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NEWSDESK ARTICLES Dec 2023 – Jan 2024 How TikTok Accidentally Created a Scientology Heartthrob htps://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/scientology-protestors-viralhearthrob-�ktok-sebas�an-1234943091/ B.C. Jehovah's Witnesses lose court battle over disclosing records on 2 ex-members htps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bri�sh-columbia/bc-jehovahs-witness-privacy-batle1.7079252 ‘Guru’ denies being cult leader, says he doesn’t know people missing from St. Louis Countyhtps://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/guru-deniesbeing-cult-leader-says-he-doesn-t-know-people-missing-from-st-louis/ar�cle_1f116254-b00a11ee-b256-07e0a4170d16.html B.C. Jehovah's Witnesses must hand over former members' files htps://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/bc-jehovahs-witnesses-must-hand-overformer-members-files-8079215 Secret Synagogue Tunnel Sets Off Altercation That Leads to 9 Arrests htps://www.ny�mes.com/2024/01/09/nyregion/tunnel-synagogue-chabad-lubavitch.html Kenyan court: Charge doomsday cult leader within 2 weeks or we release him on our terms htps://abcnews.go.com/Interna�onal/wireStory/kenyan-court-charge-doomsday-cult-leader2-weeks-106231083 ‘Abusive’ legacy of Nigerian megachurch boss lives on from Lagos to London htps://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/tb-joshua-legacy-john-chi-ark-of-god-covenantministry-scoan/ This 1970s Cult Inspired Abusive Teen Rehabilitation Methods Still Used Today htps://www.teenvogue.com/story/this-1970s-cult-inspired-abusive-teen-rehabilita�onmethods-s�ll-used-today 'Soldiers of Christ' killing unsettles Korean Americans in Georgia and stokes fear of cults htps://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/soldiers-of-christ-killing-unsetles-koreanamericans-in-georgia-and-stokes-fear-of-cults/ar�cle_c487191f-a703-5b03-86cbf762166a4026.html TB Joshua: Megachurch leader raped and tortured worshippers, BBC finds htps://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67749215 Polygamist cult leader's daughter breaks free, says false prophet abused her: 'The world could see the shame' htps://www.foxnews.com/us/polygamist-cult-leaders-daughter-breaks-free-says-falseprophet-abused-her From witches to satanic cults: British Columbia has a secret history of supernatural activity htps://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/from-witches-to-satanic-cults-bri�sh-columbia-has-asecret-history-of-supernatural-ac�vity-1.7031877 This book plunged the world into a terrifying obsession with satanic cults in the 1980s htps://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/this-book-plunged-the-world-into-a-terrifying-obsessionwith-satanic-cults-in-the-1980s-1.7031992 Lawsuit filed against Yuba County ‘cult’ htps://www.theunion.com/news/lawsuit-filed-against-yuba-county-cult/ar�cle_9970033aab40-11ee-8824-ab1d44164419.html All those years ago: how the Hare Krishnas met Beatle George and he bought them a manor house htps://religionmediacentre.org.uk/news/all-those-years-ago-how-the-hare-krishnas-metbeatle-george-and-he-bought-them-a-manor-house-2/ Satan Wants You htps://www.cbc.ca/documentarychannel/docs/satan-wants-you Church of Scientology is a 'criminal enterprise' that should face Mafialike RICO charges: lawsuit htps://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/church-scientology-criminal-enterprise-that-shouldface-mafia-like-rico-charges-lawsuit ‘Mormon Land’: A look at LDS Church growth and what the membership stats really reveal htps://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/01/03/mormon-land-look-lds-church-growth/ Exorcist warns the cult of ‘St. Death’ worships Satan ‘implicitly or explicitly’ htps://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256415/exorcist-warns-the-cult-of-st-deathworships-satan-implicitly-or-explicitly How to Start the New Year? Keep the Sea Goddess Happy htps://www.ny�mes.com/2024/01/01/world/americas/brazil-umbanda-religion-newyears.html Chinese film accuses Italy-based magazine of promoting cult htps://www.ucanews.com/news/chinese-film-accuses-italy-based-magazine-of-promo�ngcult/103697#google_vignete Shakahola massacre: Search and exhumation of bodies suspended htps://www.standardmedia.co.ke/coast/ar�cle/2001488135/shakahola-massacre-search-andexhuma�on-of-bodies-suspended Gloria Trevi Sued by Two More Jane Does Who Claim She ‘Eagerly’ Instigated Sex Cult htps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/gloria-trevi-sued-jane-does-sexual-abusesergio-andrade-1234938323/ Former pastor of Ontario megachurch faces 2 more sexual assault charges, police say htps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/mee�ng-house-bruxy-cavey-new-sexual-assaultcharges-1.7070499 Danny Masterson Accusers Allege Church of Scientology Is Mob-Like 'Criminal Enterprise' htps://lamag.com/lawsuits/danny-masterson-rape-vic�ms-scientology-criminal-enterprise Future grim for cult leader convicted of sex crimes: experts htps://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231228000541 Daughters of the Cult Trailer Previews Hulu’s True Crime Docuseries htps://www.comingsoon.net/tv/trailers/1460530-daughters-of-the-cult-trailer-previews-hulustrue-crime-docuseries Cult leaders that promised to 'cure' homosexuality through forced sex busted in Spain htps://www.surinenglish.com/spain/cult-leaders-that-promised-cure-homosexuality-through20231226105354-nt.html Renee beat the ‘kidney cult’ in court, but her own daughter testified against her htps://www.theage.com.au/na�onal/victoria/renee-beat-the-kidney-cult-in-court-but-herown-daughter-tes�fied-against-her-20231221-p5et46.html Dave Ramsey ‘cult-like’ lawsuit dismissed, but class-action suit moves forward htps://religionnews.com/2023/12/22/cult-like-lawsuit-against-dave-ramsey-dismissed-butclass-ac�on-�meshare-suit-moves-forward/ Largest Christian Denominations in the U.S. htps://www.familyminded.com/s/largest-chris�an-denomina�onsfc3851cc300341dc?utm_source=msn Jung Myung Seok, founder of the South Korean religious cult JMS, sentenced to 23 years in prison by the district court for raping followers of his church htps://www.allkpop.com/ar�cle/2023/12/jung-myung-seok-founder-of-the-south-koreanreligious-cult-jms-sentenced-to-23-years-in-prison-by-the-district-court-for-raping-followers-ofhis-church Alex Batty says he decided to return to UK after argument with his mother htps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/22/alex-baty-says-he-decided-to-return-touk-a�er-argument-with-his-mother The Alcott Anarchist Experiment htps://daily.jstor.org/the-alcot-anarchistexperiment/?utm_term=The%20Alcot%20Anarchist%20Experiment&utm_campaign=jstordaily _12212023&utm_content=email&utm_source=Act-On+So�ware&utm_medium=email Why We Can’t Get Enough of Cult Documentaries htps://www.ny�mes.com/2023/12/22/arts/television/cult-documentaries.html 50 years later, ‘The Exorcist’ continues to possess Hollywood’s imagination, reflecting our obsession with evil htps://theconversa�on.com/50-years-later-the-exorcist-con�nues-to-possess-hollywoodsimagina�on-reflec�ng-our-obsession-with-evil-216594 Here we go again: Banning unpopular religious displays is not the solution htps://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/12/19/here-we-go-again-banning-unpopular-religiousdisplays-is-not-the-solu�on/ COMMONS CULTS #10 – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fandom htps://www.canadaland.com/podcast/cults-10-my-beau�ful-dark-twisted-fandom/ Christchurch to host Australasia's first cult awareness conference htps://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350112639/christchurch-host-australasias-first-cultawareness-conference Nevada high court upholds sex abuse charges against ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse htps://apnews.com/ar�cle/chasing-horse-dances-wolves-actor-chargesbb5ca9a2e1f3c3aa34b1403ebe3a9aea A one-time law allowed Hasidic women to name the men they say abused them htps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/four-women-suing-jewish-orthodoxdoctor-b2465100.html Employment Court decides Overseeing Shepherd is employer in Gloriavale case htps://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350132310/employment-court-decides-overseeingshepherd-employer-gloriavale-case Japan enacts law to monitor Unification Church assets htps://www.japan�mes.co.jp/news/2023/12/13/japan/crime-legal/unifica�on-church-vici�msrelief-bill-passes/ Revealed: What led Alex Batty and his mother to a French commune htps://www.the�mes.co.uk/ar�cle/aa43d668-0864-44ba-8953- 5efa96e0738f?shareToken=70035d64f97ac70440d46ea2892be796 Alex Batty to be flown to UK today as it is revealed missing boy tried to enrol in French school htps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/alex-baty-kidnap-france-oldham-cultb2465204.html

 

