#jeff ayan

[spurgie-cousin]

I just got through the Twin Flame Universe doc on Netflix and the Mother God doc on Max. I highly recommend both if you haven't seen them yet!

I've seen the entire Mother God one and ooooooof was that a trip. And I just started the Twin Flame one yesterday and am also really enjoying it!

I gotta say though between the two cult leaders, the Twin Flame guy seems so much more obviously full of shit to me lol I don't know how he got anyone to take him seriously......he'd been trying to start a cult for years and he just comes across as the most know it all cornball ever, like very off-putting. His partner is a little better at first but as the years go on she almost seems like, docile and medicated. At least Mother God had a very welcoming, motherly presence at first.

I guess like any good cult leader he was just preying on people when they were most vulnerable and that can seriously skew their judgement but he is so ick to me, just the worst possible vibes imaginable.

[theflagscene]

Favourite Kisses Poll 💋

Create a poll with five of your all-time favourite onscreen BL kisses, setting any standard for qualification you choose. Then tag more friends to join 😘

I was tagged by @fadeawayaway

Thanks for the fun tag! Now onto the hard part, choosing the kisses!

Look below for kiss propaganda! ⬇️

Okay, so I’m gonna tag some mutuals. I have no idea who has and hasn’t done this, so if you have, by all means, ignore my dumb ass lol.

@italianpersonwithashippersheart @usodeshou @poetry-protest-pornography @ilovemyworld94 @kennyomegasweave @tazzy-ace @super-fan @loudspeakeer @m1stl3t03 @gaym3bo1

[blorbingqls]

People from BL that make me want them carnally (always)

i was not tagged by anyone, however, was very inspired by the list of @respectthepetty @neuroticbookworm @lurkingshan @waitmyturtles and @bengiyo - and all others whose list had been on my feed. I have a very similar list but I just wanna give appreciation and adoration to a lot of these gays that have been on my mind. always.

note: you'll see a pattern. this list can't be numbered

Tan-Bun from Manner of Death

need i even say anything?

Kinn-Porsche from KinnPorsche

the main man-boobies and small waist appreciation

Pete from KinnPorsche

one gif can't sum him up (a trend following all my blorbos)

Win from Between Us

do i want him or want to be him? *cries in bisexual*

Sand from Only Friends

I want to do this exact scene above even though i imagine it would be absolutely disgusting irl (since i don't like cigarette smoke)

Ray from Only Friends

i mean can you even resist him? I see you Sand (and Boston), i see you

Jae Young from Semantic Error

see bad boys in greener flags is a weakness - i am sorry but it is what it is (ALSO HOW CAN ANYONE FORGET THE LIP RING)

Choi Yuna from Semantic Error

something something about this woman just makes me GAAAH

Molly from The Warp Effect

the one queer fat representation i wanted in media and it made me go weak on the knees every fucking time

Jean from The Warp Effect

maam, i'll be a better boyfriend than any cishet men you encounter

(not a BL) Giwi from The Player

NAMTAN TIPNAREE I REQUEST YOU TO JUST STEP ON ME

Wang from 180 Degree Longitude Passes Through Us

i mean you see it. i don't have to explain further.

Ayan from The Eclipse

is any of even surprised at this point? (you should not be)

SPECIAL MENTIONs

Jim, Wen, Alan and Gaipa from Moonlight Chicken

these thread of men don't need to be explained lord help me

Pete from Dark Blue Kiss

his one shot in the pool and fashion sense literally had me crawling

Karan from Cherry Magic Thailand

i am a sucker for Tay Tawan atp pls

also, also, also not necessarily from shows but general existence of this man (Jeff Satur [if anyone doesn't know]) makes me want to steal his gender every fucking time

tagging @gunsatthaphan @laowen @reptileofdoom @slayerkitty and anyone who wants to go about it

[absolutebl]

My top 10 INTENSE mutual eye contact in Thai BL:

This is from an ask from @dramawatching​ (which Tumblr promptly ate). 

They said, “if I’m remembering correctly I think you wrote about Akk and Ayan looking like they were soul bonding when they locked eyes in The Eclipse”

Which is true. I did. 

“could you share your fave 5 BL couples with intense eye contact/staring?”

I’d be delighted (In no particular order) 

The Moot Eye Fuckatude! 

