Religion plays a vital role in the lives of many people, offering solace, community, and a sense of purpose. However, not all religious groups are created equal as some, unfortunately, morph into ...

You are most likely steeped in a cult if your “spiritual daddy or mum” is charismatic, intolerant, controlling, divisive, abusive and demanding too much of you. If you consider your “Apostle”, ...

On a tropical island in the Southwest Pacific, a few dozen men gather in the rainforest. They are wearing long trousers but no shoes or shirts, and red paint marks the initials U.S.A. on their bare ...

Researchers have discovered an ancient Roman temple that adds significant insights into the social change from pagan gods to Christianity within the Roman Empire. Douglas Boin, Ph.D., a professor of ...

Cults are a hot topic. But, perhaps not surprisingly given the methods of influence they use, they are opaque to the public. After decades of studying cults and methods of undue influence they and ...

Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over four years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya. Kilifi—There is fear that cultic practices linked to controversial pastor ...