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Hindu nationalists claim that ancient Indians had airplanes, stem cell...
Sanjay KumarScienceFebruary 13, 2019New Delhi—The most widely discussed talk at the Indian Science Congress, a government-funded annual jamboree held in Jalandhar in January, wasn't about space...
View ArticleThe Jehovah’s Witnesses Are About to Lose Their Tax-Exempt Status in Australia
HEMANT MEHTAFriendly AtheistNovember 30, 2020"The Jehovah’s Witnesses are in danger of losing their tax exempt status in Australia because they refuse to play their part in addressing allegations of...
View ArticleIs God on Instagram? You'd better believe it's cool to worship
Helen Chandler-WildeThe Sydney Morning HeraldUpdated April 2, 2019 The Lord is my shepherd, but He also has a sideline as an Instagram influencer. As congregations dwindle in mainstream churches,...
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Hillsong Founder Says Carl Lentz Had Multiple ‘Significant’ Affairs in Leaked...
Rachel DeSantis PeopleDecember 04, 2020Former Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz was fired from the megachurch amid “narcissistic” and “manipulating” behavior — as well as more than one “significant” affair,...
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The Supreme Court Is Colliding With a Less-Religious America
DONALD BROWNSTEINThe AtlanticDECEMBER 3, 2020Justices’ drive to promote “religious liberty” may only become more intense."The Supreme Court’s decision last week overturning New York State’s limits on...
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What is trauma bonding?
Lois ZoppiMedical News TodayNovember 26, 2020Trauma bonding is a psychological response to abuse. It occurs when the abused person forms an unhealthy bond with the person who abuses them.The person...
View ArticleThe impact of violent extremism on the recent COVID lockdowns
Radicalisation Awareness Network: Special report ‒ The impact of violent extremism on the recent COVID lockdownshttps://youtu.be/XftA315qzEg
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A controversial spiritual figure and a guru of the stage: Lit fest brings...
The former is about Ma Anand Sheela, who was personal secretary to Osho, and the latter revolves around Ebrahim Alkazi. The session was moderated by Sutapa Basu, who has written on Padmavati and...
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Religious Freedom and the FBI
The Editorial BoardWall Street Journal December 13, 2020Progressives often caricature the Religious Freedom Restoration Act as a special legal protection for intolerant Christians. But the Supreme...
View ArticleJehovah's Witnesses' release in Eritrea a rare sign of religious toleration
The release of 28 Witnesses follows the freeing of 20 Pentecostal and evangelical Christians who had been imprisoned for their faith.Fredrick NzwiliReligion News Service December 10, 2020NAIROBI, Kenya...
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French ban on homeschooling targets Islamist extremism
CHRIS BREMMERTHE TIMESDECEMBER 7, 2020Homeschooling will be banned for all children in France from the age of three as President Emmanuel Macron presses ahead with plans to clamp down on radical...
View ArticlePaedophile cult leader Little Pebble 'hopeful' of 'Holy Land' return
Cult leader and paedophile predator William Costellia-Kamm could be given the green light to return to his holy land in NSW, with sources saying he is feeling optimisticPerry DuffinThe Daily...
View ArticlePreventing the path to extremism: An interview with Peta Lowe.
Step Together "Step Together caught up with Peta Lowe this month, to talk about how we can all help in preventing the path to extremism. Peta worked in Juvenile Justice, from 2006 until recently, in a...
View ArticleGeorge Mason University Debunking Handbook 2020
George Mason University Debunking Handbook 2020The Debunking Handbook 2020 summarises the current state of the science of misinformation and its debunking. It was written by a team of 22 prominent...
View ArticleAccused Sarah Lawrence sex cult leader says he was delirious, desperate for...
Stephen Rex BroNew York Daily NewsDecember 8, 2020He was delirious, desperate for an Adderall fix and having trouble standing up — but that didn’t stop FBI agents from questioning a creep charged with...
View ArticleMoving Beyond the Guru, with Joe Kelly
Jon Atack, Family & FriendsDecember 15, 2020"Joe Kelly spent nine years in Transcendental Meditation and then five more with a rival swami, who convinced his former TM followers to sue for refunds...
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Boogaloo Bois member pleads guilty to trying to sell weapons to Hamas
Andy MannixStar TribuneDecember 16, 2020A member of the anti-government Boogaloo Bois pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempting to provide weapons to Hamas, a designated terrorist organization, in the...
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CultNEWS101 Articles: 12/17/2020
Transcendental Meditation, Prakashanand Saraswati, Video, Jon Atack, Religious Freedom, Legal, Trauma, ParlerApp, Extremism, Hindu Nationalism, IndiaJon Atack, Family & Friends: Moving Beyond the...
View ArticleThe Most American Religion
Perpetual outsiders, Mormons spent 200 years assimilating to a certain national ideal—only to find their country in an identity crisis. What will the third century of the faith look like?McKay...
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CultNEWS101 Articles: 12/16/2020
Covid, LDS, Vanguard Academy, Kingston Group, Jehovah's Witnesses, Legal, Australia, Hillsong ChurchSalt Lake Tribune: 'Mormon Land': Are Latter-day Saint anti-maskers guilty of not 'following the...
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