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The Cult of Kek: An Archaic Belief System for an Alt-Right “New Age” November 26, 2020
Chamila LiyanageFair ObserverNovember 26, 2020"Pepe the Frog landed a role in the alt-right’s project to restore traditional hierarchical society within a racial state. “Boy’s Club” cartoons, is familiar on the internet. The alt-right started to use it to symbolize their battle against political correctness as well as the principles of liberty, equality and justice — the […]
Head of Russian division of Aum Shinrikyo terror group sentenced to 15 years in prison November 26, 2020
TASSNovember 26, 2020Mikhail Ustyantsev was apprehended on May 1, 2018, during organization of a meetingROSTOV-ON-DON, November 26. Mikhail Ustyantsev, leader of the Russian division of the Aum Shinrikyo (currently known as Aleph) international terror group, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, Southern District military court press service told journalists Thursday."By the ruling of the […]
$15,000 Fine After Secret Hasidic Wedding Draws Thousands of Guests November 25, 2020
“This was amazingly irresponsible,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said of the event in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.Liam StackNew York TimesNovember 24, 2020Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered to celebrate a wedding inside a cavernous hall in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood earlier this month, dancing and singing with hardly a mask in sight. The wedding was meticulously planned, and so […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 11/21-22/2020 (Love has Won, Patricia Hearst, SLA, Brainwashing, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Legal, Religious Freedom, Predatory Alienation, Unification Church, Proud Boys) November 25, 2020
Love has Won, Patricia Hearst, SLA, Brainwashing, Jehovah's Witnesses, Legal, Religious Freedom, Predatory Alienation, Unification Church, Proud BoysDr. Phil: My Sister Is Running A Cult With A Bunch Of Followers,' Woman Claims; Sister Denies Accusation"Sisters Chelsea and Tara say that growing up, their sister Amy was a sweet girl who got good grades. Then, by her early 20s, she […]
Millionaire Preacher Skips Bail in South Africa, Fueling International Dispute November 25, 2020
Shepherd Bushiri, the founder of a megachurch in South Africa, fled to his home country, Malawi, amid fraud and money laundering charges, leaving the two nations to argue over his fate.Monica MarkNew York TimesNovember 19, 2020JOHANNESBURG — Shepherd Bushiri, a multimillionaire pastor with a network of churches across Africa, has claimed he can walk on […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 11/23/2020 (World Mission Society Church Of God, Clergy Sexual Abuse, Faith Healing, UK, Bountiful, Polygamy, Book, Canada) November 25, 2020
World Mission Society Church Of God, Clergy Sexual Abuse, Faith Healing, UK, Bountiful, Polygamy, Book, CanadaGreat Light Studios: When You Lose Family Or Friends To The World Mission Society Church Of God"The WMSCOG (the mother god cult) is a group that has a record of splitting up families and disrupting relationships. Jordan shares some encouragement for […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 11/24/2020 (NXIVM, Shincheonji Church of Jesus, Legal, Korea, Peru, World Congress of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities, Cult Recovery) November 25, 2020
NXIVM, Shincheonji Church of Jesus, Legal, Korea, Peru, World Congress of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities, Cult RecoveryVanity Fair: The NXIVM Loyalists Are Not Backing Down" ... Despite the spate of revelations about NXIVM, though, some of its followers have remained loyal to the organization, according to a new New York Times report. As the […]
Russia Carries Out Mass Raids on Jehovah's Witnesses, Makes Arrests November 25, 2020
U.S. News & World ReportNov. 24, 2020MOSCOW (REUTERS) - LAW enforcement authorities carried out mass raids on the Jehovah's Witnesses across Russia on Tuesday and made a number of arrests as part of a new criminal case against the group, the Investigative Committee said.The law enforcement agency said it had opened an investigation as it […]
Documentary Film - Truther or: I Am Not a Conspiracy Theorist November 25, 2020
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H41Vk0F7y00]Perhaps no single event has set off more conspiracy mania than the tragic attacks of September 11, 2001. Truther or: I Am Not a Conspiracy Theorist explores this movement by profiling some of the central figures who have successfully spread their doubts and theories throughout the globe.The film opens at Ground Zero, where conspiracy […]