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NEWSDESK ARTICLES
Dec 2023 – Jan 2024
How TikTok Accidentally Created a Scientology Heartthrob
htps://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/scientology-protestors-viralhearthrob-�ktok-sebas�an-1234943091/
B.C. Jehovah's Witnesses lose court battle over disclosing records on
2 ex-members
htps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bri�sh-columbia/bc-jehovahs-witness-privacy-batle1.7079252
‘Guru’ denies being cult leader, says he doesn’t know people missing
from St. Louis Countyhtps://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/guru-deniesbeing-cult-leader-says-he-doesn-t-know-people-missing-from-st-louis/ar�cle_1f116254-b00a11ee-b256-07e0a4170d16.html
B.C. Jehovah's Witnesses must hand over former members' files
htps://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/bc-jehovahs-witnesses-must-hand-overformer-members-files-8079215
Secret Synagogue Tunnel Sets Off Altercation That Leads to 9 Arrests
htps://www.ny�mes.com/2024/01/09/nyregion/tunnel-synagogue-chabad-lubavitch.html
Kenyan court: Charge doomsday cult leader within 2 weeks or we
release him on our terms
htps://abcnews.go.com/Interna�onal/wireStory/kenyan-court-charge-doomsday-cult-leader2-weeks-106231083
‘Abusive’ legacy of Nigerian megachurch boss lives on from Lagos to
London
htps://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/tb-joshua-legacy-john-chi-ark-of-god-covenantministry-scoan/
This 1970s Cult Inspired Abusive Teen Rehabilitation Methods Still
Used Today
htps://www.teenvogue.com/story/this-1970s-cult-inspired-abusive-teen-rehabilita�onmethods-s�ll-used-today
'Soldiers of Christ' killing unsettles Korean Americans in Georgia and
stokes fear of cults
htps://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/soldiers-of-christ-killing-unsetles-koreanamericans-in-georgia-and-stokes-fear-of-cults/ar�cle_c487191f-a703-5b03-86cbf762166a4026.html
TB Joshua: Megachurch leader raped and tortured worshippers, BBC finds
htps://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67749215
Polygamist cult leader's daughter breaks free, says false prophet
abused her: 'The world could see the shame'
htps://www.foxnews.com/us/polygamist-cult-leaders-daughter-breaks-free-says-falseprophet-abused-her
From witches to satanic cults: British Columbia has a secret history
of supernatural activity
htps://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/from-witches-to-satanic-cults-bri�sh-columbia-has-asecret-history-of-supernatural-ac�vity-1.7031877
This book plunged the world into a terrifying obsession with satanic
cults in the 1980s
htps://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/this-book-plunged-the-world-into-a-terrifying-obsessionwith-satanic-cults-in-the-1980s-1.7031992
Lawsuit filed against Yuba County ‘cult’
htps://www.theunion.com/news/lawsuit-filed-against-yuba-county-cult/ar�cle_9970033aab40-11ee-8824-ab1d44164419.html
All those years ago: how the Hare Krishnas met Beatle George and he
bought them a manor house
htps://religionmediacentre.org.uk/news/all-those-years-ago-how-the-hare-krishnas-metbeatle-george-and-he-bought-them-a-manor-house-2/
Satan Wants You
htps://www.cbc.ca/documentarychannel/docs/satan-wants-you
Church of Scientology is a 'criminal enterprise' that should face Mafialike RICO charges: lawsuit
htps://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/church-scientology-criminal-enterprise-that-shouldface-mafia-like-rico-charges-lawsuit
‘Mormon Land’: A look at LDS Church growth and what the
membership stats really reveal
htps://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/01/03/mormon-land-look-lds-church-growth/
Exorcist warns the cult of ‘St. Death’ worships Satan ‘implicitly or
explicitly’
htps://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256415/exorcist-warns-the-cult-of-st-deathworships-satan-implicitly-or-explicitly
How to Start the New Year? Keep the Sea Goddess Happy
htps://www.ny�mes.com/2024/01/01/world/americas/brazil-umbanda-religion-newyears.html
Chinese film accuses Italy-based magazine of promoting cult
htps://www.ucanews.com/news/chinese-film-accuses-italy-based-magazine-of-promo�ngcult/103697#google_vignete
Shakahola massacre: Search and exhumation of bodies suspended
htps://www.standardmedia.co.ke/coast/ar�cle/2001488135/shakahola-massacre-search-andexhuma�on-of-bodies-suspended
Gloria Trevi Sued by Two More Jane Does Who Claim She ‘Eagerly’
