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Feds to use Warren Jeffs recording to keep followers in jail
BY BEN WINSLOWfox13now.comDECEMBER 16, 2016SALT LAKE CITY — Federal prosecutors plan to use a prison recording of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs in an effort to keep two of his followers in jail...
View ArticleForget about "one-size-fits-all" counter-radicalization policies
No overarching process can account for every terrorist’s personal journey to violence, and our policies should reflect that.Steven Zhou December 16, 2016 The term “radicalization” is used so much these...
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UFO Cult Struggles to Recruit New Followers
Followers of the Raelian Movement gather at the Taiming Plaza Hotel in Phnom Penh on Tuesday.(Cambodia Raelian Movement)The Cambodia DailyBY GEORGE WRIGHTDECEMBER 17, 2016About 10 years ago, Am Vichet...
View ArticlePagan priest wins right to wear goat horns in license photo, saying they are...
By Peter Holley Washington PostDecember 17, 2016 It doesn’t matter how many articles of clothing Phelan Moonsong puts on before walking out the door each day: If he’s not wearing his favorite pair of...
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CultNEWS101 Articles: 12/19/2016 Scientology, Baba Ramdev, Wat Phra...
Scientology, Baba Ramdev, Wat Phra Dhammakay, Unification Church, Brain biology, Religion Research, ThailandThe Federalist: Could The Testimony of Defectors Cause Scientology To Implode?"The second...
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CultNEWS101 Articles: 12/20/2016 Word of Life Christian Church, Christian...
Word of Life Christian Church, Christian Brothers, Mormon Church,Shoko Asahara, Aum Shinrikyo, Legionaries of Christ, Radhe Maa, Patanjali Ayurved, China Buddhist Association, Alternative...
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Was grand jury witness a 'cult specialist' in Chadwicks Church case?
Why did a so-called "cult specialist" and "deprogrammer" testify before a Oneida County Grand Jury in the Word of Life Christian Church case and what impact did that testimony have on the grand jury?By...
View ArticleEx-Mormon creates MormonWikiLeaks website, set to launch on Monday
Cimaron NeugebauerDecember 19, 2016(KUTV) In the name of transparency, ex-Mormon Ryan McKnight hopes to "do some good" by providing an avenue for people to leak confidential information about the LDS...
View ArticleWhy exorcism is booming in Poland
BOOKSDeutsche WelleStefan Dege13.12.2016Among all Catholics in Poland, some claim to be possessed - and about 130 others are exorcist priests. Nadine Wojcik went on a quest to find out "where the devil...
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New website plans to showcase leaked Mormon documents
A screen shot from a leaked video shows Mormon apostles Boyd K. Packer, left, L. Tom Perry and Russell M. Nelson discussing science and morality.PEGGY FLETCHER STACKThe Salt Lake TribuneDecember 17...
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CULT OF THE CHILD-STEALERS
Anne is now 96 and in a nursing homeAustralian cult-leader, who claimed to be the reincarnation of Jesus, stole children at birth, drugged them with LSD and oversaw beatings and starvationAnne Byrne...
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Apostolic sect leader dishes out anointing oil
Apostolic Church of All NationsNewsDayBY JAIROS SAUNYAMADecember 17, 2016 The use of anointing oil as a tool to heal those with afflictions has been associated with the fast-rising men of the cloth,...
View ArticleKong Hee humbled he gets police escort on his way to church in Indonesia
Belmont LayMothershipDecember 15, 2016Irony not lost on the masses though.City Harvest Church founder pastor Kong Hee has posted a video on Facebook showing the police escort treatment he received in...
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Ex-Aum cult member on death row calls founder 'criminal' in memoir
JapanTodayDec. 18, 2016 Ex-Aum cult member on death row calls founder 'criminal' in memoirTOKYO — A former senior member of the Aum Shinrikyo cult who is on death row has described the founder and...
View ArticleIs Hot Yoga Good for You?
New York Times By RONI CARYN RABINDECEMBER 16, 2016Question: Is hot yoga good for you?Answer: Yoga can be traced back to ancient India, and though research is limited, studies suggest it is safe for...
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CultNEWS101 Articles: 12/21/2016
Jehovah’s Witnesses, Bruderhof, City Harvest Church, Scientology, Opus Dei, CorePower Yoga, FLDS, Raelism, Psychic, Critical Thinking, Aum Shinrikyo, Unification Church, Palmarian Church, Nuwaubian...
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Some Cults Are Actually Pretty Great For Women, Expert Says
Broadly VICESteph BoweDecember 19 2016A sociologist who has devoted her life to studying new religious movements—or cults, as they're more widely known—explains which movements offer women spiritual...
View ArticleAFTER 20 REPORTED DEATHS Local exec orders Cotabato faith healer to stop...
GMA NewsDecember 17, 2016KIDAPAWAN CITY —The vice mayor of Mlang town in North Cotabato has ordered a faith healer to desist from his practice following reports that at least 20 people had died after...
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Inside the Ku Klux Klan, With an A&E Documentary Series
Ku Klux KlanNew York TimesBy KATHRYN SHATTUCKDecember. 18, 2016The setup is warm and fuzzy. “Girls, I got y’all some gifts,” says Steven Howard, presenting his two young daughters with prettily wrapped...
View ArticlePastor, brother sentenced in Word of Life case
The pastor of a Chadwicks church accused of calling a counseling session that led to the death of one teen and injury of another tried to evade her sentencing Monday, claiming that her case was...
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