The Generation Why Podcast Blog — cult

Reader discretion is advised. Post includes mentions of child abuse.  (Source) On November 11th, 2014, a 44 year old Georgia resident named Calvin McIntosh walked into Sandy Springs hospital cradling the lifeless body of his 1 year old daughter, Alcenti McIntosh. “She’s stopped breathing” he told hospital staff, who declared the severely underweight child dead on arrival. The emaciated appearance of the child, who weighed only 7lb’s at the time of her death, lead to an investigation into Mr. McIntosh who lived at room 310 at the nearby extended stay America hotel, on 7065 Jimmy Carter Blvd in Peachtree corners....

A story came out in the news this week that I’m sure most of us were unable to ignore- the recent arrest of Smallville actress Allison Mack on charges of blackmail, sex trafficking, forced labor and her involvement in what is being referred to as a cult named “NXIVM”. Thirty-five year old Allison Mack is mostly known for her role as a character named Chloe Sullivan on the show “Smallville” which ran from 2001 – 2010 and revolved around the early days in the life of Clark Kent, more popularly known as his superhero identity “superman”. Mack played the role of...

Authorities have recently broken up what is referred to in the media as a “macrobiotic” cult in Italy. The group is named “Ma-pi”, after their leader, Mario Pianesi, a man in his early seventies. The beliefs of the cult were centered on a macrobiotic diet, a diet that consists of consuming locally sourced, organic, sustainable produce commonly in the form of brown rice, fruit, vegetables, seeds, soy products, buckwheat based noodles and pasta, beans, whole grains and nuts. The diet has roots in Zen Buddhism (Mahāyāna school) and those who follow a macrobiotic diet believe that it has miracle health benefits...

Heads up: This post contains mentions of sexual abuse. Reader discretion is advised. For those in need of help, information or advice: (UK) (AUS) (USA) (WORLD) On the 6th of December 2017 police raided a compound near the town of Lund, in southern Utah in the search of two missing children. The dramatic search was launched after local authorities received a tip regarding the whereabouts of a missing 4 year old Hattie Briella Coltharp and her older sister, 8 year old Dinah Elizabeth Coltharp. (Source)  Their brothers, Seth and William, had been rescued earlier that day and it was a...