Instigated Sex Cult
htps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/gloria-trevi-sued-jane-does-sexual-abusesergio-andrade-1234938323/
Former pastor of Ontario megachurch faces 2 more sexual assault
charges, police say
htps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/mee�ng-house-bruxy-cavey-new-sexual-assaultcharges-1.7070499
Danny Masterson Accusers Allege Church of Scientology Is Mob-Like
'Criminal Enterprise'
htps://lamag.com/lawsuits/danny-masterson-rape-vic�ms-scientology-criminal-enterprise
Future grim for cult leader convicted of sex crimes: experts
htps://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231228000541
Daughters of the Cult Trailer Previews Hulu’s True Crime Docuseries
htps://www.comingsoon.net/tv/trailers/1460530-daughters-of-the-cult-trailer-previews-hulustrue-crime-docuseries
Cult leaders that promised to 'cure' homosexuality through forced sex
busted in Spain
htps://www.surinenglish.com/spain/cult-leaders-that-promised-cure-homosexuality-through20231226105354-nt.html
Renee beat the ‘kidney cult’ in court, but her own daughter testified
against her
htps://www.theage.com.au/na�onal/victoria/renee-beat-the-kidney-cult-in-court-but-herown-daughter-tes�fied-against-her-20231221-p5et46.html
Dave Ramsey ‘cult-like’ lawsuit dismissed, but class-action suit
moves forward
htps://religionnews.com/2023/12/22/cult-like-lawsuit-against-dave-ramsey-dismissed-butclass-ac�on-�meshare-suit-moves-forward/
Largest Christian Denominations in the U.S.
htps://www.familyminded.com/s/largest-chris�an-denomina�onsfc3851cc300341dc?utm_source=msn
Jung Myung Seok, founder of the South Korean religious cult JMS,
sentenced to 23 years in prison by the district court for raping
followers of his church
htps://www.allkpop.com/ar�cle/2023/12/jung-myung-seok-founder-of-the-south-koreanreligious-cult-jms-sentenced-to-23-years-in-prison-by-the-district-court-for-raping-followers-ofhis-church
Alex Batty says he decided to return to UK after argument with his
mother
htps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/22/alex-baty-says-he-decided-to-return-touk-a�er-argument-with-his-mother
The Alcott Anarchist Experiment
htps://daily.jstor.org/the-alcot-anarchistexperiment/?utm_term=The%20Alcot%20Anarchist%20Experiment&utm_campaign=jstordaily
_12212023&utm_content=email&utm_source=Act-On+So�ware&utm_medium=email
Why We Can’t Get Enough of Cult Documentaries
htps://www.ny�mes.com/2023/12/22/arts/television/cult-documentaries.html
50 years later, ‘The Exorcist’ continues to possess Hollywood’s
imagination, reflecting our obsession with evil
htps://theconversa�on.com/50-years-later-the-exorcist-con�nues-to-possess-hollywoodsimagina�on-reflec�ng-our-obsession-with-evil-216594
Here we go again: Banning unpopular religious displays is not the
solution
htps://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/12/19/here-we-go-again-banning-unpopular-religiousdisplays-is-not-the-solu�on/
COMMONS
CULTS #10 – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fandom
htps://www.canadaland.com/podcast/cults-10-my-beau�ful-dark-twisted-fandom/
Christchurch to host Australasia's first cult awareness conference
htps://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350112639/christchurch-host-australasias-first-cultawareness-conference
Nevada high court upholds sex abuse charges against ‘Dances With
Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse
htps://apnews.com/ar�cle/chasing-horse-dances-wolves-actor-chargesbb5ca9a2e1f3c3aa34b1403ebe3a9aea
A one-time law allowed Hasidic women to name the men they say
abused them
htps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/four-women-suing-jewish-orthodoxdoctor-b2465100.html
Employment Court decides Overseeing Shepherd is employer in
Gloriavale case
htps://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350132310/employment-court-decides-overseeingshepherd-employer-gloriavale-case
Japan enacts law to monitor Unification Church assets
htps://www.japan�mes.co.jp/news/2023/12/13/japan/crime-legal/unifica�on-church-vici�msrelief-bill-passes/
Revealed: What led Alex Batty and his mother to a French commune
htps://www.the�mes.co.uk/ar�cle/aa43d668-0864-44ba-8953-
5efa96e0738f?shareToken=70035d64f97ac70440d46ea2892be796
Alex Batty to be flown to UK today as it is revealed missing boy tried
to enrol in French school
htps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/alex-baty-kidnap-france-oldham-cultb2465204.html