Astrology
Joseph SzimhartCults in the Occulture #9October 10, 2020"Astrology by most accounts is the queen of the occult arts of divination that include Tarot, Kabbalah, and reading tea leaves. I first seriously...
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Chained and locked up, why some Nigerians turn to religion first to treat the...
Aisha SalaudeenCNNOctober 10, 2020Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) When Alvan Godwin suffered a psychotic episode linked to schizophrenia in November 2018, his parents took him to church for prayers. His mother...
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Protester Harold 'Heshy' Tischler taken into custody for inciting a riot...
Alec Snyder, Kristina Sgueglia, Brynn Gingras and Susannah CullinaneCNNOctober 12, 2020(CNN) Outspoken protester Harold "Heshy" Tischler was taken into custody Sunday evening in connection with an...
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CultNEWS101 Articles: 10/12/2020
QAnon, Chad Daybell, Legal, Cult Murder, NXIVMBloomberg Businessweek: QAnon High Priest Was Just Trolling Away as a Citigroup Tech Executive" ... Janja Lalich, a professor emerita of sociology at...
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The QAnon orphans: people who have lost loved ones to conspiracy theories
For those who have lost loved ones to it, QAnon is a destroyer of families and relationshipsCecilia Saixue WattThe GuardianSeptember 23, 2020 “I lay awake at night and worry if my brother’s going to...
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The 1990s Cult 'Heaven's Gate' Has Four Remaining Followers – We Spoke to Them
When I contacted the email address of a cult whose members all died by suicide in 1997, I wasn't expecting an answer.MAMarta AbromaityteViceOctober 15, 2020Heaven’s Gate hit just about every bullet...
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Review: 'Meeting the Beatles in India' captures a moment in music history
MICHAEL ORDOÑALos Angeles TimesOctober 14, 2020You never know whom you’ll run into on the road to enlightenment. For a heartbroken, 20-something Canadian, his sojourn to India led him to the Fab...
View ArticleThe cult continues: what does another series on Nxivm add to the story?
Seduced, narrated by survivor India Oxenberg, offers four more hours on the shocking cult and additional insight to the just-finished rival show The VowAdrian HortonThe GuardianOctober 21, 2020Since a...
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CultNEWS101 Articles: 10/23/2020
Scientology, NXIVM, TelevangelistCheatsheet: 'Chicago P.D.' Actor Jason Beghe Was Once a High-Ranking 'Cult' Member"Scientology is a word that leaves a poor taste in some people's mouths. Opinions of...
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Facebook, YouTube moves against QAnon are only a first step in the battle...
Marc-André ArgentinoThe ConversationOctober 15, 2020 Marc-André Argentino is a PhD candidate Individualized Program, 2020-2021 Public Scholar, Concordia UniversityDisclosure statementMarc-André...
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The 1990s Cult 'Heaven's Gate' Has Four Remaining Followers - We Spoke to Them
When I contacted the email address of a cult whose members all died by suicide in 1997, I wasn't expecting an answer.Marta AbromaityteVICEOctober 15, 2020Heaven’s Gate hit just about every bullet point...
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Astrology: #9 Joseph SzimhartCults in the OccultureOctober 10, 2020 Astrology by most accounts is the queen of the occult arts of divination that include Tarot, Kabbalah, and reading tea leaves. I...
View ArticleCOVID-19 outbreak at faith-healing school alarms conservative Northern...
RYAN SABALOWTHE SACRAMENTO BEEOCTOBER 13, 2020 They come to Redding from all over the world for instruction in faith healing and raising the dead. They often approach strangers in local parking lots,...
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CultNEWS101 Articles: 10/22/2020
NXIVM, Heaven's Gate, QAnon People: India Oxenberg Was 'Afraid' of Former Nxivm 'Master' Allison Mack — 'But She Can't Hurt Me Anymore'"Allison said she had a special program she thought could help...
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How The Epoch Times Created a Giant Influence Machine
Since 2016, the Falun Gong-backed newspaper has used aggressive Facebook tactics and right-wing misinformation to create an anti-China, pro-Trump media empire.Kevin RooseNY Times October 24, 2020For...
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How conspiracies like QAnon are slowly creeping into some Canadian churches
Pastors say conspiracies need to be taken seriously — especially when congregations cannot gatherJoel DrydenCBC NewsOctober 25, 2020 Pastor John van Sloten of Marda Loop Church in Calgary had been...
View ArticleTarot and Cartomancy
Joseph SzimhartCults in the OccultureOctober 18, 2020When I was a young teen, I used a deck of cards to determine which girl I should like, assigning a queen card to four girls, shuffling the deck,...
View ArticleIn South Korea, Draft Resisters Still Go to Prison. But Now It’s a Job.
A court ruled that conscientious objectors must be allowed to serve their country in other ways. The government says they'll still have to do so behind prison walls.Choe Sang-HunNew York TimesOctober...
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Canadian magician, skeptic The Amazing Randi dead at 92
Randi was a talk and variety show mainstay for decadesCBCThe Associated Press ·October 22, 2020 James Randi, a magician who later challenged spoon benders, mind readers and faith healers with such...
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CultNEWS101 Articles: 10/24-25/2020
NXIVM, Satmar HasidicHollywood Reporter: 'The Vow' Renewed for Second Season at HBO"The Vow is getting a second season.HBO has renewed the docuseries, which explores the NXIVM cult, ahead of its season...
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