Romanian Religious Groups Discontent With Cults Law
Members of human rights organizations and religious groups said they are discontent with the new Law of Cults, which renders the process of recognizing the status of cult more difficult, and they...
View ArticleRomania will not tax witches and fortune tellers
Romania's Senate has rejected a proposed law that would have taxed witches and fortune tellers. And the politician who pushed the plan said his colleagues caved because many of them feared being...
View ArticleCult leader Lia Eden wants UFO to pick up her followers
The leader of a religious cult based in Jakarta has asked Indonesia's President Joko Widodo and Jakarta's Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama for their permission to allow a UFO, piloted by the archangel...
View ArticlePolygamous FLDS cult erects wall around meetinghouse
The insular Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) is building a "fortress-type" wall around its meeting house in Colorado City, Arizona.UEP employee tells #2News this wall...
View ArticleAnti-gay bakery owners must pay $135.000 to lesbian couple
The Christian owners of the Sweetcakes by Melissa bakery in Gresham, Oregon who denied service to a same-sex couple must pay $135,000 in damages, the state's Bureau of Labor and Industries has...
View ArticleInternational Cultic Studies Association: Upcoming Events
Founded in 1979, the International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) is a global network of people concerned about psychological manipulation and abuse in cultic or high-demand groups, alternative...
View ArticleBrazilian Evangelicals set up a ‘sin free’ alternative to Facebook
A group of Evangelical Christians in Brazil have set up Facegloria -- a sin-free version of Facebook, the Telegraph reports.The service is patrolled by volunteers who prevent the posting of...
View ArticleReligion News, Wednesday July 15, 2015
Scientology quacks at work:After a Church of Scientology-backed group helped organize a campaign against it, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed legislation that would have given Texas doctors more power to detain...
View ArticleEscaping Polygamy — and Scientology
Going Clear, Alex Gibney's smash documentary that exposes the Scientology cult to daylight, was HBO's highest-rated documentary premiere in almost a decade. By popular demand it is going to be back in...
View ArticleAre you old enough to remember Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh?
Are you old enough to remember the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ADiK74fve8Oregon Public Broadcasting, Nov. 21, 2012In 1981 this spiritual leader from India spent $5.75...
View ArticleNobody joins a cult, but it is easy to get radicalized
Today's edition contains stories about the Palmarian Catholic Church, how easily people get radicalised, and what IS jihadists have in mind for Europe's cities. Also: tongue-in-cheek, How do Operating...
View ArticleDoes the UK’s anti-radicalisation program alienate Muslims?
Today's edition includes stories about a radicalisation prevention program that may backfire. A protest against Whole Foods over its link to Marc Gafni. Iglesia ni Cristo, a powerful cult of...
View ArticleThe attitudes of Western European states towards new religious movements
Research: a brief overview of the attitudes of Western European states towards new religious movements is an interesting article by Jean-François Mayer, founder and editor of Relioscope -- an...
View ArticleShincheonji “New Heaven and New Earth” cult infiltrating churches
Large checkmark w/ headline: UK: Churches warned of 'deceptive cult' linked to South Korea infiltrating congregationsHundreds of British churches, including some of the UK’s largest congregations, have...
View ArticleReligion & Cults News – Wednesday
The Berlin attack is right out of the terror handbooksThe world’s deadliest terrorist groups are increasingly open about their intentions, tactics, and targets. Last month, Rumiyah, the slickest...
View ArticleReligion and Cult News, Saturday
The sentences of three German men found guilty for their leadership roles at the infamous Colonia Dignidad cult in Chile have been increased.The cult's founder, former Nazi Paul Schaefer, was sentenced...
View ArticleRomanian Religious Groups Discontent With Cults Law
Members of human rights organizations and religious groups said they are discontent with the new Law of Cults, which renders the process of recognizing the status of cult more difficult, and they...
View ArticleRomania will not tax witches and fortune tellers
Romania's Senate has rejected a proposed law that would have taxed witches and fortune tellers. And the politician who pushed the plan said his colleagues caved because many of them feared being...
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