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Why Do We Believe in Cults? Hint: It’s Not Brainwashing
EXCERPT Amanda MontellPublished Jun. 27, 2021Cultish groups are an all-out American obsession. All any of my friends could talk about the week I started writing this book was the 2019 folk horror film...
View ArticleCultNEWS101: Cult Recovery Article Collection
CultNEWS101: Cult Recovery Article Collection (106 Articles)CULT RELATED TOPICSCult (31)Cult-101 (8)Cult-anti (6)Cult-apologist (6)Cult-assessment (17)Cult-awareness (15)Cult-behavior...
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Cults and Media Stereotypes: Does Media Coverage of Current and Former Cult...
Cults and Media Stereotypes: Does Media Coverage of Current and Former Cult Members Hinder Victims’ Recovery?Name of Researcher: Dhyana Levey1. Invitation paragraphYou are being invited to take part...
View ArticleMexico alleges Luz del Mundo, 4 other groups laundered money
Mexico alleges Luz del Mundo, 4 other groups laundered moneyDecember 22, 2020By MARIA VERZAMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican investigators said Tuesday they have filed money-laundering complaints against five...
View ArticleMexico-based church leader ordered to stand trial on sex crime charges
Steve GormanReutersAUGUST 18, 2020LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The head of a Mexico-based evangelical church that claims more than 1 million followers worldwide was ordered on Tuesday to remain in jail and...
View ArticleJenny Boyd & The Beatles In India! Author John Gray Was an Assistant to the...
ADIKA LIVE!April 20, 2021#1291 Meeting the Maharishi in India with The Beatles | Author Jenny Boyd, John Gray & Susan Shumsky"Jenny Boyd- Jenny Boyd Ph.D is the author of It’s Not Only Rock’n’Roll,...
View ArticleMalignant Narcissism as the Core Madness of the Cult Leader
Charles Zeiders and Peter DevlinICSAJune 4, 2021Learning Objectives: Utilize case vignettes to develop a profile of the malignant narcissist in cult leadership (MNL). Identify the four principal traits...
View ArticleVulnerable youngsters hurt by acts of bad faith
The West Australian A Perth religious group that housed rapist Jarryd Hayne without warning female members has been accused of failing to report a sex assault, blaming victims and utilising a series of...
View ArticleWas Mother Teresa a Cult Leader?
Michelle GoldbergNew York TimesMay 21, 2021Opinion ColumnistDuring the Trump years, there was a small boom in documentaries about cults. At least two TV series and a podcast were made about Nxivm, an...
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An Indian guru and his disciples lived in a hotel complex near Lake Lucerne...
An Indian guru and his disciples lived in a hotel complex near Lake Lucerne for eleven years. Then they left in a hurryAn Indian guru and his disciples lived in a hotel complex near Lake Lucerne for...
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US, Guatemalan forces raid extremist haredi Lev Tahor cult compound
The sect has been accused of forcing girls as young as 12 years old into marriages with much older men within the sect. JERUSALEM POST STAFF JULY 6, 2021 US and local Guatemalan police have begun...
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Ken Garrett on his book, “In the House of Friends. Understanding and Healing...
Project Hope PodcastJuly 7, 2021 Ep. 24: Ken Garrett on his book, “In the House of Friends. Understanding and Healing from Spiritual Abuse in Christian Churches”.Episode DescriptionKenneth Garrett is...
View ArticleBook Launch Zoom: Culted Child: The True Story of a Daughter Disciple
Join the online book launch on Zoom: Culted Child: The True Story of a Daughter Disciple. Book Launch and Q & A, Maria D. Peregolise, with Special Guest Ron Burks, PhD, Hosted by Patrick Ryan of...
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Huxley, Burroughs, and the Church of Scientology
David S. WillsQuilletteJuly 6, 2021"In the 21st century, Scientology has become a synonym for "cult." Thanks to an array of investigative exposés and testimony from former members, few people in the...
View ArticleThe Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) celebrates its 10-year anniversary
The Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) July 5, 2021"The Radicalisation Awareness Network has over 6 000 P/CVE practitioners. We asked a few of them to film themselves talking about their...
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Escaping Understanding Recovering
Reclaiming lives from coercive control and psychological abuse in destructive cults and relationships.'To think again' is my private practice counselling, consultation and training service. I am a...
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Guardian journalist helped me see a way out, ex-cult member recalls
Former Children of God member says simple question put to her by Walter Schwarz was life-changingHarriet SherwoodThe GuardianJuly 7, 2021It was a simple question to a child, one routinely asked by...
View ArticleAmber Devine Interview
Leaving The Lies : Speaking Your TruthNovember 23, 2020"Our interview with the lovely Amber Chaffin Devine. Amber shares her story of coming to the House of Yahweh as a young girl. She grew up in a...
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What is biblical inerrancy? A New Testament scholar explains
Geoffrey SmithThe Conversation July 13, 2021 Geoffrey Smith: Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal ArtsDisclosure statementGeoffrey...
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Seagrams heiress keeps paying as NXIVM's Keith Raniere adds big-name lawyers
Robert GavinAlbany Times UnionJuly 13, 2021NEW YORK — Even from federal prison, Clare Bronfman is still footing the legal bill for NXIVM leader Keith Raniere.A new filing in U.S. District Court in...
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