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Iran sentences New Age-style Shiite Islam founder to death
Mohammad Ali TaheriAPAugust 28, 2017TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An attorney for the founder of a mystical, New Age version of Shiite Islam says an Iranian court has sentenced his client to death.Mahmoud...
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Former 700 Club producer: "I knew where the line was. But that didn't stop us."
Christian Broadcasting Network’s Pat Robertson Pat Robertson's former producer Terry Heaton talks The 700 Club, Trump, and turning the Bible “into a self-help manual.”Tara Isabella BurtonVOX August 26,...
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Sexual crimes committed in the name of God: A look back at 'Swami'...
Swami' NithyanandaWhile Gurmeet Ram Rahim gave ‘maafi’ to devotees, Nityananda followers were made to sign a contract where they agreed to ‘sexual enlightenment’.Monalisa DasPriyanka ThirumurthyThe...
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Indian judge jails 'god man' for 20 years for rape of two women
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, whose conviction last week sparked protests that left 38 dead, receives prison sentence. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in 2015‘Guru of bling’ Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was found guilty...
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One Woman’s Story of Assault by her ‘Guru’ of Religious Cult
The News MinuteThe QuintAugust 27, 2017She was inside the ‘guru’s’ room. The privilege of cleaning his room and touching his belongings had been bestowed upon her yet again, and she was delighted....
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5 things you should know about Baba Ramdev's upcoming reality show Om Shanti Om
A poster of the show. Picture courtesy: YouTubeYoga guru Baba Ramdev will be seen as a special judge on Om Shanti Om. Anvita SinghIndiaToday.inAugust 24, 2017Upcoming singing reality show Om Shanti Om...
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Indian guru's rape conviction triggers deadly riots
Ram Rahim SinghThe rape case against Ram Rahim Singh dates back to 2002CBC News The Associated Press August 25, 2017Mobs set fire to government buildings and attacked police and TV journalists in the...
View ArticleAuthorities eye immigration status of children found at sect
National PostThe Associated PressAugust 21, 2017ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Authorities investigating a paramilitary Christian sect for child sexual abuse say they looking into whether the New Mexico group...
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Dan, Fran Keller to get $3.4 million in 'satanic day care' case
Fran KellerChuck LindellAmerican-Statesman StaffAugust 22, 2017Dan and Fran Keller, who spent more than 21 years in prison after they were accused of sexually abusing children during supposed satanic...
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Probe spreads to land owned by paramilitary sect
James Green, co-leader of the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps.Russell ContrerasThe Associated PressAugust 25, 2017GRANTS — Leaders of a paramilitary religious sect rocked by child...
View ArticleHere's why people hate Joel Osteen
Kate Bowler THE WASHINGTON POSTAugust 29, 2017Twitter is loathing Houston’s megawatt-smile, mega-pastor Joel Osteen right now. What gives?The question over whether Osteen’s 38,000-member Lakewood...
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Judge orders Jehovah's Witness to release molestation files
Eighteen years of horror in Linda VistaDorian HargroveSan Diego ReaderAugust 30, 2017The mission of Jehovah’s Witnesses is to spread belief in the Bible in hopes of rescuing folks before the world...
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Sect leader in abuse case refusing to eat, officials say
Deborah GreenNational postThe Associated PressAugust 30, 2017GRANTS, N.M. — Officials say a leader of a New Mexico paramilitary religious sect facing child sexual abuse charges is refusing to...
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My life in a religious cult: 'The most dangerous place in the world is the...
After her childhood in a secretive cult founded by her grandfather, New Zealand woman Lilia Tarawa risked hellfire and damnation to escape. In this book extract, she shares a slice of her life at...
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Workers at African aid program linked to alleged cult sue for back pay
Matt SmithREVEALAugust 21, 2017Staff who worked on U.S. foreign aid projects have filed a legal complaint against an African contractor, claiming they were forced to work thousands of hours without...
View ArticleSpurned attorneys look for answers in Scientology case
Gilbert GarciaSan Antonio Express-News August 29, 2017Why did Marty Rathbun flip?That was the question that hovered over the legal proceedings in a Bexar County courtroom Tuesday morning.It’s the...
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Why so many Indians support men like the recently convicted guru
Swati Gupta and Vidhi Doshi Washington PostAugust 30, 2017 SIRSA, India — The guru sits in jail now, and his town is already showing the bleak signs of departing abundance. New factories have their...
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David Morgan obituary
David Morgan rose through the ranks to become chairman of M&GVesey CrichtonThe GuardianAugust 29, 2017My friend David Morgan, who has died aged 83, was an investment banker who rose through the...
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Call for Papers - International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) 2018 Annual...
Call for PapersThe global challenge of young people born, raised or recruited into extremist groups, abusive...
View ArticleLouise Hay, AIDS advocate who became leading voice of the New Age movement,...
California/U.S./WorldLouise Hay, AIDS advocate who became leading voice of the New Age movement, dies at 90The Washington PostSeptember 01, 2017Louise Hay, a self-help guru and AIDS advocate whose...
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