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Apr 16, 2026

Confessions of a Professional Conspiracy Theorist

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Confessions of a Professional Conspiracy Theorist The incredible inside story of the organised PR campaign to build belief in co...

Fraud godmen: Exploitation behind the veil of faith

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Metro India April 15, 2026 The challenge is to reclaim the sanctity of faith from those who seek to misuse it and to ensure that...
Apr 14, 2026

Vernon Katz and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, writing outdoors surrounded by books and papers

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Anthony Hardy Guardian April 14, 2026 My friend Vernon Katz, who has died aged 98, was a childhood Kindertransport refugee from ...
Apr 11, 2026

In The New this week (April 4–11, 2026)

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This week (April 4–11, 2026), cult-related media is dominated by the release of a major documentary series uncovering a "False Prophet,...

In The News

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Last week (the first full week of April 2026), cult-related media focused on high-profile legal sentencing for an extremist leader, critical...
Apr 10, 2026

Imprisoned Leader of Egyptian-Themed UFO-Obsessed Cult Seeks Compassionate Release

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Chris Harris AOL April 10, 2026 The leader of a Black supremacist Egyptian-themed cult is seeking early release from federal pri...

Prosecutors drop Chun Jae-soo Unification Church bribery case over time bar

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Inquiry ends with no charges as investigators cite expired limits and lack of proof; aides face evidence-tampering indictments S...
Apr 8, 2026

For God's Sake, Recovering from Religious Trauma

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For God's Sake, Recovering from Religious Trauma Anna Clark Miller, LPC Sheldon Press, 5th May 2026 Trade paperback $19.99 • 240 pp • I...
Apr 7, 2026

Health warning issued after sect allegedly told to give up jobs, school, ARVs

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Inside Education April 6, 2026 A religious settlement in KwaMaphumulo has been accused of urging followers to abandon antiretrov...
Apr 2, 2026

Religious Cult Responsible For Horrific Child Sex Abuse Is The Basis Of Netflix’s ‘Trust Me: The False Prophet’

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Danielle Jennings Parade April 1, 2026 When cult expert and researcher Christine Marie and her videographer husband, Tolga Katas...
Apr 1, 2026

Spiritual Bypassing

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Spiritual bypassing is a term first coined by psychologist John Welwood in the 1980s. It describes the tendency to use spiritual ideas and...
Mar 30, 2026

Founder of ‘orgasmic meditation’ company gets 9 years in prison in forced labor conspiracy

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AP: Founder of ‘orgasmic meditation’ company gets 9 years in prison in forced labor conspiracy "The leader of a sex-focused...

From the Darkroom shows cult leader after deadly bus hijacking

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Springfield-Greene County Library District Special to the News-Leader March 30, 2026 In this July 1982 photograph, cult leader E...

The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide

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In his seminal 1986 work,  The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide , Dr. Robert Jay Lifton explored how...
Mar 27, 2026

EARLY-BIRD TICKETS NOW ON SALEICSA International Conference 2026​

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EARLY-BIRD TICKETS NOW ON SALE ICSA International Conference 2026​ The annual ICSA International Conference, brings together res...
Mar 17, 2026

Hundreds to rally at Japanese Embassy in Washington in support of Family Federation Japan

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Family Federation for World Peace and Unification USA RNS Press Release Distribution Service March 17, 2026 Share article Link c...
Mar 13, 2026

International Trading Group (ITG)

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The International Trading Group (ITG) office in Fairfield, Iowa, is a significant case study in the history of financial fraud and its inter...
Feb 6, 2026

Leader of cult-like group charged with murder claimed God spoke through her, former member says

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Clara Harter  Los Angeles Times  February 6, 2026 Shelley Bailey “Kat” Martin taught members of her secretive religious group th...