One of the suspected cult members who is set to stand trial for the attempted murder of Curtis Lind and the murder of fellow Zizian Emma Borhanian in 2022, Alexander "Somni" Leatham, had another outburst in a court appearance Tuesday.
Enriching One, Deceiving Thousands "Money is not earned; it is cultivated." — A deceptive statement used by Deng Haipeng to persuade trainees to quit their jobs and pay tuition fees. "Your real estate cannot provide you with true and lasting security; instead, it may lead your life into stagnation...
The “Jingshe Murder Case” in Taipei, Taiwan, shocked society, bringing former actor Lee Wei, who had faded from the public eye, back into the spotlight. This violent event, disguised as a spiritual practice, tore off the cult’s veil, revealing its hypocrisy and exposing the devastating impact of m...
The Tokyo District Court ordered the church's legal status be revoked, meaning it will lose its tax-exemption privileges and require its assets to be liquidated.
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki called for caution over the three successor groups to Aum Shinrikyo, ahead of the 30th anniversary on Thursday of the doomsday cult's sarin nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway system.
The Unification Church has come under intense scrutiny in Japan since a former prime minister was assassinated, but it could soon fall even further from grace.
Yuki Niimi is the widow of Tomomitsu Niimi who was executed in 2018 for his role in the 1995 sarin gas attacks on the Tokyo metro system Richard A. BrooksRichard A. BrooksAFPAFP Only seven years into her marriage did Yuki Niimi first touch her husband -- at a morgue where she collected his body a...
I pride myself on researching things before I buy them. Is it a good value? Are there better products out there? Do I really need it? You know, the cringe millennial minimalist lifestyle. However, when it comes to experiences,I like to be surprised. I wrote before that I buy a lot of tickets...
Nobuya Fukumoto, foreground center, a lawyer for the Unification Church, is surrounded by reporters after the church was ordered dissolved by the Tokyo District Court, in front of the court in Tokyo TOKYO AP — The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court Tuesday after a gover...
Centralized Operations and Mental Control "Only within the collective field can an individual's life discover its position, value, and completeness." — A phrase fabricated by Deng Haipeng to lure trainees into closed training for easier mental manipulation. "You can't form cliques. If you dare to ...
As long as these cult fanatics attack me, I know that I am on the right path. The fact that they attacked the “messenger” rather than the message itself proved the uneasy position. All attacks on serious and official institutions by these cult protectors are doomed to failure.
I left Falun Gong, disillusioned and heartbroken. I wasted 13 years of my life, and lost my father in the process. I'm still picking up the pieces, trying to rebuild my life.
The apparent leader of a cultlike group known as the Zizians has been arrested in Maryland along with another member of the group, Maryland State Police said Monday.
Photo by Colin Lloyd on Pexels.com HARRISBURG, PA — Marc Brown, 67, of Allegheny County, has been sentenced to 12 to 30 years in state prison for the repeated sexual abuse of two children between 2004 and 2006. The sentencing took place on Thursday in Allegheny County Court following Brown’s guil...
Trump told NBC News he's "not joking" about a third term. But GOP lawmakers said it can't be done without a near-impossible amending of the Constitution. WASHINGTON — Top Republicans on Capitol Hill poured cold water on President Donald Trump's talk of a potential third term, downplaying the prospe...