1. Akk & Ayan - The Eclipse

2. X & Q - 21 Day Theory (we were robbed)

3. Sea & Tin - Friend Forever (we were robbed, again) 

4. Pluem & Kewin - Ghost Host, Ghost House (all round amazing chemistry with these too, like top tear. I hope we get them again in a better BL) 

5. Win & Tops - Ingredients, I’m gonna say it, if you know JeffGame’s ease and connection with each other from this show you can’t NOT see how hard Jeff was struggling with his partner in KP. And yes, I do think age was a factor, but also prior established friendship. 

6. The & Oh-aew - ITSAY, these tow can break your heart with just one look 

7. Ae & Pete - Love By Chance, I mean COME ON

8. Ram & King - My Engineer (PerthLay were on point in Y-Destiny too), Talay is good, he has great eye intimacy with Yoon too (YYY), and Yoon had terrible eye work in Unforgotten Night so I’m assuming that it’s mostly Lay. 

9. Fighter & Tutor - Why R U? (Zee, in general, does a TON of emoting with his eyes, I thought Saint was better at reciprocating than NuNew, but I have my fingers crossed for ZeeNu forthcoming fantasy piece) 

10. JimmySea (whatever their characters were variably called) - Vice Versa

I had to limit myself to Thai Bl or frankly Taiwan would sweep the category. 

(source)

[defomin]

here's a list of all my favourite queer love couples I've came across from all types of mediums (update 240422)

The sign (series) Phaya and Tharn

Supernatural (series) Dean and Cas

Unknown (series) Qian and Yuan

Couple of mirrors (manhua) You-Yi and Wei

Only friends (series) Sand and Ray

Cupid's last wish (series) Korn and Win

Portrait of a lady on fire (movie 2019) Heloise and Marianne

Maurice (movie 1987) Maurice and Alec

Giovanni's room (book) Giovanni and David

Young royals (series) Wilhelm and Simon

Moonlight chicken (series) Jim and Wen

A tale of thousand stars (series) Phupha and Tian

Kiseki dear to me (series) ChenYi and AiDi

To sir, with love (series) Jiu and Tian

Song of Achilles (book) Achilles and Patroclus

Good Omens (series) Crowly and Aziraphale

Laws of attraction (series) Charn and Tinn

God's own country (movie 2017) Johnny and Gheorghe

Dead friend forever (series) Phee and Non

Thirty years old (manhua) Wei big bro and Ian

Thirty years old (manhua) QuiYi and YiCheng

Last twilight (series) Mhok and Day

Red white royal blue (book) Alex and Henry

Moonlight chicken (series) Alan and Gaipa

Semantic error (manhwa) Sangwoo and Jaeyoung

Semantic error (series) Sangwoo and Jaeyoung

The eclipse (series) Ayan and Akk

Moonlight (movie 2016) Chiron and Kevin

Yuri on Ice (anine) Victor and Yuri

19 days (manhua) Tian and Guan Shan

Only friends (series) Boston and Nick

Wolf in the house (manhwa) Minsuk and Bexan

Kinnporche (series) Kinn and Porsche

Mehr and Moshtari (poem) Mehr and Moshtari

My beautiful launderette (movie 1985) Johnny and Omar

Red white royal blue (movie 2023) Alex and Henry

Mignon (anime) Mignon and Young-one

Egoist (movie 2022) Kosuke and Ryuta

Manner of death (series) Tan and Bun

Brokeback mountain (movie 2005) Jack and Ennis

Gap (series) Sam and Mon

Kinnporche (series) Vegas and Pete

Dead friend forever (series) Tee and White

Pitbabe (series) Pete and Way

Moonlight chicken (series) Heart and Li-ming

The sign (series) Khem and Thongthai

The plague (book) Tarrou and Rieux (not canon, lol)

