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1. 1,000 Couples Marry in South Korean 'Cult's' Mass Wedding ...

Twenty-five years after her parents were married, Iasmin Lumibao traveled from Macau to South Korea to follow in their footsteps and marry alongside thousands of others in a mass wedding that has come ...

Created on 27 August 2018

2. Pentecostal Pastor Bitten by Deadly Snake in Church Ritual, Screams 'God's a Healer'

Warning: Video contains images some readers may find disturbing. A newly released video shows a Pentecostal pastor being bitten by a deadly snake during a church ritual. Cody Coots—who pastors Full Gospel ...

Created on 27 August 2018

3. Cult Leader? 'Sinful Messiah'? What You Need to Know 25 Years After David Koresh

... e was the actual Messiah (as in Jesus). Who Started the Fire? As noted in the book Why Waco?: Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in America by James D. Tabor and Eugene V. Gallagher, federal  ...

Created on 17 April 2018

4. 7 Sure Signs You're in a 'Christian' Cultish Church

...  be crazy or that the enemy is just making false accusations. I came out of a cultish church. I'm offering you seven signs and personal examples of Christian cults and cult-like churches. Want more on th ...

Created on 06 March 2018

5. Hundreds Rush to Cult for Assault Weapons 'Blessing Ceremony'

Hundreds of couples toting AR-15 rifles packed a Unification church in Pennsylvania on Wednesday to have their marriages blessed and their weapons celebrated as "rods of iron" that could have saved lives ...

Created on 01 March 2018

6. False Prophet Gaining Steam Among a 'Remnant' Church

 Don't call Denver Snuffer Jr. a prophet, and don't view his Remnant movement as a church. Of course, it was his account about a face-to-face meeting with Jesus that branded him a prophetic figure in the ...

Created on 29 August 2017

7. What Is So Alluring About Cults? Billy Graham Answers ...

Whether it's watching from afar through a documentary or hearing about discoveries/escapes on the news, we've developed a fascination with cults. "I'd never do that!" we might proclaim. Or "Who is crazy e ...

Created on 28 July 2017

8. R. Kelly, Brainwashing and Christian Cults ...

... his name." I won't accuse or defend Kelly. I will use this opportunity to dive into the world of Christian cults. I'd highly recommend heading over to Mike Bickle's teaching library and listening to the  ...

Created on 18 July 2017

9. Supporters of Christian 'Prophet' Launch Mass Attack on Jail Imprisoning Him

Supporters of a jailed Christian sect leader on Wednesday attacked the prison in the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo where he was being held, freeing him and about 50 other inmates, the government ...

Created on 22 May 2017

10. When Polygamy Becomes a Tourist Attraction

The Utah mansion where convicted pedophile and polygamous religious sect leader Warren Jeffs once lived is being purchased by one of his former wives, who hopes to make it a tourist attraction and home ...

Created on 09 May 2017

11. Woman Claims She Is God and Will Soon Conquer the Devil

"Lady Perfect" Vicentia Tadagbe Tchranvoukinni says she is God and will have victory over the devil. The controversial Tchranvoukinni said she fell from heaven "To end the reign of Beelzebub, to succeed ...

Created on 01 March 2017

12. Billy Graham Answers: How to Know If Your Church Is a Cult

...  a group that will lead you away from what the Bible teaches. While some cults openly deny the Christian faith, others mimic Christian practices and actually claim to believe the Bible—although they den ...

Created on 08 August 2016

13. 'Cult-Like' Church Members Accused of Beating Teen to Death

Police charged six members of New York's Word of Life Christian Church after the death of one young man and the brutal beating of another earlier this week.   Bruce and Deborah Leonard allegedly bludgeoned ...

Created on 14 October 2015

14. How Can We Avoid Fake and False Teachers?

... here we search can be. There is tremendous power and wisdom in the Bible. Many religions and cults recognize its influence, often adding portions of the Bible to their own writings.  In studying various relig ...

Created on 18 September 2015

15. Is Tom Cruise Really Leaving Scientology?

It's not news that Tom Cruise has been a huge supporter of the psycho-cult Scientology since the 1980s, which is why many people were shocked recently when rumors were circulating that he was leaving the ...

Created on 21 July 2015

16. Man Escapes Church Cult, Becomes Passionate Pastor

Pastor Moses Chinyama was raised in a cult, a devoted disciple. When he finally escaped its clutches and became a believer, he felt called to lead others out of the same bondage he experienced in childhood. ...

Created on 22 June 2015

17. The Strangest 'Hate Crime' You've Ever Read About Takes a Twist

Sixteen members of a breakaway Amish group were resentenced on Monday after an Ohio appellate court ruled in August that they did not commit a hate crime when they cut the beards and hair of fellow members ...

Created on 03 March 2015

18. WATCH: Glenn Close Shares Life Growing up in a Cult

Glenn Close, the 67-year-old, Oscar-nominated actress, grew up in a religious cult called the Moral Re-Armament. Find out what she is saying about it. "I haven't made a study of groups like these, but ...

Created on 17 October 2014

19. There's Nothing Funny About This Turn of Events With Robin Williams

Westboro Baptist Church is rearing its cultish head again. The group, which is best known for toting "God Hates Fags" signs, has targeted Robin Williams' funeral for its next protest. Westboro plans to ...

Created on 18 August 2014

20. Mark Driscoll, Spiritual Abuse and Cultish Ministries

... you open the door to control and manipulation. It's not possible to fully expose the inner workings of spiritual abuse, Christian cults and controlling churches in a single article. My goal is to raise  ...

Created on 15 August 2014