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Robert Morris of Gateway Church Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse: Here Are 5 Other Controversial Religious Leaders in History

Robert Morris, 64, the influential founder of Gateway Church, pleaded guilty on Thursday to felony charges of lewd or indecent acts with a child, according to reports.

International Business Times UK

Japanese authorities fear sarin death cult founder’s son is continuing his legacy

Japan’s intelligence agency has warned that the cult leader’s second son is leading operations of successor group

The Independent UK

In 'Opus,' Cult Leaders and Pop Stars Are One in the Same

The A24 film's costume and production designers open up about crafting fictional pop icon Moretti’s style and mysterious estate.

Marie Claire

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30 years after deadly Tokyo subway gassing, survivors and victims' families still seeking closure

Thirty years on from the fatal sarin nerve gas attack in Tokyo’s subway network, survivors and families who lost loved ones are still seeking justice

The Independent UK

Japan Victims Voice Fears 30 Years After Sarin Subway Attack

Three decades since Shizue Takahashi's husband and a dozen others were killed with a nerve agent on Tokyo's subway, she fears Japan could see a repeat of the doomsday cult attack.

International Business Times

Japan Cult Widow Speaks 30 Years After Subway Attack

Only seven years into her marriage did Yuki Niimi first touch her husband -- at a morgue where she collected his body after he was executed and kissed him in a coffin.

International Business Times

Snarky tone mars Peter Dinklage’s Netflix series on cult leaders’ playbooks

It’s unsettling how footage of the murderous gurus is accompanied by the actor’s upbeat, tongue-in-cheek narration.

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Sundance 2023: The Brilliant Worlds of ‘Sometimes I Think About Dying’ and ‘AUM: The Cult at the End of the World’

In the second of a four-part survey, our film critic CJ Sheu reviews two films that build replete, immersive worlds.

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Shinzo Abe's death isn't Japan's first political assassination

The calm and ordered veneer that has become a hallmark of Japanese society was shockingly ripped away with Shinzo Abe's killing. Yet the country is also well known for sporadic but significant examples of politically motivated violence.

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