Leader of Opus Dei dies at 84
Bishop Javier Echevarría Rodríguez, Prelate of Opus Dei, who died Dec. 12, 2016.Catholic News AgencyRome, Italy, Dec 12, 2016 / 03:29 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop Javier Echevarría Rodríguez, the...
View ArticleIn Bordeaux, an Experiment in Preventing Radicalization
Bordeaux imam Fouad Saanadi says its important to instil critical thinking and a serene approach to religion.Lisa BryantVoice of AmericaDecember 12, 2016 BORDEAUX, FRANCE — This iconic wine capital...
View ArticleMarriage after the cult
Lorna Goldberg, MSWMarried life within a cult can impact on former cult members’ post-cult experiences. Among the factors that may influence the nature and severity of problems that may arise are: the...
View ArticleChristians in U.S. Are Less Educated Than Religious Minorities, Report Says
There were 267 million Christians in the United States when the data was collected, but only 36 percent of them had a postsecondary education.LUKE SHARRETT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMESBy LIAM STACKDECEMBER...
View ArticleCultNEWS101 Articles: 12/15/2016 (Islam, Benjamin Creme, neo-Nazi, Far-right,...
Islam, Benjamin Creme, neo-Nazi, Far-right, Sect of Montecchio, Ahmadiyya, Homeopathy, Canada, Pakistan, UK, Germany, Indonesia, legal, religious-freedomUSA Today: Running the world’s largest...
View ArticleTo Understand Pizzagate, It Helps to Understand Cults
Edgar Maddison WelchNew York MagazineBy Jesse SingalDecember 14, 2016How could anyone possibly believe a conspiracy theory as crazy as Pizzagate? It’s a question many people have asked since the meme...
View ArticleSC refuses to stay trial court proceedings against Nithyananda
Swami NithyanandaDeccan HeraldDecember 14, 2016 Nithyananda's counsel Sanjay Nuli opposed the plea, questioning the locus standi of the petitioner in the criminal case. DH File photo The Supreme Court...
View ArticleChild trafficking trial a lead up to polygamy charges
Trevor CrawleyCranbrook Daily TownsmanDecember 14, 2016For the last few weeks, Cranbrook's Supreme Court has been in session with the trial of three members of the polygamous community of Bountiful.The...
View ArticleThe Hasidic Boy Who Learned English by Secretly Listening to Rush Limbaugh
SECRET WORLD NEXT DOORMendel Taub couldn’t get a real education in the strict religious town he was raised in, so he bought a contraband radio and began teaching himself.Daily BeastADRIENNE SANDERS...
View ArticleScarborough beauty queen Anastasia Lin reportedly muzzled at Miss World pageant
Lin, who is representing Canada, was barred from entering China for last year's Miss World event over her criticism of Chinese human rights abuses.Toronto StarBy PETER EDWARDS Star ReporterDecember 14,...
View ArticleMoon followers draw 80 to event at West Chester YMCA
Daily Local NewsDecember 15, 2016#TBT: Moon followers draw 80 to event at West Chester YMCABy: Bruce Monday of the Local News Staff Editor’s note: Looking back to the December 24,1977 issue of the...
View ArticleCultNEWS101 Articles: 12/16/2016 (Opus Dei, Satanic Temple, Bikram Choudhury,...
Opus Dei, Satanic Temple, Bikram Choudhury, Church of Wells, Scientology, Catholic Church, Legionaries of Christ, Abuse-sexual, legal, Obituary,Hungary, IndiaGMX: Opus Dei boss Javier Echevarría...
View ArticleYoga guru Bikram Choudhury settles sexual harassment lawsuit by former student
Indian American yoga guru Bikran Choudhury.American BazaarBy AB WireDecember 12, 2016Details of settlement with Sarah Baughn not disclosed.Indian American yoga guru Bikran Choudhury and one of his...
View ArticleHow Scientology costs members up to millions of dollars, according to Leah...
Business InsiderJethro NededogDecember 14, 2016So far, the A&E docuseries "Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath" has primarily focused on the alleged emotional and physical costs of being a...
View ArticleCultNEWS101 Articles: 12/17/2016
Hasidic-Skvere, Falun Gong, Present Karma Buddhism, Ahmadi sect, Radicalization, Cult Recovery, Polygamy, Religion-freedom, Religion-research, Homeopathy, Australia, Burma, China, Pakistan, France,...
View ArticleDoomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara was ‘criminal’ says member on death row
South China Morning Post KYODO December 16, 2016A former senior member of the Aum Shinri Kyo cult who is on death row has described the founder and “guru” he once revered, Shoko Asahara, as a...
View ArticleIrish cancer patients are turning to 'cult-like diets' without asking their...
Unscientific diets for fighting cancer may be well-intentioned, say real medical experts, but their unproven claims do more harm to already vulnerable patientsIrish Independent Arlene HarrisDecember...
View ArticleExperience: I was abandoned by my cult
There are parts of that day I was left on the roadside that I cannot recallChristine Mathis with her husband Jörg: ‘We pieced together how the brotherhood had prevented us from marrying.’Christine...
View ArticlePowerful Roman Catholic Group Opus Dei Faces Transition After Leader's Death
Bishop Javier EchevarríaNPRTOM GJELTENDecember 15, 2016Opus Dei, the powerful but somewhat controversial Roman Catholic organization, faces a transition to new leadership following the death of its...
View ArticleCultNEWS101 Articles: 12/18/2016
CorePower Yoga, Bikram Choudhury, Bikram Yoga, Scientology, Aum Shinrikyo, White Supremacist, Pizzagate, Swami Nithyananda, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS),...
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