Almost three years after Children of God cult member Richard Rodriguez murdered Angela Smith and then committed suicide, a San Francisco journalist and a cult escapee are publishing books to spread ...

Christina Babin spent most of her childhood in a controversial religious cult — and is now opening up about the trauma she experienced. Babin, now 44, grew up as a member of the Children of God cult: ...

A survivor of the notorious Children of God cult detailed the horrifying abuse she suffered when she was as young as five — revealing how the so-called “free love” ideals of the group promoted the ...

Most children of rock stars grow up studiously indifferent to their parents' music, but Nat Spencer remembers in glorious detail the first time he heard his dad, Jeremy Spencer, play guitar for ...

In the Children of God cult, childhood didn’t mean safety - it meant servitude. Children were raised under strict isolation, forbidden from normal education, and taught to serve the group’s disturbing ...

Editor's note: This interview deals with themes that may be disturbing to some readers. Author Faith Jones was raised in the cult group the Children of God (later known as The Family and The Family ...

Children of God is a terrifying look inside a treacherous sex cult that weaponized members’ faith to control the flock. The documentary recounts the Padilla family’s harrowing experience within the ...

In this eye-opening documentary, join us as we delve into the unsettling world of The Children Of God cult. Led by the charismatic David Berg, this group initially appeared as a beacon of hope during ...

Jan. 18, 2004 -- -- Members of the 1970s cult known as the Children of God believed Ricky Rodriguez would be the man to lead them to the end. But Rodriguez met a very different fate -- one that ...

McGowan speaks with admiration about her parents. Her mother was fluent in three languages and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. However, her father, a talented artist, fell in with the Children of God.

Years before he became an acclaimed child star, actor River Phoenix spent several years in a controversial religious cult — and those close to him say that he carried the trauma for the rest of his ...