The five-part series starts out as a show about a shady wellness cult. But what it’s really trying to say is more slippery – ...

Raphael Aron has helped hundreds break free from coercive religious groups or cults. here, he shares his perspective ...

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In addition, young children in some extremist political and religious cults are brainwashed to become soldiers and kill enemies, as well as, conduct suicide bombings. When members leave such ...

They join a good thing and then they realize they were f*cked!" Vicente's observation raises an important question: If cults are full of ordinary well-meaning people (and they surely are ...

Local politicians have urged the court not to release him this time, decrying the spread of cults in the Malindi area. Cults are common in Kenya, which has a largely religious society.

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