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Ethiopia: Why Ethiopia's Rastafari Community Keeps Dwindling September 15, 2019
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 "the promised land" is far from the paradise they had imagined.A purple tint covers the evening sky over Shashamane, home to Ethiopia's remaining Rastafarians. Inside […]
I was the first woman to publicly accuse gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. But I was also abused in my own church. September 15, 2019
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 experiencing abuse in church when she was 7 years old.I still remember it like it was yesterday.The church was small, just a few hundred people, and everyone […]
What do Amish, Mennonite, rumspringa mean? A guide to terms used in Lancaster County's Plain community September 15, 2019
ABIGAIL KINGLancaster OnlineSeptember 13, 2019 When discussing the Amish, it's easy to get confused by some of the terms used.(And it's especially confusing when television shows like "Amish Mafia" and "Breaking Amish" become the baseline in pop culture.) The Amish use several terms that come from Pennsylvania Dutch and haven't quite made it to mainstream […]
Building a temple in Russia may be a heavy lift in a nation not eager to even see LDS chapels September 15, 2019
Peggy Fletcher StackSalt Lake TribuneSeptember 10, 2019This is the third part in a three-part series examining how Western faiths, including the Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are having to adapt to survive and grow in a nation where the government, with encouragement from the dominant Russian Orthodox Church, continues to put up […]
I Left the Cult Next Door September 14, 2019
My mother and I stopped speaking after I broke with the man we called the Apostle.Tracy SimmonsWall Street JournalSeptember 12, 2019 For the past five years, I have received a daily email filled with stories about those who succumb to extreme religious ideologies. Whether it’s the Nxivm sex-cult trial in New York earlier this year […]
How a 'Fake Guru' Set Up a 'Wild Wild Country'-Style Commune in the Mexican Jungle September 14, 2019
Former followers of Ozen Rajneesh accuse the guru of being a 'fake,' cheating them out of thousands of dollars, and mishandling the disappearance of a commune member.Hilary BeaumontVICESeptember 6, 2019Michael Gerard, 23, first heard about the guru Ozen online in August 2014, when he was searching for a cure to his depression.The tall, thin student […]
Preparing for Armageddon September 14, 2019
CBC News NetworkSeptember 15, 2019(Available only in Canada)In the United States, people called “preppers” are doing all they can to survive a global disaster. With concerns ranging from civil unrest to nuclear war to natural disasters, these communities are responding to the stress of an uncertain future.In Preparing for Armageddon, presenter Stacey Dooley spends time […]
NXIVM Cult Case Defense Attorney Wants to Become a Prosecutor September 14, 2019
AMANDA OTTAWAYCourthouse News ServiceSeptember 13, 2019 BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CN) – Convicted sex-cult leader Keith Raniere will not be sentenced until 2020, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said at a hearing in Brooklyn Friday. Sporting a new buzz haircut, convicted sex trafficker and former NXIVM cult leader Raniere wore wrinkled tan scrubs and sneakers to court, […]
Are We All Cult Members Now? September 14, 2019
JEFF SCHECHTMANWho What WhySEPTEMBER 13, 2019"Every day there are stories about how interactions between people have become increasingly tribal — prompting individuals to trash facts, science, and objective reality in the service of a cause or a set of beliefs.It’s almost as if society has been taken over by cults.In this week’s WhoWhatWhy podcast, we […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 9/13/2019 September 14, 2019
Falun Gong, Word of Life Church, Meditation app Headspace, Hope for Wholeness, Conversion Therapy, LGBT Business Insider: Inside Dragon Springs, the high-security compound in upstate New York that's home to a 'cult' tyrannized by China"About 100 people are said to be living in a 400-acre property in upstate New York, in the shadow of the Shawangunk […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 9/14-15/2019 September 14, 2019
Transcendental Meditation, Prosperity Gospel, Benny Hinn Ministries, Imperial Valley Ministries, Trafficking, Taborites, Communists TM-Free Blog: Convicted child pornography collector was a MUM trustee and major donor to TM organizations"According to the Repository, Marshall "Marsh" Belden was "known for his charitable efforts in Stark County and restoration and development projects in downtown Canton." But the tax filings of […]
Toronto film festival 2019: ‘Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator’ movie review September 14, 2019
Sara StewartNY PostSeptember 12, 2019Looks like Bikram yoga may not be hot for much longer.Bikram Choudhury, the famous founder of the sweat-soaked practice, has come under fire in the U.S. for sex abuse allegations over the past few years, though his branded technique is still being taught in studios around the country. He’s also still personally teaching […]
Jehovah's Witnesses ask court to reverse $35M abuse verdict September 13, 2019
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSeptember 13, 2019BILLINGS, Mont. — An attorney for the Jehovah’s Witnesses asked the Montana Supreme Court on Friday to reverse a $35 million verdict against the church for not reporting a girl’s sexual abuse to authorities.Last year, a jury awarded $4 million in compensatory damages and $31 million in punitive damages to a […]
Time For Some Psychic Scammer Drama From, Where Else, Florida September 13, 2019
Hazel CillsJezebel September 12, 2019As crystals, horoscopes, and other associated wellness frauds to make people feel better about their lives keep popping up, so do scammers who want to weaponize them. Last year a New York City fortune teller was arrested after conning a man out of $800,000, while another in Maryland swindled more than $300,000 from clients. But […]
Fake psychic reveals how she tricks people into thinking she has real powers September 13, 2019
Sirena BergmanIndy100 Independent September 12, 2019A fake psychic has shared how she manages to convince her clients she actually is clairvoyant - despite being just a normal woman.The anonymous "psychic" (referred to as Sandra) offered to give journalist Katy Ward a free session, to try and show her how easy it is to fool people.Writing […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 9/11/2019 September 12, 2019
Transcendental Meditation, Conversion Therapy, Domestic Abuse, Avatar Course Stylist: "Oprah loves Transcendental Meditation, but here's what happened when I tried it""It was meant to be totally effortless. But instead of getting my Oprah on, I spent the whole of my first Transcendental Meditation session thinking. Actually, I spent it overthinking. As I sat in the session, my brain […]
'CULT WOMEN' RUNNING FOR KNESSET September 12, 2019
‘We wanted to run for the Knesset in the previous election, but we couldn’t, due to procedural obstacles,” say A.ILANA STUTLANDJerusalem PostSEPTEMBER 11, 2019 ‘We wanted to run for the Knesset in the previous election, but we couldn’t, due to procedural obstacles,” say A., one of the wives of Daniel Ambash, the leader of a […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 9/12/2019 September 12, 2019
Jehovah's Witnesses, Sogyal Rinpoche, MLM's, Ku Klux Klan PIX11 News: Sex abuse victims part of suit against Jehovah`s Witness"After decades of silence, John Michael Ewing and Heather Steele spoke publicly for the first time ... describing years of sexual abuse at the hands of leaders in the religious group they grew up in, The Jehovah's Witnesses." The Guardian: […]
It may look attractive, but beware the toll of 'MLM' on friendships September 12, 2019
Catherine BourisSydney Morning HeraldSeptember 4, 2019 Rachel Liddell was a new mum when she was roped into selling products from Younique, a US-based cosmetics company, via a local "buy swap sell" Facebook group in her small New South Wales town.“I am very into makeup and didn't actually want to sell at all: I just wanted […]