What Is a Cult, Anyway? November 25, 2020
Gabriel AndradeMerion WestNovember 23, 2020“The word ‘cult’ is tossed around quite frequently in media, but few can offer a precise definition.”In a recent edition of his show Real Time, Bill Maher compared President Donald Trump to Keith Raniere. Raniere was recently sentenced to 120 years in prison, on charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy to […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 11/25/2020 (Obituary, Shincheonji, Korea, Legal, Falun Gong, Russia, White Supremacist) November 25, 2020
Obituary, Shincheonji, Korea, Legal, Falun Gong, Russia, White SupremacistObituary: Cathleen Mann, PhD"Cathleen Mann, PhD, had consulted in about a hundred cases involving cults, undue influence, psychological influence, and related areas. She had been qualified by a court of law as an expert in 15 states, testifying in 40 cases. She had an independent practice in Lakewood, […]
Former White supremacist: This is how to tackle hate and bigotry November 25, 2020
Chris BuckleyNovember 12, 2020Watch the full conversation with SE Cupp and her panel of experts on "What Comes Next?" here. Christopher Buckley of LaFayette, Georgia, is an Afghanistan war veteran. He is a former White supremacist. Now he spreads awareness and educates the public about the dangers of extremism through his work with the nonprofit […]
Russia arrests more Jehovah's Witnesses on charges of "extremism" November 25, 2020
ALEXANDRA ODYNOVACBS NEWSNOVEMBER 24, 2020Moscow — Russian authorities have carried out dozens of raids and detained several people as they pursue a new criminal case accusing the country's Jehovah's Witnesses of extremism, the national Investigative Committee said Tuesday. The Christian denomination is suspected of illegally resuming its work in Russia despite an official ban.The country's […]
Special prosecutor closes investigation into B.C. polygamist community November 25, 2020
Investigators spent years looking into allegations in Bountiful, B.C., home of a fundamentalist Christian sectThe Canadian PressNovember 24, 2020 A special prosecutor in British Columbia has declined to approve any further charges against people associated with the community of Bountiful, B.C., where a fundamentalist Christian sect practices polygamy.The B.C. Prosecution Service says in a statement […]
Choir Practice Discussion on Cults and How They Recruit Members November 24, 2020
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzBGDwFClJY]Profiling EvilNovember 23, 2020Discussion on Cults and How They Recruit Members Meet our guests-A couple I have known them for many years and they actually were recruited by the Zion Society leadership, narrowly avoiding joining... Deceived: An Investigative Memoir into the Zion Society Cult “Deceived” is a memoir of Detective Mike King’s 1991 investigation and the […]
Obituary: Cathleen Mann, PhD November 23, 2020
On November 21st, 2020, Cathleen Mann passed away."Cathleen Mann, PhD, had consulted in about a hundred cases involving cults, undue influence, psychological influence, and related areas. She had been qualified by a court of law as an expert in 15 states, testifying in 40 cases. She had an independent practice in Lakewood, Colorado, where she […]
Conversion Therapy Survivors: A community of conversion therapy survivors and their supporters November 23, 2020
CT SURVIVORS is comprised of conversion therapy survivors who have joined together for healing and fellowship. Our mission is to promote safe spaces for all conversion therapy survivors by providing forums for open and vulnerable sharing. We have seen that by joining together and connecting, we are able to recover from some of the traumatic […]
Florida bans on conversion therapy for children voided by U.S. appeals court November 23, 2020
Jonathan StempelReutersNovember 20, 2020A divided federal appeals court on Friday declared unconstitutional two south Florida laws that banned therapists from offering conversion therapy to children struggling with their sexual orientation or gender identity.In a 2-1 decision, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with two therapists who said the laws in the city of […]
Porn star and three Marines, all white supremacists, charged in federal gun conspiracy November 23, 2020
JOSEPH WILKINSONTRIBUNE NEWS SERVICENovember 21, 2020 Four white supremacists have been charged in a conspiracy to build, transport and sell illegal guns, the Justice Department announced Friday in a press release.Paul Kryscuk, a 35-year-old reported porn star, sold multiple manufactured weapons to 21-year-old then-Marine Liam Collins, the feds said. Kryscuk allegedly mailed the illegal DIY […]