Inside the Church . When news got out that a kidnapping had gone down at the church next door and that prosecutors alleged cult-like conditions within, Robin Jernigan was not surprised.

It’s a church with no official name and no buildings; an underground religious movement; ... Church, sect or cult: Ex-members of Two by Twos expose secrets amid abuse investigations.

Those organisations are called “fringe churches” because it is thought they “systematically and deliberately force religious gaslighting” on followers, according to Tark Ji-il, a professor ...

The assassination of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sparked renewed scrutiny of the Unification Church. The religious organization has in the past been accused of being a cult, which the ...

Pop icon Justin Bieber's unsettling Instagram post has reignited public concern about his mental health, sparking speculation ...

For the next three years, Hall became immersed in the small but growing community, which is different from other churches in Cincinnati. Its roughly 100 members own houses and businesses together.

Brooke Walker grew up in an Arizona church community. Families, side by side, in communion with God and each other. But the church, she says, was actually a cult. Walker spent her formative years ...

In one of the deadliest cult-related massacres ever, at least 436 bodies have been recovered since police raided Good News International Church in a forest some 70 kilometers inland from the ...

Plymouth Brethren: Man who grew up in church ‘cult’ said he attempted suicide after leaving. Gilli fled the church in 2012 at the age of 24 to be with his girlfriend . Molly Powell.

The Church of Christ, Scientist, is probably the second or third largest cult in the United States. It probably has a larger membership than Seventh-day Adventism, although this is not certain.

Brooke Walker grew up in an Arizona church community. Families, side by side, in communion with God and each other. But the church, she says, was actually a cult. Walker spent her formative years ...