Kiseki dear to me (series) ZeRui and ZongYi

Pitbabe (series) Alan and Jeff

Laws of attraction (series) Thee and Thaenthai

Freefall (movie 2013) Kay and Marc

Pitbabe (series) Charlie and Babe

Carol (movie 2015) Carol and Therese

Doukyusei (anime) Kusakabe and Sajo

Couple of mirrors (series) You-Yi and Wei

Good Omens (series) Nina and Maggie

The eclipse (series) Khan and Thua

Call me by your name (movie 2017) Oliver and Elio

19 days (manhua) Jian Yi and Zheng Xi

The falls (trilogy) RJ and Chris

Supernatural (series) Claire and Kaia

Maurice (movie 1987) Maurice and Clive

Kinnporche (series) Time and Tay

Kinnporche (series) Kim and Porchay

Demian (book) Demian and Emil

Only friends (series) Top and Mew

The sign (series) Dao and Nee

Laws of attraction (series) Rose and Maya

Young royals (series) Stella and Fredrika

Only friends (series) April and Cheum

Manner of death (series) Sorn and That

History 4: close to you (series) Li Cheng and Mu Ren

[chicademartinica]

Best of 2022

Best KBL : Semantic error

Best Thai BL : The Eclipse

Best J BL : Old Fashion Cupcake

Best Taiwan BL : My tooth your love (I know its not over but I love it too much)

Best director : Ray Jiang My tooth your love// Runner up : Hwang Da Seul for everything.

Best kiss : Semantic Error drunken make-out ( I can’t believe my fave is from KOREA ??!!) // Runner up : Akkayan dream kiss.

Best erotic moment : Akkayan locker room body search Shush ! in The Eclipse.// Runner up: Vee soaping up Mark in Love Mechanics.

Best O scene : PrapaiSky « shut up and take me » in LITA (I can’t believe Mame has a spot ! But FortPeat killed it.) // Runner up :Kinnporsche emotional handjobs.

Best cuddles : NottPran morning after in War of Y // Runner up: Blueming pillow fight

Best Wedding : Plus & Minus Taiwan Flex with our boys from History 3 MEETING AGAIN) // Runner up : Akkayan using their uniforms as tuxedos and getting married alone in their room in The Eclipse)

Best eye contact/soulmating/eyefucking : Firstkhao in The Eclipse// YinWar in Love Mechanics.

Best cinematography : Big Dragon Wong KarWai tumescent reds and jade greens on crack// Runner up : Blueming melancholic pastels.

Best boohoo snot bubble I’m dazed and crying : Every second of To my star 2// Runner Up : Ghost Host Ghost House, my orphan ass was all misty.

Most beloved character : AYAN in The Eclipse// Runner up: Jang Jae Young in Semantic Error.

Best Pair : FirstKhao / Runner Up: The Parks (please please please work together again)

Best Ensemble : The Eclipse // Runner up : My tooth your love

Best siblings//family : The queer siblings in Blueming // Runner up : All the queer siblings in KP

Best Food : OLD FASHION CUPCAKE

Best song : ISBANKY’s Dancing with the deeeeEEEeeeeviiil from Big Dragon (I knew Jeff had a hand in this)

BETWEEN US WILL BE INCLUDED NEXT YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ( now I wait for @absolutebl and all yalls Best of !!)

[letsdocuboutit]

- Let's Docu 'Bout It -

Episode 7: Escaping Twin Flames

This week I recap and talk about the Netflix docuseries Escaping Twin Flames, a docuseries that explores the world of the Twin Flames Universe, a cult run by Jeff and Shaleia Ayan. It includes interviews with former members and family members that explore allegations of coercive control, indoctrination, and abuse.

Listen here or wherever you listen to podcasts!

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Safe Passage

[mayalunas]

Pick Five Favs

Tag Game - Poll: 5 Favorite Characters

Challenge: Make a poll with five of your all time favorite characters, and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favorite.

Tagged by the loveliest @gunsatthaphan, thank you so much 🥰🫶🏻

I'm way behind on most of what's currently airing, so these are mostly from older shows, and I just went for Thai BL males only because otherwise I would have needed a top 50 at least 😅.

Honourable mentions: Akk (The Eclipse), Alan (Moonlight Chicken), Alan (Pit Babe), Black (Not Me), Bomb (My Secret Love), Fiat (Don't Say No), Li Ming (Moonlight Chicken), Punn (Be Mine Superstar), Sand (Only Friends), Third (Theory of Love), Ten (Cooking Crush), Wen (Moonlight Chicken), White (Not Me), Yok (Not Me)

Tagging: @octoberinflorence, @horrorsummerromance, @patchanons, @thebroccolination, @meteorjam 💛 p.s. I did BL characters only but obviously you don't have to. Have fun! 💖

[treadmilltreats]

Escaping Twin flames

So recently, I watched this documentary on Netflix called Escaping Twin Flames. It was about an online program that helped people identify and find their twin flames.

