cults

Review: The Vow takes a deep dive into the cesspit of the NXIVM cult

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Just a few years ago, few people had heard of the self-help group/cult of personality known as NXIVM. Now the dark story has gone global, thanks to an eight-part docuseries that debuts on Neon today. This review contains mild spoilers for The Vow. What is it that people love so much that they’d join a … Read more

The Korean cult accused of brutalising slaves in Fiji

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A cult leader arrested in Korea has been accused of forcing devotees into slave labour in Fiji. And the Fijian government is staying tight-lipped about their own links to the Grace Road Church. Jamie Tahana writes for RNZ Pacific. There’s an apocalypse coming and only one place will escape it: Fiji, the so-called “centre of … Read more