You are most likely steeped in a cult if your “spiritual daddy or mum” is charismatic, intolerant, controlling, divisive, abusive and demanding too much of you. If you consider your “Apostle”, ...

Reporter Richard H. Meeker covered Julie Christofferson v. The Church of Scientology for six weeks, during which he attended the civil fraud trial by day and served as WW’s de facto editor at night, ...

Netflix’s latest docuseries How To Become A Cult Leader shines a spotlight on several cult leaders, one of which is American preacher Jim Jones, known for his People’s Temple cult. Yet despite Jones’ ...

Note: 10% did not answer the question. Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Margin of error for 2023-24 figures based on beliefs-and-practices who are in ...

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a series of stone rooms and objects that were likely used for worship and ritual practices in the Kingdom of Judah 2,800 years ago, they say. The discovery is ...

Frank W. spent five years working for the Twelve Tribes religious sect and never took home a paycheck. The 65-year-old Tennessean worked many 12-hour days in various jobs across the country for the ...

Dear readers, the disturbing image you see here was captured two days ago at White Rock Lake. I was on a ride when I spotted this structure at the water’s edge and immediately stopped to record the ...

Note: 10% did not answer the question. Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Margin of error for 2023-24 figures based on beliefs-and-practices who are ...

Some religions are well-known, while others follow beliefs that are unusual and bizarre to outsiders. Religion has always ...