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Cult leader orders burning of mother
2022-09-20An alleged leader of a religious cult ordered the burning of his mother in a "death ritual" in Baliwagan, a remote village in Balingasag, MisamisOriental on Sunday, August 28.
An alleged leader of a religious cult ordered the burning of his mother in a "death ritual" in Baliwagan, a remote village in Balingasag, MisamisOriental on Sunday, August 28.
The Vietnamese police and government authorities are trying to crack down on a religious group that is growing in popularity in the country’s northern provinces.
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The government started Monday a telephone consultation service for people experiencing trouble with the Unification Church, a religious group that has stirred controversy since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was killed over alleged links to the group in July.
Toshiaki Endo (center), who chairs the General Council of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, addresses a meeting at the party's headquarters in Tokyo in August as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida looks on.
Zhang Chunying was so addicted to the “Falun Gong” cult that she put an end to her formerly happy family life.
The Cambodian populist with a growing cult-like following told his followers that a black hole has formed in his spine, warning him of impending biblical-level floods.
FOLLOWERS of an apocalyptic desert cult run by a man who claims he is the Son of God could kill themselves at any moment and no one could stop them.
Many adherents of the former Unification Church and their families are struggling with complicated and serious problems.
“Falun Gong” enticed me to abandon my family, cut off from society and escape from reality.
These cults take measures to deal with parents' disapproval. This aggravates relationships between parents and children, and drives the latter even deeper into cult activities. The most effective method is to talk about it with consultation desks at schools and expert institutions.
It’s said that 30 years old women are just in the prime of life. Unfortunately, it was not true for 31-year-old Xiao Ying whose life suddenly came to an end for believing in cult.
Other second-gens who left the Unification Church also spent their post-church years navigating the "outside" world they'd been taught to fear, while grappling with depression, shame, and other mental health issues.
AfterReverend Sun Myung Moon's death in 2012, the number of second-gens who left the Unification Church continued to grow. As of July 29, 2022, there were 960 members in a private Facebook group for second-gens, the nickname given to children born into the controversial church. Many made the diffic...