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Prosecutors say jury should hear Amish leader’s sexual activities with his...
Jurors should be allowed to hear about alleged sexual "counseling" of Amish wives by a man charged with masterminding beard- and hair-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio, prosecutors told a...
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Sex ‘counseling’ info allowed at trial of Amish cult leader
Federal prosecutors will be allowed to question witnesses about Amish leader Sam Mullet’s sexual activities when the hate-crime trial of Mullet and 15 followers begins next week, a federal judge ruled...
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Amish beard cutting cult attacked ‘out of compassion’
In today's edition of Religion News Briefs: Appeals court orders punitive damages against jailed cult leader Tony Alamo reduced from $60M to $24M. Also: cult expert Stephen Kent addresses the decline...
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Jailed ‘Home Bible Study’ pastor faces felony charges
In today's issue of Religion News Briefs: Already jailed for violating residential zoning codes, 'home bible study' pastor Michael Salman now faces a series of felony charges. Plus: the condition of...
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Death of failed ‘Messiah’ Sun Myung Moon brings out cult defenders
In today's brief edition of Religion News Briefs: the death of cult leader and self-proclaimed 'Messiah' Sun Myung Moon brings out cult defenders. An Amish bishop testifies against the cult-like group...
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Prosecution, defense both rest in trial of Amish beard-cutting cult
Defense lawyers in the hate crimes trial of Amish bishop Samuel Mullet and 15 of his followers rested their case Tuesday without calling a single witness. Each of the 16 defendant faces five years in...
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Amish beard cutting cult convicted of hate crimes
Renegade Amish bishop Samuel Mullet and 15 of his followers were convicted Thursday of federal conspiracy and hate crimes for a series of beard- and hair cutting attacks on fellow Amish who rejected...
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Homegrown Muslim-American Terrorism Down for Third Year in a Row
Muslim-American terrorism has declined for the third year in a row, a study concludes. Plus: Amish ask judge to keep a beard-cutting renegade Amish cult leader jailed. The niece of Scientology cult...
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Scientology critic updates critique; Beard cutting cult sentenced
Jon Atack has vastly updated his critical book about the Scientology cult. Also: a man quits his job over the number '666,' and a cult leader who claimed to be an alien from Sirius has been jailed for...
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Judge: Pastor’s Wife Can Sue For Libel
Gayle Grenier — wife of Calvary Chapel Visalia pastor Bob Grenier, who is suing his son for libel — can proceed with her own libel lawsuit against the same son because she is “likely to prevail,” a...
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Religion News for busy people
In this issue: cult leader Debra Burslem, of the Magnificat Meal Movement, has fled Australia for the island nation of Vanuata. An Australian current affairs program tracked her down and confronted the...
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Cult 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...
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Polygamous 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...
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Anti-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...
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International 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...
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Brazilian 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...
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Religion 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...
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Escaping 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...
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Are 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...
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Nobody 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...
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