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News and Opinion

Is cult author Steven Hassan embellishing and/or exaggerating his bio?

Author Steven Hassan, who writes and speaks about groups called "cults," has a personal history of cult involvement. Hassan was in the Unification Church ("Moonies") founded by Sun Myung Moon for two years in the 1970s. And his origin story includes a dramatic "deprogramming" intervention arranged by his parents. However, it... More

Recent Additions

• John Taggart former priest and ex teacher Christopher Crisona charged with sexual assault of minor in Wilmington in mid 1990s
• Aum Successor Groups Still Dangerous Justice Minister
• Thai Authorities Urged to Clamp Down on Buddhas Son Cult
• Japan victims voice fears 30 years after sarin subway attack
• Murdered InfoWars reporter Jamie White refused to move out of unsafe Austin neighborhood friends reveal
• Japan cult widow speaks 30 years after subway attack
• Utah Legislature cracks down on youth marriage amid polygamy lawsuits
• Unification Church faces dissolution in Japan
• Pyramid of lies how MLM lures the desperate
• Arrest warrant issued for member of cult exposed by BBC

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