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A Kenyan investigator at a mass gravesite in Shakahola in April 2023.
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The media attention, public backlash and judgement of the dead in the cult saga have made processing the loss difficult for families.
St. Brigid of Kildare’s shrine in Faughart, County Louth, Ireland.
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A religion scholar explains why the label of ‘cult’ gets in the way of understanding new religions and political movements.