All Cult articles
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OpinionSubmission, authority and discernment: Lessons from Trust Me: The False Prophet
Sophie Dianne explores the dangerous consequences of distorted spiritual authority through the lens of the Netflix documentary Trust Me: The False Prophet. She challenges readers to consider what healthy, Christ-centred leadership and relationships should truly look like.
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Opinion‘A “Christian cult” group targeted me on LinkedIn’
Alem Derege reflects on two unsettling encounters with the secretive religious group Shincheonji, which both The Church of England and Alpha’s Nicky Gumbel have named a ‘cult’. She shares a personal warning about spiritual manipulation, online recruitment tactics and the importance of discernment.
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OpinionThe cult-like behaviour of TB Joshua and his church has been revealed in a BBC documentary. Here is what we know
Allegations of abuse from pastor TB Joshua have surfaced, but he is not the only preacher to be exposed recently. Maxine Harrison considers why so many fall prey to ’false prophets’.
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OpinionNetflix’s How To Become a Cult Leader highlighted two things most Christians already know
Journalist Lauren Windle had two main takeaways from the latest cult documentary to hit Netflix, but they won’t be new information for Christians.
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OpinionI was recruited into famous cult ‘The Moonies’ but managed to leave thanks to Jesus and some kind church leaders
Beth Axton was searching for God when she was invited to a meeting at the Unification Church. She was quickly sucked in and persuaded that for her salvation she not only needed to attend the meetings but hand over everything she had to the group. Until Jesus stepped in…
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OpinionI found myself in a church-cult, here’s how to spot the signs
From kicking off when her family missed a service to dictating how she did her hair, Tola Doll Fisher’s pastor showed some seriously problematic behaviours. Here’s how to work out if you’re in a church cult.
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OpinionDo we need a #MeToo movement for women in the Church?
Woman Alive editor Tola-Doll Fisher shares her personal experience of abuse in the Church and says we need to ask some hard questions about our culture.
