Cult

Celebrity ex-Scientologist Leah Remini is urging LA residents not to vote for City Council member Mitch O'Farrell, due to his links with the movement.

The shocking true story of Keith Raniere and the inner-workings of the NXIVM personality cult have been brought to light in HBO's true-crime documentary series "The Vow."

My family had been in the cult for generations, believing that the outside world was pure evil.

Rebecca Hall spoke to Newsweek about her eerie new thriller "Resurrection" which co-stars Tim Roth. The movie is out in select theaters now.

Canadian superstar The Weeknd has turned to acting in HBO Max's upcoming series, "The Idol."

Jeff Berwick and his anarcho-capitalist festival, Anarchapulco, is the focus of HBO Max's documentary series, "The Anarchists."

Parents Kerrie and Jason Struhs were charged with murder and torture of their 8-year-old, with 12 other members of "The Saints" also arrested this week.

People of Praise is a self-described "charismatic Christian community" and encompasses a variety of churches.

A Trump spokesperson dismissed the Wyoming Republican's criticism, saying Cheney "has nothing but contempt for the people."

"It is contrary to everything conservatives believe, to embrace a personality cult. And yet that is what so many in my party are doing today," she said.

In response to an article calling Russia a fascist country, a Russian TV host said the United States has been "offering the hallmarks of a fascist state."

"It was the fact that he said 'I don't have a child, I have property' that speaks volumes for how those kids must be treated," one user commented.

Many of Dr. Donald Cline's "children" suspect that he may have been a member of the Quiverfull movement.

Their friends told investigators that the pair believed people turned into zombies if they were possessed, and the only way to help free their soul was for their earthly body to die.

The conservative activist "would flatter" the former president, the ex-White House press secretary said.

"I want to expose Lifespring, I want to keep other people from going through that experience," Ginni Thomas says in the video.

A viral video taken the day the Marshall fire began appears to show a shed ablaze on land owned by a controversial religious sect.

"I think it's inevitable that more real-world violence will occur in future," the former believer in the conspiracy theory cautioned.

A federal judge in the District of Kansas designated the group, previously called the United Nation of Islam and Value Creators, as a cult in 2018.

The Daybells had a scoring system, assigning every person a "light" or "dark" rating to designate whether that individual had made a contract with God or Satan.

Reports were made in 2019 about the children's safety, but they were not investigated because there was no showing of abuse or neglect, DCS siad.

Abby Burch who lived in a "cult" for eight years claims she wasn't allowed to cut her hair, or wear pants.

"American Horror Stories" is a direct spin-off of "American Horror Story", and it includes a number of careful references to its original source material.

Lauren Salzman, a top leader in Keith Raniere's cult, cooperated with the prosecution against Raniere and was the only member to testify against him.

Lori Vallow Daybell was ordered by an Idaho judge on Tuesday to be committed to a mental health facility before a decision is made on whether she's mentally fit to stand trial. Vallow will be committed for up to 90 days to "restore her competency," the judge's order read.

The Vermont senator said Cheney is being punished because she acknowledged "the reality that Trump lost the election."

Amy Carlson, leader of the controversial religious cult "Love Has Won," was found mummified and covered in Christmas lights on April 28.

Organizers installed a golden statue of Trump, whose behavior Cohen described as "sociopathic," at the conservative event.

"I was very proud of some of the folks who stood up and did the right thing," the Maryland governor said Sunday of senators who voted to convict Trump.

Raniere declared he's "innocent" just days before his sentencing.