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Peter Popoff, the Born-Again Scoundrel
Peter PopoffMARK OPPENHEIMERGQFebruary 28, 2017Once, Peter Popoff was a magical, mystical man of God—a giant among '80s televangelists. And Lord, was he rich! But he was also an enormous fraud who was...
View Article'Y'all can't do nothing to me,' accused cop killer tells judge, using...
Peter HolleyWashington PostMarch 3, 2017On social media, Markeith Loyd’s persona — documented in dozens of Facebook Live videos — was as fluid as his latest mood. Sometimes, he was a down-to-earth,...
View ArticleCongo police arrest separatist cult leader after violent standoff
Aaron RossReutersMarch 3, 2017Police in Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday they had arrested the leader of a separatist Christian cult in the capital Kinshasa following a two-week standoff in...
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Word of Faith Fellowship Response to AP's investigative report
Associated PressWYFF4February 27, 2017SPINDALE, N.C. —We are shocked and saddened to learn of the false allegations made against our church and its pastors by certain former members and reported in a...
View ArticleKaren Berg And The Kabbalah Centre Announce An Hour Of Spiritual Unity On...
Using Technology to Organize and Unite, Berg and The Kabbalah Centre Seek to Spread #hourofspiritualunity Around the WorldNEWS PROVIDED BYKabbalah Centre February 28, 2017, 10:00 ETLOS ANGELES, Feb....
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Benin preacher declares self ‘Perfect’, ‘God’s Holy Spirit’
Vicentia Tadagbe Tchranvoukinni VanguardMarch 5, 2017AMIN -25-year-old Vicentia Tadagbe Tchranvoukinni, a female preacher, in Benin Republic, has declared that she is God and her mission on earth is to...
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DRC detains guru leader of outlawed cult
News24March 5, 2017Kinshasa - The Democratic Republic of Congo announced Saturday that it had detained the spiritual leader of the Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) movement, an outlawed group that has called for...
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‘Maharshi Mahesh Yogi is a sadguru in real sense’
The HitavadaMarch 5, 2017Maharshi Mahesh Yogi birth centenary was celebrated in grand manner in city on SaturdayMaharshi Mahesh Yogi has possessed all attributes of ‘Sadguru’ described in Vedic...
View ArticleEx-sect members tell AP: Prosecutors obstructed abuse cases
MITCH WEISSFayetteville ObserveAssociated PressMarch 6, 2017SPINDALE, N.C. (AP) — At least a half-dozen times over two decades, authorities investigated reports that members of a secretive evangelical...
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'It's all a game of influence'
Tim MillerThe IntelligencerMarch 5, 2017 A foreign power targeting Canadian schoolchildren in an insidious plot to spread its influence sounds like the plot to a Hollywood movie.But for...
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'It's like being in a cult for one': Read 14 tactics used by coercive...
Gemma MitchellEast Anglian Daily TimesMarch 6, 2017Experts in the field of domestic abuse gathered in Suffolk today to explore the intricacies of a crime that is “invisible in plain sight”.A sold-out...
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Church of Scientology accused of covering up sexual assault allegations...
Sadaf AhsanNational PostMarch 6, 2017 Danny Masterson, who previously starred as Hyde on That 70’s Show and now stars in The Ranch on Netflix, just happens to be a Scientologist. Why is this relevant?...
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Scientology plans control of downtown Clearwater for retail makeover
Tracey McManusTampa Bay TimesMarch 6, 2017The plan, according to two city officials briefed by Scientology leader David Miscavige, requires all property from Osceola to Myrtle avenues between Drew and...
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Gaslighting and Mind Control Disable Rational Thought: How to Resist
Linda Hatch, PhD Psych CentralMarch 2017Authoritarian mind control techniques are hazardous to your mental health in ways that bypass rational thought.Gaslighting, brainwashing, cults, hostage...
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I joined a secretive American cult: SA woman's gripping memoir
SUNDAY TIMES LIFESTYLESTAFF REPORTERMarch 7, 2017In 'Cult Sister' (Tafelberg), author Lesley Smailes (pictured) details the 10 years she spent in a secretive US cult.After matric Lesley Smailes took a...
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What Drives A Woman To Join A Cult?
KATE LEAVERRefinery29.ukMarch 7, 2017John Hawkes & Elizabeth Olsen in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011).Cults are fascinating, aren’t they? It’s almost impossible to imagine what it’s like to be...
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New religious movements often test boundaries of the First Amendment
Sun Myung Moon presides over a mass blessing ceremony in 2010George DiepenbrockPhys.OrgMarch 1, 2017In the 1980s, the Unification Church spent millions of dollars on cultural and political programs...
View ArticleWhat Do Mormons and Muslims Have in Common?
STEPHEN PROTHEROPolitico MagazineMarch 07, 2017It should have been a simple question: Last week, Trump counterterrorism adviser Sebastian Gorka was asked by a radio host whether the president believed...
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Mormon church baptising thousands of dead Victorians - atheist or not
Mormon volunteers at the Victorian Archives Centre in North Melbourne.Liam MannixThe AgeMarch 10, 2017In a windowless underground room, six Mormons are cheerfully working day in, day out to digitise...
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In Russia, the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses begins all over again
A Jehovah’s Witness in London. ‘These were some of the most persecuted Christians of the 20th century.Anti-terror legislation is being used to target those whose faith is only ‘extreme’ in terms of its...
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