If you don't know what a twin flame is, Wikipedia's definition is: A soulmate is a person with whom one has a feeling of deep or natural affinity. This may involve similarity, love, romance, platonic relationships, comfort, intimacy, sexuality, sexual activity, spirituality, compatibility, and trust.

Well, we all are looking for this soulmate, and this is how this couple, Jeff and Shaleia Ayan, got so many people to sign up for their products and programs. Making them multimillionaires and breaking so many hearts along the way.

Sometimes, many of us are at a low point in life, and we are searching for something, anything to give meaning to our lives. This is how these groups or cults suck people in. They act like they care, that they are there for you. They understand what no one else does about how you are feeling. They tell you things you long to hear, and they make you feel understood, even loved. And the more they do this, the deeper you crave this feeling. You will do anything, pay whatever amount to keep this feeling. They know this just as a con man knows he's got you on the hook and it's game on from there.

They pull you away from family and friends because they don't want them to put anything in your ear about them. They make you feel like they are all you need. They are your family now. You no longer need anyone else who doesn't believe what they do.

This is perfect and total manipulation. This happens when they see you are vulnerable when you are hurt and lost. This happens in cults and in relationships, and even in friendships. It's all about control and total control until you can't think for yourself anymore.

I know I've been there in my abusive marriage, and many people have also got caught up in this. Even some churches do this as one of my friends was caught up in their manipulations until one day they told her she would have to cut off all of her friends and family that didn't belong to that church. Thank God that was her wake-up call to walk away.

So, my friends, remember we are all vulnerable when we are hurting. But we must be on the lookout for the signs, for that intuition that is telling us something is not right. And trust and believe it will be telling you, but you just have to listen. Know your worth and know that when someone is telling you what to think, this is manipulation, and you must run to save your soul.

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Escaping Twin Flames

Escaping Twin Flames (Mini-Serie 2023) #JanjaLalich #Arcelia #SarahBerman Mehr auf:

Mini-Serie Jahr: 2023 Genre: Doku Hauptrollen: Janja Lalich, Arcelia, Sarah Berman … Serienbeschreibung: In der heutigen digitalen Ära ist die Vorstellung, Seelenverwandte im Internet zu finden, durchaus naheliegend. Jeff und Shaleia Ayan versprechen genau das – sie bieten Onlinekurse bei Twin Flames Universe an, die darauf abzielen, die Suche nach der großen Liebe zu erleichtern. Diese Kurse…

[americanahighways]

Song Premiere: Eddy Lee Ryder "County Fair"

Song Premiere: Eddy Lee Ryder "County Fair" @eddyleeryder @americanahighways #newmusic2024 #americanahighways #americanamusic #newmusic2024 #countyfair #sweetdelusions #Musicreviews

Eddy Lee Ryder – “County Fair” Americana Highways presents this premiere of Eddy Lee Ryder’s song “County Fair” from her forthcoming album Sweet Delusions, which is due to be released on July 19.  Sweet Delusions was produced, engineered, and mixed by Dave Cerminara; and mastered by Adam Ayan. Photos for the album cover were taken by Jeff Harris, with hair and makeup by Cindy Adams, and wardrobe…

[buhaytuklas]

Ayan Po Yung Mga Salaysay At Mga Dukomento Ko Kaya Nakaka Pagtaka Na Ayaw Nilang Ibigay Yung Pera Ko, Kinukupit Po Siguro Kaya Ayaw Ibigay, Kinakamkam Po Sa iBang Salita...

Magandang Araw Po Pnp Chief Benjamin Acorda JR, Ako Po Jeff Angeles, Ng 1753 Deodato Street Dagupan Tondo Manila, Nais Ko Lang Pong Bago Man Lang Po Ako Mamatay Sa Gutom Mabasa Nyo Lang Po Ito Ay Ikasisiya Ko Na Po, Hihingi Po Sana Ako Ng Tulong Sa Inyo Dahil Dalawang Gabi Na Po Akong Hindi Pa Kumakain Dahil Wala Pong Pagkain At Wala Po Akong Pera Pambili Ng Pagkain , Kaylangan Ko Rin Po Ng Gamot…

[theflagscene]

Challenge: Make a poll with five of your all time favorite characters, and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favorite.

