'Brainwashing' life coach battle returns to court as countess continues her...
· l· Countess of Caledon continues her bid to be reunited with her daughter· Court will rule on whether Amanda Caledon can obtain police documents· She has accused Anne Craig of...
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The imported crowd attended the opening of Scientology's new Sydney headquarters.· · International Business Times UK· By Matt ThomasSeptember 4, 2016 The opening of the new...
View ArticleIn Brooklyn, Stifling Higher Learning Among Hasidic Women
New York TimesBy GINIA BELLAFANTE SEPT. 2, 2016 In the mid-1940s, Joel Teitelbaum, an eminent and charismatic rabbi, immigrated to the United States, colonizing a section of Williamsburg in Brooklyn...
View ArticleChurch threatens legal action over ‘false allegations’ against members
CHRIS MARSHALLSeptember 3, 2016 A church whose founder was cleared of sexual assault says it is preparing to take legal action after senior members were subjected to "false and malicious allegations"....
View ArticleThey Say Government Mind Control Is Real-And That They're Part of It
Over the past 30 years, thousands of people who identify as “targeted individuals” claim the government is engaging in covert war on their minds.The Daily BeastJUSTIN ROHRLICH09.04.16 Cheryl Welsh has...
View ArticleFalun Gong battle moves to US court
KRISTIANO ANGNikkei.comSeptember 6, 2016NEW YORK - Intriguing details are emerging about a civil lawsuit filed in a U.S. federal court in Brooklyn in search of an answer a decades-old question: Is the...
View ArticlePondering Miracles, Medical and Religious
New York TimesBy JACALYN DUFFINSEPT. 5, 2016 Kingston, Ontario — THERE was no mistaking the diagnostic significance of that little red stick inside a deep blue cell: The Auer rod meant the mystery...
View ArticleHigh court upholds life sentence for Aum member Katsuya Takahashi for role in...
Japan TimesKYODO, STAFF REPORTSEP 7, 2016 The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a former Aum Shinrikyo fugitive to life in prison for his role in the doomsday...
View ArticleLife sentence upheld for last Aum Shinrikyo sect leader
MOSCOW, September 7 (RAPSI) - The Tokyo High Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling to sentence the last of the three principal Aum Shinrikyo sect leaders, Katsuya Takahashi, who escaped justice for...
View ArticleUBB Demands Rs 12 Cr From Baba Ramdev’s Firm For Using Natural Resources
News World IndiaDehradhunSeptember 8, 2016Uttarakhand Biodiversity Board will charge Rs 12 crore from Baba Ramdev’s firms which include Rs 10 crore from Patanjali Yogpeeth and Rs 2 crore from its...
View ArticleCult watcher advises how to avoid cults
Jon DunbarThe Korea TimesSeptember 6, 2016Korea has a bizarrely high number of self-proclaimed messiahs, and they may use sophisticated deception and persuasion techniques to rope you in.Cult watcher...
View ArticleSelf-described Ohio psychic accused of stealing $1.5M
September 7, 2016Associated PressMENTOR, Ohio – A self-described Ohio psychic is accused of stealing more than $1.5 million in cash, jewelry, gift cards and cars from several clients.Gina Miller was...
View ArticleCult Classics: Tennessee Is a Longtime Haven for Unconventional Religious Groups
The Bible Belt has a history of charismatic preachers and controversial leadersNashville SceneSEPTEMBER 8, 2016Tennesseee has been a surprising home of new religious groups like Ruthven's, in part...
View ArticleSucked in: Scientology's relentless contact
Wednesday, 07 September 2016The New Zealand Herald David* was 17 and living in Brisbane when he saw an advert for a personality test and thought it might help improve his job prospects.It was only when...
View ArticleLouis Theroux's Scientology Documentary Accused Of 'Deception'
Yahoo Movies UKBen Arnold7 September 2016 Marty Rathbun, the former high-ranking Scientology executive who is the subject of Louis Theroux’s new feature-length documentary, has accused the filmmakers...
View ArticleApocalypse Meow: How a Cult That Believes Cats Are Divine Beings Ended Up in...
Unorthodox teachings, estranged families and a cat rescue operation named Eva's EdenNashville SceneBOB SMIETANA SEP 8, 2016 You might rattle off a quick list of things that Columbia, Tenn., is known...
View ArticleOld Order Mennonite sentenced to 5 years for 'unfathomable' child abuse
Community forgives offender, leaves 'vengeance to God'By Riley Laychuk, CBC News Sep 06, 2016 Unjustifiable and unfathomable were just two of the words used to describe the abuse of children in a...
View ArticleA Dream Deferred: The Promise and Pathos of Peoples Temple
Rebecca Moore Alternative Considerations of Jonestown & Peoples Temple (This article is adapted from the presentation which Rebecca Moore gave on February 6, 2013. The video of the presentation...
View ArticleThis 7-Year-Old Nepali Girl Is Worshipped as a Living Goddess on Earth
· ABC News· By TERRY MORAN· JACKIE JESKO Sep 8, 2016· On a bustling street in Patan in Nepal, a small hand-painted sign announces the residence of a living goddess. A...
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Doomsday cult, taxman, ex-parishioners go to war for Agape Ministries' hidden...
Chief court reporter Sean Fewster, The AdvertiserSeptember 9, 2016 9:46amTHE hidden millions of Adelaide’s doomsday cult have been uncovered, more than six years after Agape Ministries collapsed —...
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