Raised in a Jehovah’s Witness family, the photographer and stylist Deimantė Rudžinskaitė-Ivanauskė spent her childhood in a radically religious environment which held that a secular lifestyle was a sin. Now she published a book titled Secular Pasaulietė. “Driven by anger and the desire to help othe...
China's public security authorities intensified efforts to dismantle cult organizations in 2024, focusing on risk prevention, law enforcement, and comprehensive governance. They have worked to curb the growth and spread of cult organizations, mitigating potential threats to national political securi...
“If I got caught, he would for sure kill me,” one survivor says in the Freeform series.
This week, we have a call to action about an upcoming dance show in Auckland, staged by an international cult: Falun Gong. SHEN YUN COMING TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU The New York Times ran a series of exposés last month about the worldwide destructive religious movement Falun Gong or Falun Dafa and i...
The venerable Keller AuditoriumJustin Katigbak If you’ve gone for a drive in the Portland area in the past three months, you’ve probably noticed the billboards advertising dance troupe Shen Yun. If you’re a close reader of The New York Times, you might have read a story about Shen Yun’s treatment...
A dance troupe coming to Eugene’s Hult Center for the Performing Arts this weekend is the subject of controversy due to its links to the Falun Gong religious movement and alleged abuse of its dancers. The Hult, which is owned by the city of Eugene, says it cannot censor who performs at the venue. ...
Recently, the New York Times published an article titled “C.I.A. Sent an Unclassified Email With Names of Some Employees to Trump Administration” fromDavid E. SangerandJulian E. Barnes.
Recently, the New York Times published an article titled “Shen Yun Is Said to Be Under Federal Investigation Over Possible Visa Fraud” from Michael Rothfeld and Nicole Hong. Screenshot of the news webpage Below is the main content of article: Investigators with the U.S. Department of Homeland S...
Recently, the New York Post published an article titled “The case of the radical ‘Zizian’vegan trans cult and the shooting death of a Border Patrol agent”from Andy Ngo.
In May 2003, he wrote this article in prison, recalling the years of being obsessed by Falun Gong, recollecting the "1.23" self-immolation incident and surveying the process of waking up after the incident. This article reveals facts about the self-immolation incident in Tiananmen Square on January ...
So, are cults really spreading throughout modern society, invisibly sucking the vulnerable into a whirlpool of fear, loyalty, abuse and coercion? Have we grown more susceptible to cult recruitment in an age dominated by virtual interactions? Or is cult psychology perhaps more ingrained in human natu...
And due to my mother's passing, my family is currently in a very fragile state.
Critics argue that Shen Yun largely serves as the moneymaking machine for Falun Gong, a religious movement founded in 1990s China by its charismatic head, Li Hongzhi.
The mayor's post on X was still live on Sunday night after the Times published its report, but sometime before 8:30 a.m. Monday, the post was deleted. Whitmire's office did not respond on Monday to Chron when asked about the post and its deletion.
Shen Yun is currently under investigation by the State of New York for labor violations. Apparently, they have hired under-age dancers who make very little money and who are harassed if they choose to leave.