I was tagged by @fadeawayaway 😊 Sorry it took me like a week to get around to doing this, always late to the party lol.

I really had to fight myself to not put five characters from Not Me on this list, so instead I decided to not put any characters from Not Me on it. And before you ask, yes, it pained me immensely to do so. Also I decided to stick to just Thai QLs because there is no way in hell I could pick just five characters if I went through all of SEA’s queer media.

Who to tag… I’m almost sure everyone plus the kitchen sink has done this, yes the sink has very strong opinions on QL characters. But nonetheless I’ll tag five people, and by all means feel free to ignore this completely if you’ve already done it or just don’t want to do it, no hard feelings ever!

@hermioneismyrealname @trilliastra @negrowhat @jeonghanurl & @oh-goodness-loki

[starpilipinas26]

Ayan Po Yung Mga Salaysay At Mga Dukomento Ko Kaya Nakaka Pagtaka Na Ayaw Nilang Ibigay Yung Pera Ko, Kinukupit Po Siguro Kaya Ayaw Ibigay, Kinakamkam Po Sa iBang Salita...

Magandang Araw Po Pnp Chief Benjamin Acorda JR, Ako Po Jeff Angeles, Ng 1753 Deodato Street Dagupan Tondo Manila, Nais Ko Lang Pong Bago Man Lang Po Ako Mamatay Sa Gutom Mabasa Nyo Lang Po Ito Ay Ikasisiya Ko Na Po, Hihingi Po Sana Ako Ng Tulong Sa Inyo Dahil Dalawang Gabi Na Po Akong Hindi Pa Kumakain Dahil Wala Pong Pagkain At Wala Po Akong Pera Pambili Ng Pagkain , Kaylangan Ko Rin Po Ng Gamot…

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9 Fandom Peeps to Get to Know Better:

tagged by @itsanidiom, who wrote my fave PhayaTharn ff I'm obsessed with in unhealty ways.

So:

3 Ships You Like:

VegasPete. Where it all began. My blorbos. My babygirls. Never not thinking about them.

Chen Yi/Ai Di. Do I have to say more.

Akk/Ayan. Akk is my boy. I love the Eclipse so much.

First Ship Ever:

The oldest I can remember was being obsessed with Chazz and Alexis from Yu Gi Oh GX. Well, more like I loved Chazz and Alexis was the only girl around. Apparently the original names are Jun Manjome and Asuka Tenjoin, as I just learned.

Last Song You Heard:

Steal the Show by SHAUN and Jeff Satur, I think. Jeff, you're the prettiest man alive and I would give everything to be as pretty as you.

Favorite Childhood Book:

I was obsessed with Roald Dahl, particularly Chocolate Factory and the Witches.

I was a bit older, but I can't not mention my namesake, Elianto by Stefano Benni, who shaped me and my insufferable way of speaking and made my sense of humor even worse. I haven't reread it in years, I should do it.

Currently Reading:

Apart from the million fan fiction tabs I have open, I don't really have the attention span at the moment. I have like ten books near my bed and I can't read more than two pages at once. The ones at the top are Vespertine by Margareth Rogerson and a book about fabrics.

Currently watching:

I'm watching 1000 years old, but I'm not invested. Same thing with Anti Reset. Oh, I'm also watching 23.5 and Deep Night. I've finally finished everything I started at the end of last year and now I have to survive in a world without Pit Babe and the Sign every week. Pavel, come and save me.

Currently consuming:

If this is about food, tea and almond paste biscuits. If this is about media, I just watched episode 2 of 1000 years old.

Currently craving:

Some sleep, some good series, a better job and enough vacation days to go and spend all my money on visiting Thailand.

