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"I often wonder if my cousins are members of a cult. They worship Donald Trump."

CultNews recently received some interesting questions from a reader concerned about President Donald Trump.

The reader said, "I often wonder if my cousins are members of a cult. They worship Donald Trump. He has become a god-like figure in their lives and ... More

Recent Additions

• Judge postpones sentencing for Nxivm accountant Kathy Russell indefinitely
• Man who died in downtown St. Paul was held down by Church of Scientology employees after attempted robbery, police say
• Died: Jack Van Impe, Televangelist Who Saw Signs of End Times
• Authorities: Mother-daughter duo claimed to be psychic, used snake eggs to convince people of curses
• Exclusive Brethren cult leader's millionaire son accused of assault
• Transgender woman ends bid to see her ultra-Orthodox Jewish children
• Cult leader and members indicted for murder, abuse of followers
• 'I was sexually abused by a shaman at an ayahuasca retreat'
• Pregnant woman and six children tortured and killed by a religious cult in Panama, authorities say
• Cult 'anointed by God' kills 7 in Panama Jungle

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