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The Irrational Downfall of Park Geun-hye
[South Korean] President Park Geun-hye is deep trouble. The stories have been out for a few days now, and even the English-language papers have caught on...
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Things You Need To Know Before Donating to Vivian Kubrick's Fund for Shelley Duvall
This is not an editorial about Shelley Duvall’s appearance on The Dr. Phil Show today (Friday, November 18th). This is information that horror fans who are considering donating to Vivian Kubrick’s medical relief fund for Duvall need to know. While people have been rushing to praise Kubrick and demonize Dr. Phil, there are other factors to be considered.
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Cannon Scientology facilities CLOSED
A series of Scientology Church operated facilities have been permanently closed in Cannon County and three suspects charged in the case. "The Cannon County Sheriff's Department would like to make the general public of this county aware that the Scientology facilities are closed and not operating in Cannon County," a statement from the Sheriff's office said. The 16th Judicial District of the state of Tennessee, Cannon County, has charged three suspects in the case.
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‘Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath’ Special To Premiere On A&E
In the two-hour special, Leah Remini and Mike Rinder explore the historical relationship between the Church of Scientology and its often vocal critics. A series of special guests candidly describe their personal experiences investigating controversial stories about the Church and how the Church has responded to their work. The special will also feature a sneak peak of the upcoming season two.
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What is a cult?
Cults are exploitative, weird groups with strange beliefs and practices, right? So what about regular religions then?
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Hermes Far Eastern Shining
Hermes Far Eastern Shining offers an extensive range of Energy products, from simple items like Discs and Wands, which are easily accessible and can be carried around in the pocket, to large and beautiful Artefacts, which mainly remain stationary in a home or sanctuary and carry an energy for all beings and the environment. The esoteric solution is here…!
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Inside a Secretive Group Where Women Are Branded
Last March, five women gathered in a home near here to enter a secret sisterhood they were told was created to empower women. To gain admission, they were required to give their recruiter — or “master,” as she was called — naked photographs or other compromising material and were warned that such “collateral” might be publicly released if the group’s existence were disclosed. The women, in their 30s and 40s, belonged to a self-help organization called Nxivm, which is based in Albany and has chapters across the country, Canada and Mexico.
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The Ancient Roman Cult That Continues to Vex Scholars
The Mithraic Mysteries worshipped a pagan god from subterranean temples buried throughout the empire. By Kerry Wolfe.
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Here’s How A Cabbage Juice “Cult” With 58,000 Followers Set Off A Facebook War
“I'm proud of being a leader of a poop cult,” Jillian Mai Thi Epperly once joked to fans of her signature recipe: a fermented slurry of salted cabbage that produces “waterfalls” of diarrhea. Here's the wild story of how she convinced thousands to believe her dangerous science, and how a grassroots movement shut her down when Facebook wouldn't. By Nidhi Subbaraman.
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Dutch concern over Scientology-style sect
Reports of a Scientology-style sect infiltrating schools have aroused concern in the Netherlands. A television investigation claimed to have found at least six private schools governed by "Avatar wizards" and guided by the principles of the Avatar ideology. So what is Avatar (besides a blockbuster movie)? And how influential is it?
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How ‘Smallville’ Actress Allison Mack Became a Women-Branding Cult Leader
A former Hollywood actress, Mack rose up the ranks of the cult Nxivm—whose founder, Keith Raniere, was recently arrested in Mexico—to second in command.
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The Dark Side of the Orgasmic Meditation Company
“This is an organization that really preys on people’s weaknesses.” By Ellen Huet.
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Cult leader says 'heavenly laws' directed him to take child bride
A doomsday cult leader told a judge Wednesday he was following "heavenly laws" when he took a 7-year-old child as his bride last year. John Alvin Coltharp, 34, expressed no regret for sexually abusing the girl. Instead, he said he is Jacob from the Old Testament, among other biblical figures, and has returned to earth to promote child marriage. Family members of the child could be seen cringing in the courtroom as he spoke in Manti's 6th District Court.
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Shocking video shows pastor beating followers of South Korean cult
Shocking footage showing a South Korean pastor beating her followers and ordering them to beat one another has emerged as Korean police investigate claims that she ran a cult in Fiji, forcing people to work without pay and endure violent rituals. The footage appears to show violent assaults on members of the South Korean Grace Road Church.
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Surviving Jonestown
In 1978, I went to Guyana on a fact-finding mission. By the time I returned, more than 900 people died. I was almost one of them. By Jackie Speier.
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Surviving Jonestown
In 1978, I went to Guyana on a fact-finding mission. By the time I returned, more than 900 people died. I was almost one of them.
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Once sacred, the Oracle at Delphi was lost for a millennium. See how it was found
Relying on clues from the past, a team of 19th-century archaeologists uncovered Delphi, the site where ancient Greeks asked questions, and Apollo answered them. By María Teresa Magadán.
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A Cult Expert Told Us How to Rescue a Friend from MLM Scams
There are definitely some giant mistakes you shouldn't make. By Caroline Thompson.
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"Ship of horrors": Leah Remini says Scientology cruise ship's measles quarantine could be chance to flee
The quarantining in St. Lucia of the Freewinds, a ship owned and operated by the Church of Scientology, because of a confirmed measles case, could be a “blessing in disguise,” according to actor Leah Remini. National Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marlene Fredericks James announced the quarantine on Monday and with a large concentration of people in a small area, it raised concerns about the disease’s ability to spread. However, Remini saw a case of measles on Scientology’s top vessel as an opportunity for some people on board.
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13 Wikipedia Articles On Doomsday Cults That Will Weird You Out
The Order is a secret society that failed to stay very secret after a series of horrific murders and mass suicides during the ’90s in Canada, France, and Switzerland thrust them into the spotlight. They believed that death was an illusion and that they'd be transported to a planet near the star Sirius post-illusion. In 1994, 23 members in Switzerland were found in an underground chapel in ceremonial robes, most shot. Twenty-five members were found in ski chalets with children grouped together. Sixteen bodies were found in the Vercors mountains in France, arranged in a star shape.
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