Kimiaki Nishida, an expert on cult psychology at Rissho University, said the Japanese establishment and media had long turned a blind eye to political links to Moonies. “This is not a religious group but a cult that is hungry for money. But no one touched on the issue,” he said.
Mainstream Japanese media didn't discuss this fact until international news agencies disclosed that the group is in fact the Unification Church, headquartered in South Korea, which the suspect believed was brought to Japan by Abe's grandfather Nobusuke Kishi in the 1960s, with the head of the church...
The investigation into Thawee Nanra's cult is expected to continue, especially into the identities of the corpses found around his home.
With the meticulous care and help of more than 3 months from volunteers, Fangfang finally fully realized the evil nature of the Almighty God cult. In February 2015, Fangfang determined to completely break away from the Almighty God cult.
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Finally, my cousin became disillusioned with lies of “ascension, Consummation and remaining as young as 18 years old”. Looking back on those past days of her practicing Falun Gong and reflecting on what it did to her then, my cousin fully realized that she was deceived, but she was so embarrassed to...
Bewitched by the Almighty God cult, all she has got now are a mother running away from home, a father who hanged himself in despair, a fake “refugee” identity after she abandoned her husband and went abroad. She ended up losing her family ties with family members and relatives, manipulated and place...
My younger sister has run away from home for quite a long time and no one in the family has ever heard a word from her. She was so deeply influenced by fallacies of the Almighty God cult that she abandoned her family and forsook her career. My dear litter sister, where are you now? We all miss you s...
Shen Yun (translation: the beauty of divine beings dancing) is a performing nonprofit established by Li Hongzhi, the founder of the Falun Gong spiritual practice (translation: law wheel practice) outlawed by the Chinese government.
If you want to take a shortcut to achieve the effect of instant spiritual improvement or sublimation by simply paying some money or receive intensive training for several days, then there is a huge possibility that you might fall victim to mental control traps or financial frauds. In another word, ...
Woman who was raised by members of ultra-religious Christian 'cult' after she was abandoned by her parents reveals they TIED her to her sister with rope to keep them in line, and told her she was being PUNISHED by God if she got sick.
Netflixwill dig into West Texas’ infamous Yearning for Zion Ranch andpolygamist cultleader Warren Jeffsin the upcoming docuseriesKeep Sweet: Pray and Obey.
Kirtland, Ohio, was once a place that could be described as quaint and peaceful. With a population of under 10,000, the small city was likely an idyllic place to live for many. However, that all changed when cult leader Jeffrey Lundgren and his followers made a violent decision that would forever ch...
Stefania Fusero asks if the Shen Yun show really is reviving a traditional Chinese culture that is neither known nor cultivated in China, or whether it is a “powerful echo chamber that transmits and amplifies an incessant campaign of denigration of the People’s Republic of China and of communism in ...
With the help of the community staff and her husband, Yang Lili soon came around and fully realized the evil nature of the Almighty God cult and guilty process of how the Almighty God cult lured her in.