuse gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. But...
Rachael DenhollanderWashington PostSeptember 9, 2019 Rachael Denhollander was the first gymnast to come forward against sports physician and convicted sex offender Larry Nassar. This is her story of...
View ArticleEthiopia: Why Ethiopia's Rastafari Community Keeps Dwindling
Maria Gerth-NiculescuAll africaSEPTEMBER 9, 2019Rastafarians from around the world have been settling in Ethiopia for the last 50 years, after being given land by Emperor Haile Selassie. Today, life in...
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Former NXIVM sex-cult recruiter hopeful her message can help others
Sarah Edmondson suffers from PTSD as she struggles to recover from the trauma of her time in a sex cultDENISE RYANVancouver sunSeptember 15, 2019Sarah Edmondson spent a dozen years as a top recruiter...
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Director Zaida Bergroth On Cult Drama 'Maria's Paradise': "The Idea Was To...
Damon WiseSeptember 15, 2019DeadlineThere were quite a few films about cults at this year’s TIFF, and one of the more provocative meditations on human manipulation came from Finland. Titled Maria’s...
View ArticleCultNEWS101 Articles: 9/16/2019
EnlightenNext, Andrew Cohen, Faith Healing, Sri Lanka, Bikram Yoga, Sexual Abuse, Legal, Baba Ramdev, Ayurveda Patheos: Strange and Curious Sects: EnlightenNext"One of EnlightenNext’s members was...
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The Former Extremists Trying to Fight Extremism
Some who have renounced their past in neo-Nazi or jihadist movements now hope to save others from the same fate. But there are risks to this approach—not least to the “formers” themselves.GILSINANThe...
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Two Russians Given U.S. Entry Bans For Allegedly Torturing Jehovah's Witnesses
RFE/RLSeptember 11, 2019 Two high-ranking regional officers in Russia's Investigative Committee have been banned from entering the United States for alleged "gross violations of human rights."A...
View ArticleRecovery Workshop for Second and Multi-Generation Former Members of Different...
Recovery Workshop for Second and Multi-Generation Former Members of Different Coercive and Radical Cultic GroupsOn Friday 1st November (4-7), Saturday 2nd November (9.30-5) and Sunday 3rd November 2019...
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CultNEWS101 Articles: 9/18/2019
Jehovah’s Witnesses, Australia, Doomsday Cult, Book Review, NXIVM, Magical ThinkingCrikey: Leaders of the Jehovah’s Witnesses ordered to destroy confidential records"A letter obtained by INQ has shed...
View Article‘Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator’ Director Appeals to California Governor to...
India-West Staff ReporterSeptember 20, 2019 Academy Award-winning filmmaker Eva Orner’s “Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator,” about Bikram Choudhury, the controversial yoga teacher who had multiple lawsuits...
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Staring Into Someones Eyes For 10 Minutes Can Induce Altered State of...
BEC CREWSeptember 7, 2019In 2015, a psychologist in Italy figured out how to induce a drug-free altered state of consciousness by asking 20 volunteers to sit and stare into each other's eyes for 10...
View ArticleParental Alienation: What Therapists Need to Know
Susan Heitler Ph.D.Resolution, Not ConflictPsychology TodaySeptember 20, 2019Diagnosis and treatment can both be tricky. Here's a guide to traps and tips.Parental alienation is child abuse. We must do...
View ArticleThe 8 Symptoms Of Parental Alienation
Shawn GarrisonDadsDivorceApril is Parental Alienation Awareness Month. DadsDivorce has spoken with a number of parental alienation experts and survivors about the factors that contribute to a parent...
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CultNEWS101 Articles: 9/21-22/2019
Bikram Yoga, Sexual Abuse, Toronto Film Festival, Ambash, Polygamy, Israel, Herbalife, Nuskin, Tupperware, Avon, Multi-Level Marketing, Uyghurs, China, Religious Freedom NY Post: Toronto film festival...
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Prosecutors fined in sexual abuse case against La Luz Del Mundo leader and...
RUBEN VIVESS TAFFLos Angeles TimesSeptember 19, 2019A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge held state prosecutors in contempt Thursday for not turning evidence over in the sexual abuse case against...
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Prosecution fines rescinded in La Luz del Mundo church leader case
Los Angeles TimesASSOCIATED PRESSSeptember 20, 2019A Los Angeles judge has rescinded sanctions against two prosecutors whom she said had failed to give defense lawyers evidence in a case against a...
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CultNEWS101 Articles: 9/23/2019
GrenvilleChristianCollege, Exorcism, Canada, Legal, Tajikistan, Jehovah's Witnesses, Religious Discrimination, NXIVM Toronto Sun: Systemic abuse at defunct private Christian school: Lawsuit"A group of...
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Sexual Abuse of Children and Adults in Religious Organizations
International Cultic Studies AssociationSanta Fe ConferenceSanta Fe, New Mexico November 1-2, 2019Sexual Abuse of Children and Adults in Religious OrganizationsICSA will conduct a conference in Santa...
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Event: Building Bridges - Leaving and Recovering from Cultic Groups and...
Speakers: Joseph Kelly, Patrick RyanTopics discussed include: assessing a family’s unique situation; understanding why people join and leave groups; considering the nature of psychological manipulation...
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Talk: Coping With Triggers
ICSA Event: Sexual Abuse of Children and Adults in Religious OrganizationsWhen: November 1, 2019 (9:30 – 11:00)Carol Giambalvo; Joseph KellyWe briefly discuss triggers, and the possibility of triggers...
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