/tags/cults Cults en-US Copyright Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:39:25 GMT /arts-culture/2020-12-18/in-broken-faith-reporters-uncover-decades-of-abuse-at-spindale-church When former schoolteacher Jane Whaley and her husband, Sam, founded Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale, NC in 1979, no one could have imagined all that… Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:39:25 GMT /arts-culture/2020-12-18/in-broken-faith-reporters-uncover-decades-of-abuse-at-spindale-church Katy Barron, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-12-18/in-broken-faith-reporters-uncover-decades-of-abuse-at-spindale-church When former schoolteacher Jane Whaley and her husband, Sam, founded Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale, NC in 1979, no one could have imagined all that… Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:39:25 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-12-18/in-broken-faith-reporters-uncover-decades-of-abuse-at-spindale-church Katy Barron, Anita Rao /arts-culture/2019-08-29/why-joining-a-cult-of-sustainability-merits-both-warning-and-admiration In her debut novel “The Ash Family” (Simon & Schuster/ 2019) Durham native Molly Dektar draws on her personal fascination with cult psychology and devout… Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:59:41 GMT /arts-culture/2019-08-29/why-joining-a-cult-of-sustainability-merits-both-warning-and-admiration Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-29/why-joining-a-cult-of-sustainability-merits-both-warning-and-admiration In her debut novel “The Ash Family” (Simon & Schuster/ 2019) Durham native Molly Dektar draws on her personal fascination with cult psychology and devout… Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:59:41 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-29/why-joining-a-cult-of-sustainability-merits-both-warning-and-admiration Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /the-state-of-things/2011-06-29/examining-cult-culture The word “cult” comes from a Latin root word that translates into “ritual.” But in the modern era, the word has acquired derogatory connotations – used to… Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:00:00 GMT /the-state-of-things/2011-06-29/examining-cult-culture Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-29/examining-cult-culture The word “cult” comes from a Latin root word that translates into “ritual.” But in the modern era, the word has acquired derogatory connotations – used to… Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:00:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-29/examining-cult-culture Frank Stasio