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Brainwashed Annie, taken by the cult
CHRIS JOHNSTONThe AustralianFebruary 24, 2018Melbourne women “Mary” and “Sally” know where their sister is some of the time, and where she sleeps at night, but she’s essentially a missing person,...
View ArticleLDS, Undue Influence: Discovering Truth - Part 1
February 8, 2018Author Luna Lindsey joins in for a discussion of the concepts of undue influence conveyed in a recent animated video released by the Mormon Church and Elder Uchtdorf.Luna Lindsey:...
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Cult weddings in Church of England buildings could become a reality, bishop...
Bishop of Winchester Tim Dakin.Harry Farley ChristianTodayFebruary 23, 2018Cult-type 'New Religious Movements' could hold weddings in Church of England churches if proposals contained in a new bill...
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Jehovah's Witness exemption from conscription deemed prejudicial in "pivotal"...
A Finnish court has ruled that the exemption from military service currently enjoyed by Jehovah's Witnesses is discriminatory.YleFebruary 23, 2018A new court ruled on Friday that the Finnish practice...
View ArticleProphets and profitsIn South Korea fortune-telling will soon be a $3.7bn...
But like every other trade, it is having to contend with automationThe EconomistFebruary 24, 2018DESTINY is usually said to lurk in heavy drapes of purple velvet, in the wicked glint of a crystal ball,...
View ArticleUnification Church Does Not Encourage Firearm Use
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 22, 2018Unification Church Does Not Encourage Firearm UseNEW YORK CITY, NY - After the tragic recent events last week in Parkland, Florida, Family...
View ArticleChurch of Scientology of Budapest scores major legal victory
Court declares raid and seizure at the Church unlawful, and grants no appeal.Church of Scientology Budapest protected by the Budapest District Court on raids by National SecurityIvan Arjona...
View ArticleTranscendental Deception: Behind the TM curtain
RELIGION PRESS RELEASE SERVICEBogus science, hidden agendas, and David Lynch’s campaign to push a million public school kids into Transcendental Meditation while falsely claiming it is not a...
View ArticleCEE in association with Maharishi University of Management conducted workshops
India Educational Diary February 27, 2018New Delhi: CEE is association with Maharishi University of management (IOWA) conducted workshops for the teachers and students of academic institutions to guide...
View ArticlePennsylvania school cancels classes over nearby church ceremony featuring AR-15s
CBS NewsFebruary 26, 2018NEWFOUNDLAND, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania school district will cancel classes at an elementary school on Wednesday because a church down the street is hosting a ceremony featuring...
View ArticleNithyananda draws HC’s ire
The Hindu FEBRUARY 27, 2018‘Seeking relief from two fora not on’The Madras High Court on Monday expressed displeasure over self-styled godman Nithyananda having filed an appeal before the Supreme...
View ArticleJapan launches website on Aum cult in bid to raise public awareness of...
KYODOFebruary 27, 2018The Public Security Intelligence Agency has set up the government’s first website about the Aum Shinrikyo cult and the series of crimes it committed — including the deadly 1995...
View ArticleCouples clutching AR-15 rifles hold commitment ceremony at Pennsylvania church
Michael RibinkamAssociated PressFebruary 28, 2018Crown-wearing worshippers clutching AR-15 rifles drank holy wine and exchanged or renewed wedding vows in a commitment ceremony at a Pennsylvania church...
View ArticleBest defense against cults is trust
Robert WallaceThe Brunswick NewsFebruary 23, 2018Dear Dr. Wallace:One of my good friends earned a full scholarship from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a very bright student and had planned on...
View ArticlePlanning underway for biopic on controversial guru Osho. Will Ranveer Singh...
Amman KhuranaTimes NowMarch 2, 2018 Ranveer Singh is a strong contender for the role of Osho in his biopic.Osho, Ranveer SinghA biopic on the controversial spiritual guru Acharya Rajneesh, popularly...
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‘Wild Wild Country’ Season 1 Starts streaming: March 16
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh AshramNetflix "Readers who lived through the 1980s may recall the name of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, a guru whose small Oregon cult briefly made national news because of his...
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‘Layla M.’Starts streaming: March 23
Layla M.NETFLIXHow might radicalization actually work? The Dutch director Mijke de Jong offers a persuasive case study with this fictional account of a young Muslim woman in Amsterdam (Nora El...
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SA, kingdom of the killer cults
The gates to hell.SAMEER NAIKIOLMarch 3, 2018The gates to hell being guarded by police officers who are still grieving the loss of five colleagues and a soldier in the Eastern Cape at the hands of an...
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As Italians Turn To Fortune Tellers, Priest Points To Growing Need For Exorcists
Italians' demands for Catholic exorcists have tripled.The Vatican is training exorcists to cope with the demand.Carol KuruvillaHuffPostMarch 1, 2018The Roman Catholic Church in Italy is reportedly...
View Article“God the Mother” Followers Aim to Proselytize Students
Andrea WangOberlin ReviewFebruary 23, 2018In recent weeks, dozens of Oberlin students have been stopped on campus by religious proselytizers claiming to be theology students in order to engage them in...
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