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ArtPrize entry takes aim at extreme 'Christianity' spanking
Amy Biolchini GRAND RAPIDS NEWSSeptember 30, 2017GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- On a windy corner of Ionia Avenue and Newberry Street, Daniel Vander Ley has set up his Extremist Supply Company store. On Friday,...
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What to Make A Lie Seem True? Say it Again, and Again, and Again
EMILY DREYFUSSWiredFebruary 11, 2017YOU ONLY USE 10 percent of your brain. Eating carrots improves your eyesight. Vitamin C cures the common cold. Crime in the United States is at an all-time high.None...
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Yoga guru Baba Ramdev says cow urine should be acceptable as treatment to...
IANS September 30, 2017New Delhi: Yoga guru and Patanjali founder Swami Ramdev said cow urine should be acceptable to Muslims too as something used for treatment.“It is written in Quran that cow urine...
View ArticleParticipate in Study to learn about factors which are related to decisions to...
This survey is a part of a study being conducted by Victoria Knoche, a student in the Interdisciplinary Social Psychology Ph.D. Program at the University of Nevada, Reno. The purpose of this study is...
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Company with ties to polygamous church is again accused of using child labor...
Also, a judge has ordered the FLDS to no longer violate labor laws.Nate CarlisleSalt Lake TribuneSeptember 26, 2017The U.S. Department of Labor says a Utah company found in the past to have unlawfully...
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Every Single Cognitive Bias in One Infographic
JEFF DESJARDINSVisual Capitalist.September 25, 2017Every Single Cognitive Bias in One InfographicView the high resolution version of today’s graphic by clicking here.The human brain is capable of...
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Patanjali accused of giving expired milk powder, juice for Assam flood relief
Local reports said people fell sick after consuming Patanjali products, district officials begin inquiryHindustan TimesSeptember 13, 2017Patanjali has emerged as one of the country’s largest...
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Nithyananda seeks protection to enter adheenam
The HinduSEPTEMBER 28, 2017A criminal original petition was filed by Nithyananda, founder of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday seeking police...
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David Mainse put Canadian take on his television ministry, avoiding scandals...
The gift of Mainse, who died Monday at 81, was his ability to present deeply religious programming that did not come across as fire-and-brimstone preachingGraeme HamiltonNational PostSeptember 26,...
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Call for Papers - International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) 2018 Annual...
The global challenge of young people born, raised or recruited into extremist groups, abusive religious organizations, or coercive/exploitative relationshipsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaJuly 5 — July 7,...
View Article$66M class action sex abuse suit filed against Jehovah's Witnesses
NEWS STAFFOct 2, 2017A group of alleged sexual abuse survivors from across the country have filed a $66-million class action lawsuit against the Jehovah’s Witness, CityNews has learned.The suit accuses...
View Article‘Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness’: An Interview With a Former Racist on...
Ian Graber-StiehlThe RootOctober 2, 2017There’s a reason that I love Inglourious Basterds and Wolfenstein,and that we’ve joked about a neo-Nazi getting rocked. Nazis are the universal assholes. Few...
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Group plans to protest opening of Baker Street Scientology offices
The Facebook group — which states it ‘will peacefully and actively protest’ — currently has more than 450 membersGuelphTodayOctober 2, 2017An organizer for a group in opposition to the recent opening...
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Surrey pastor and his wife charged with 28 sex offences
PATRICK JOHNSTONVancouver SunOctober 4, 2017 The pastor of a Surrey church and his wife are facing more than two dozen charges related to sexual assault.The couple were arrested in May but charges have...
View ArticleIn Amish Country, the Future Is Calling
KEVIN GRANVILLE and ASHLEY GILBERTSONNew York TimesSeptember 15, 2017A young woman, wearing a traditional full-length Amish dress and white bonnet, stepped away from a farmer’s market, opened her palm...
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'False prophet' pervert pastor jailed for 21 years for sexual abuse of...
Bradford Telegraph and ArgusSeptember 28, 2017A church pastor who told six female worshippers he would 'rid them of evil spirits' before sexually abusing them has been jailed for 21 years. Evil John...
View ArticleMore than 20% of countries have official state religions - survey
Most of 43 countries with a state religion are in Middle East and North Africa with majority Muslim, according to researchHarriet Sherwood Religion correspondentThe GuardianOctober 3, 2017 More than...
View ArticleHow the Chinese cyberthreat has evolved
DOROTHY DENNING, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOLSan Francisco ChronicalOctober 4, 2017(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Dorothy...
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Ferndale mom jailed for refusing to vaccinate her 9-year-old son
John WiselyDetroit Free PressOctober 4, 2017 Michigan requires vaccines but grants waivers for religious and other objections.A Ferndale mother was jailed this morning for ignoring a court order to...
View ArticleExorcism excise: U.S. psychic pleads guilty to $3.5 million tax evasion
Nate RaymondOCTOBER 5, 2017BOSTON (Reuters) - A self-proclaimed psychic who was paid $3.5 million by an elderly Massachusetts woman in exchange for claiming to cleanse her of demons pleaded guilty on...
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