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Vaccine Resisters Seek Religious Exemptions. But What Counts as Religious? September 14, 2021
Major denominations are essentially unanimous in their support of the vaccines against Covid-19, but individuals who object are citing their personal faith for support.Ruth GrahamNew York TimesSeptember 11, 2021When Crisann Holmes’s employer announced last month that it would require all employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 by Nov. 1, she knew she had to find […]
I Worked at a Labor Union. My Bosses Ran It Like a Cult. September 14, 2021
They cared about workers—just not their own.Ellen as Told to Michael MechanicMother JonesSeptember 2021One might hope and expect that a union, of all employers, would nurture a healthy workplace culture for its staff. But that’s not necessarily the case, as Ellen (a pseudonym) discovered after accepting a job with a California union during the late […]
Losing my religion: facing the trauma of leaving a faith September 13, 2021
Amy FallonThe Sydney Morning HeraldSeptember 12, 2021Sherrie D’Souza can still see the look on the faces of “friends” when she first encountered them in the street after abandoning the Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2017.“The absolute disgust and utter disdain – sometimes even anger – said ‘how dare you leave’?” she remembers. Those who still believed would […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 9/7/2021 (Chad Daybell, Legal, National Socialist Movement, Placebo Effect, Mormon Vaccine Push) September 9, 2021
Chad Daybell, Legal, National Socialist Movement, Placebo Effect, Mormon Vaccine PushCBS News: Chad Daybell's children reveal authorities told them their mother was asphyxiated" ... Chad Daybell's children sat down together for their first interview with "48 Hours" contributor Jonathan Vigliotti to correct what they believe are misconceptions about their mother's death. The broadcast, "The Secrets of Chad Daybell's […]
Nxivm's Second-in-Command Helped Build a Culture of Abuse, Survivors Say September 9, 2021
As Nancy Salzman awaits sentencing, some who fell prey to the Nxivm cultlike group say Ms. Salzman’s enabling made the group’s misdeeds possible.Colin MoynihanNew York TimesSeptember 7, 2021Three days after her recorded message played in a Brooklyn courtroom last fall, describing the lasting pain that the Nxivm cult leader Keith Raniere had inflicted on her, […]
The entertainment value of conspiracy theories September 9, 2021
Jan-Willem van Prooijen, Joline Ligthart, Sabine Rosema, Yang XuFirst published: 14 July 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12522The British Psychological Society AbstractMany citizens around the globe believe conspiracy theories. Why are conspiracy theories so appealing? Here, we propose that conspiracy theories elicit intense emotions independent of emotional valence. People therefore find conspiracy theories entertaining – that is, narratives that people […]
How QAnon convinced a Parkland shooting survivor's dad that the tragedy was a hoax September 9, 2021
NXIVM Cult Leader Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison September 9, 2021
Joe WalshForbes StaffSeptember 8, 2021A New York federal judge sentenced Nancy Salzman — who helped lead NXIVM alongside founder Keith Raniere — to 3.5 years in prison on a racketeering charge Wednesday, the latest prison term for a high-ranking member of a purported self-help group that was as an exploitative sex cult. KEY FACTSJudge Nicholas […]
New research sheds light on the psychological payoff of believing in conspiracy theories September 9, 2021
New research sheds light on the psychological payoff of believing in conspiracy theories Eric W. DolanPsyPostSeptember 8, 2021The exciting nature of conspiracy theories helps to facilitate their belief, according to new research published in the British Journal of Psychology. The study indicates that people are more likely to believe conspiracies theories when they find them […]
TikTok Cult Leader Pivots to Preaching Anti-Vax Conspiracy Theories September 9, 2021
Unicult founder Unicole Unicron is also offering followers religious exceptions from the Covid vaccine. EJ DICKSONRolling StoneSEPTEMBER 9, 2021 “Today’s sermon is going to be on Unitopian Anarchy and Autonomy,” Unicole Unicron says in the opening of a sermon on YouTube. Clad in an ethereal white veil, against a background of dizzying black-and-white swirls, the […]
From Lagos to Winchester: how a divisive Nigerian pastor built a global following September 9, 2021
I first encountered TB Joshua as a teenager, when his preaching captivated my evangelical Christian community in Hampshire. Many of my friends became his ardent disciples and followed him to Lagos. How did he have such a hold over people?Matthew McNaughtThe GuardianSeptember 9, 2021On the second day of TB Joshua’s funeral in Lagos, his disciples […]
Lengthy Lawsuit Exposes Rifts Within Unification Church September 9, 2021
Decade-long litigation between groups founded by Rev. Sun-Myung Moon nears its possible conclusion in D.C. Court of Appeals.NATHANIEL EISENWashington City Paper SEPTEMBER 7 2021The property at 16th Street and Columbia Road NW in Adams Morgan affiliated with the Family Federation for World Peace and Unificationism InternationalThe property at 16th Street and Columbia Road NW in Adams […]
Cult recovery experts explain how to "deprogram" QAnon adherents September 9, 2021
QAnon followers often want to feel connected to something "greater than themselves," one therapist saysNICOLE KARLISSalonMARCH 14, 2021No one in 2017 could have imagined that QAnon — an inscrutable right-wing conspiracy theory that alleges that an underground global elite of pedophilic Satan-worshippers plotted to take down President Donald Trump — would have found so many […]
Advice for would-be interventionists - with Pat Ryan and Joe Kelly September 9, 2021
jon atack, family & friendsFebruary 5, 2021A talk on the tricks and traps of helping people exit authoritarian groups, with noted interventionists Patrick Ryan and Joseph Kelly.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aMUdR7v3NU]
'We're treated like criminals': South Korean sect feels coronavirus backlash September 8, 2021
As testing begins on thousands linked to the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, members fear being blamed amid recriminations over the outbreak Nemo Kim in SeoulThe GuardianFebruary 28, 2020Had it been any other week, Ji-yeon Park, a 26-year-old nail artist, would have been at her twice-a-week bible study with her fellow Shincheonji worshippers. Instead, she says, her […]
Stress: Portrait of a Killer September 8, 2021
A National Geographic Documentary (2008)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYFZAYenR20]Over the last three decades, science has been advancing the understanding of stress—how it impacts the human body and how social standing can make a person more or less susceptible. Through studies of baboons on the plains of Africa and research in the neuroscience labs of Stanford University, scientists are […]
Venice: ‘System Crasher’ Producer Backs Climate Crisis Comedy ‘Our House Is Burning’ September 8, 2021
Berlin-based Weydemann Bros. is teaming with writer Alexander Dydyna ('Young Goethe in Love') and director David Sieveking ('David Wants to Fly') for the film about a family whose carbon footprint is challenged by their activist daughter.SCOTT ROXBOROUGHHollywood ReporterSEPTEMBER 2, 2021Weydemann Bros., the Berlin- based production house behind 2019 sleeper hit System Crasher and this year’s […]
How too much mindfulness can spike anxiety September 8, 2021
David RobsonBBCFebruary 4, 2021Stress, anxiety, productivity: mindfulness is often touted as a solution to nearly everything. But research shows that you can actually take meditation too far.For around 20 years, I’ve struggled with periods of anxiety, and turned to mindfulness meditation as a means of quelling those feelings. At its best, the benefits would often […]
‘I think I’ve accidentally joined a cult’ September 8, 2021
Alex’s Bible classes started taking over his life. Then he found out who was pulling the strings.As told to Nick Baker and Siobhan Marin for RN Presents: This Much is TrueABC Radio NationalSeptember 7, 2021 Alex* and I’m from Hong Kong.For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to study overseas, because I thought the […]

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