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Why religious people 'cling' to beliefs even when contradicted by evidence
Staunchly religious people's minds are dominated by emotion over analytic thinking, a study has suggestedChris BaynesThe Independent OnlineJuly 27, 2017Religious people "cling" to certain beliefs in...
View ArticleThe Meditation Cure
A basic practice of Buddhism turns out to be one of the best ways to deal with the anxieties and appetites bequeathed to us by our evolutionary historyRobert WrightWall Street JournalJuly 28, 2017 Much...
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How the FDA Made a Felon Out of This Amish Farmer
He is behind bars after selling skin-care products made from natural ingredients without government approval.JORDAN REIMSCHISELDaily BeastAugust 1, 2017In Bath County, Kentucky, a rural area near...
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Uneasy Welcome as Ultra-Orthodox Jews Extend Beyond New York
JOSEPH BERGERNew York TimesAugust 2, 2017JERSEY CITY — To the gentrifying stew of bankers, artists and college graduates who are transforming this once blue-collar city across the Hudson River from...
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Statue of controversial spiritual leader pops up at busy Ottawa street corner
Follower of Sri Chinmoy paying $300 a month to rent parking space for statueKimberley MolinaCBC News August 1, 2017 An Ottawa woman has rented a parking space on a busy street corner in Old Ottawa...
View ArticleCourt extends detention for members of St. Petersburg Church of Scientology
TassAugust 3, 2017The members of the St. Petersburg Church of Scientology are accused of illegally organizing scientology courses and programs on a paid basis without any proper licensing or...
View Article'Tragedy follows him everywhere:' What I discovered while writing my book...
Priyanka Pathak-NarainScroll.inJuly 30, 2017 I first saw Baba Ramdev and noticed his flair for drama on a blistering September evening in 2008. Surrounded by fawning, adoring fans, he was standing...
View ArticleOfficials want R. Kelly's Atlanta show cancelled amid 'cult' allegations
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday directed the county attorney to ask organizer Live Nation to call off the Aug. 25 R. Kelly show at the Wolf Creek Amphitheater in suburban...
View ArticleShunned Member Says Cultlike Group Defamed Her
VICTORIA PRIESKOPCourthouse News ServiceJuly 27, 2017ALBUQUERQUE (CN) — In an unusual lawsuit, a woman claims that after she left a cultlike group its bosses defamed her to other members and on the...
View ArticleInside the anti-vaccination cult
Aneeka Simonis and Sophie SmithHerald SunAugust 4, 2017 WITHIN 24 hours of their baby boy’s death, Catherine and Greg Hughes were confronted with the ugliness that drives the misinformed anti-vax...
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Why Are There No New Major Religions?
The story of one imprisoned prophet illustrates the difficulties of getting a “baby religion” off the ground.JON EMONTThe AtlanticAugust 6, 2017Cipinang prison stands like a huge fortress in East...
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When exorcists need help, they call him
By John BlakeCNNAugust 4, 2017(CNN) A small group of nuns and priests met the woman in the chapel of a house one June evening. Though it was warm outside, a palpable chill settled over the room.As the...
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Gilbert Deya: 'Miracle babies' pastor extradited to Kenya
Pastor Gilbert Deya is alleged to have told infertile women they could have "miracle babies"BBC NEWSAugust 4, 2017The UK has extradited a self-styled Kenyan pastor, who claimed he created miraculous...
View ArticleFormer Hasidic Jews win right to take Quebec government to court
MONTREAL GAZETTEAugust 7, 2017A lawsuit against the Quebec government by two former Hasidic Jews can go ahead. The couple, Yohanon Lowen and Clara Wasserstein, say they were abandoned by the government...
View ArticleWhy are Scientologists officially at London Ribfest offering a type of...
Travis Desmeules, a Scientologist for nearly 20 years, was using e-meters to give tests to festival-goers and sell 'Dianetics'Charlie PinkertonNational PostAugust 7, 2017LONDON, Ont. — The weekend...
View ArticleBlood Cult
Stephen LemonsSouthern Poverty Law CenterAugust 3, 2017Utah’s polygamous Kingston clan mixes incest and white supremacy with old-fashioned capitalism.When it comes to racist Sunday school lessons, the...
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Rastafarian pot farm shootout sparks religious-use debate
KATHLEEN RONAYNE and PAUL ELIASASSOCIATED PRESSAugust 3, 2017SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The shooting of two California deputies responding to a disturbance at a Rastafarian marijuana farm has drawn...
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INSIDE THE HEBREW ISRAELITE MOVEMENT THAT'S INSPIRING KENDRICK LAMAR & KODAK...
The community feels conflicted about its new celebrity fans.SAM KESTENBAUMGENIUSAugust 2, 2017Kendrick Lamar’s dropped his fourth studio album DAMN. back in April, and attentive fans may have caught a...
View ArticleFrance’s ‘deradicalisation gravy train’ runs out of steam
Leela JACINTO France 24August 2, 2017France's first and only deradicalisation centre was shut down last week prompting questions over the country's lack of an effective strategy to handle a pressing...
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The KKK once attacked her family. Now she was writing to a former neo-Nazi.
Michael E. Miller The Washington Post August 9, 2017 On the first day of class, on one of the country’s most diverse college campuses, the assignment came as something of a shock.Write to a former...
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