They were a church cult – whatever they called themselves. They kept me locked away because I knew what they were doing was wrong, like beating me every day.” KTLA's Mary Beth McDade reports on Feb. 3 ...
How cults use manipulation, control, and belonging to recruit and retain membersWarning signs and psychological tactics ...
While the World Mission Society Church of God has strongly rejected that label, a number of former congregants say the ...
A DOOMSDAY cult behind a deadly chemical attack is recruiting a new generation of followers – with fears of “indiscriminate mass murder”. Aum Shinrikyo released nerve gas on the ...
On March 20, Japan marks the 30th anniversary of the country’s worst domestic terrorist attack. It took place during the ...
An expert on the psychology behind the rise in cult-like activity online is speaking out about the dangers posed by social media following the recent arrests of several people tied to a group known as ...
Four people, including members of different cult groups, were feared killed at Olunlade Area, Ilorin, during the celebration of August 8 (C) Cult activities. This is contained in a statement signed by ...
With hit documentaries like “Love Has Won” and “Escaping Twin Flames” and podcasts like “Let’s Talk About Sects” and “Escaping NXIVM,” it’s clear the public fascination with all things cult is alive ...
Reporter Richard H. Meeker covered Julie Christofferson v. The Church of Scientology for six weeks, during which he attended the civil fraud trial by day and served as WW’s de facto editor at night, ...
The Bayelsa Police Command has initiated a conflict resolution tactics to secure a ceasefire from warring cult groups in the State. The command warned that further conflicts and killings would lead to ...
Three members of two different cult groups, Black Axe and Iceland, Emmanuel Atangakak aged 32, Mfon Bassey aged 30 and Godwin Asukwo aged 29 have renounced membership of their deadly cult groups. The ...
Cults are a hot topic. But, perhaps not surprisingly given the methods of influence they use, they are opaque to the public. After decades of studying cults and methods of undue influence they and ...