[stevensaus]

Updated Evil: The Angry Black Girl And Her Monster, Fall Of The House Of Usher, And Escaping Twin Flames

The first time I was really aware that a story was trying to be an updated version of a classic tale was Romeo+Juliet back in the 1990's. That film was not an updating in any real sense, though. Sure, the swords are replaced with pistols and anachronisms abound, but it's all window dressing. The story remains essentially unchanged by the passage of centuries rather than being firmly updated. That is not the case with The Angry Black Girl And Her Monster. The film follows many of the beats of Frankenstein, but they are grounded in a thoroughly modern society. The neighborhood looks like many I've seen across the United States, particularly when I lived on base housing in the Army. No longer are we following an eccentric rich white aristocrat, but a working-class family being ripped apart by racism and financial hardship, fighting to stay together and afloat, no matter the cost. The gender- and race-swapping of Vicaria from Shelley's original Victor is pivotal to grounding the tale completely in the modern day, eliciting the same horror that the original tale of a posh mad graverobber would have when it was written. At one point, Vicaria is asked, "How could you do this to Black bodies?" The question elicits all the horrors that have been committed on Black bodies in the United States (Tuskegee's just the beginning, y'all), evoking a very audible gasp from my amour. For Vicaria to perpetuate that callous disregard of Black lives and bodies -- no matter how "good" her goal was -- drives home the full thrust of Shelley's original, making this a worthy successor. The Fall Of The House Of Usher is a miniseries that takes the most prominent works of Edgar Allen Poe's canon and melds them into what is clearly meant to be the Sackler family, the uber-rich pharma family bears the lion's share of the blame for the opioid epidemic, and, much like the real Sacklers, avoids any repercussions of consequence. As the bill comes due for the fictional Ushers, they begin dying in horrible ways, usually due to the worst aspects of their nature, with the bloodline finally scrubbed from the Earth. There is some degree of catharsis in watching the stand-ins for the "most evil family in America" pay for their crimes, The Fall Of The House of Usher does not flinch away from reminding us that such karmic payments are the exception, not the rule. The Ushers do not, ultimately, pay because of what they did -- but because of the deal they made to get there. The millions and millions of deaths they were responsible for ... simply did not count. This is not the visceral hubris of Vicaria; she at least meant well. The Ushers -- along with their real-world counterparts -- are a type of banal evil where the consequences of their actions are abstracted behind disclaimers, NDAs, and aggressive corporatespeak. It is a cold, uncaring evil, one where others simply don't matter. That kind of unsettling evil is why I want to mention one more show -- even though it is a documentary. Escaping Twin Flames is a documentary that looks at "Twin Flames Universe" -- a weaponized hybrid of multi-level marketing, religion, self-help, and a utterly terrifying level of narcissism by its founders. At first blush, it seems like TFU is one of a dozen vaguely "spiritual" organizations with a questionable way of making money. In theory, TFU exists to help people find love. In practice, TFU sells a deliberately unattainable promise of relationship bliss, using the most manipulative tactics from multi-level marketing, organized religion and cults, and carefully twisted advice that ensures its adherents will be kept off-balance, tightly under the control of its founders, Jeff and Shaleia Ayan (down to the choice of curtains and what gender their followers are). Jeff and Shaleia Ayan deliberately set up an intricate, self-reinforcing pattern of control, creating a situation where their followers are always seeking positive reinforcement and approval, but may get yelled at in a group meeting instead. The problematic and worrisome aspects of TFU are widespread and common, even in "mainstream" organizations. The only real difference is that -- at least a first -- TFU created a weaponized conglomeration of those problematic elements. Although the stated goal of TFU was to help people find their "twin flame" (e.g. "soulmate"), what it really exists to do is to groom hurt and upset people to be the prey of the narcissists running the whole thing. In terms of scale, Ayans and the Sacklers -- excuse me, Ushers -- are nowhere near the same weight class in terms of the number of lives destroyed. But for the Ayans, their victims were not collateral damage, or rows of figures on spreadsheets. They looked their victims in the eye and deliberately, systematically, groomed them. Which is more "evil"? The banal erasure of lives with the stroke of a pen, or the systematic, personal destruction of someone just to keep them under your thumb? So ultimately, even Escaping Twin Flames is an updated, perhaps more sophisticated version of the evil tactics used by con artists, cult leaders, marketers, and demagogues for many decades. But unlike the fictional Ushers, the Sacklers and their peers continue to evade meaningful consequences, and Twin Flames Universe -- along with the many, many other cults and grifts out there today -- are still active. Still recruiting, still harming. The odds are good that none of them will face any meaningful form of justice for the deliberate, callous, damage they have caused. And that is perhaps most terrifying of all. Read the full article