PA writes: “Do you have any information regarding Gwen Shamblin, Weigh Down Ministry or Remnant Church? It looks to me like they are a cult …”
Category Archives: Cult
Avoid Access Consciousness!
Gary Douglas
We have received requests for more information about Access Consciousness, an alternative therapy that is rooted in the occult and Scientology but is being passed off as a new way to “become totally aware and to begin to function as the conscious being you truly are.” It promises to teach you how to “be present in your life in every moment without judgment of you or anyone else.”
Look What Happened While You Were Sleeping
BF writes: Do you have any info on the book “Look What Happened While You Were Sleeping”?
The Troubling History of Caritas of Birmingham
KH asks: “I have a question about Terry Colafrancesco from Caritas of Birmingham, Alabama. They go under the name of ‘The Friends of Medjugorie.’ I heard bad things about them, occult like. His name is connected to Wayne Weible, the orginial author of the Book, Medjugorie. Do you have information about Terry and Caritas?”
Alternatives Gone Wild: Wacky Medical Cult Under Investigation
A man whose followers claim he’s the reincarnation of Leonardo da Vinci is under investigation by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for selling unapproved supplements in his clinics.
Scientology Under Fire Once Again
The Church of Scientology suffered two more “black eyes” in the past week with news of the break up of actor Tom Cruise and actress Katie Holmes – two “higher-ups” in the organization – and the mysterious death of the son of Scientology president Heber Jentzsch. Read the rest…
FLDS Cult Leader’s Bizarre New Prophecies and Restrictions
Warren Jeffs, the imprisoned leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), is using his time in prison to terrorize his flock by demanding that they promulgate a bizarre series of doomsday prophecies and ordering them to cease having sex and to turn over all assets to the community or face instant excommunication.
Criminal Investigation Launched into Perverse “Light Therapy” and Dream Analysis Cult
A self-appointed “minister” of a cult-like church in Wauconda, Illinois is under investigation for his use of a healing method known as “light therapy” which involves nudity and what he calls non-sexual touching, as well as telling followers that God implants messages in their dreams which only he can interpret.
Young Woman Blows the Whistle on Terrifying Polygamy Cult
The testimony of a courageous young woman has brought an end to a bizarre cult in Jerusalem where women were routinely abused by their polygamist husband who punished them by shaving their heads, making them stand naked outside in subzero temperatures and beating them with rods.
The Wierd World of the ECK Cult
Our ministry recently received a request from someone who is concerned about family members who are being drawn into a group known as Eckankar.
