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The Florida pastor who is planning to burn a pile of Korans this weekend runs a church that has established a variety of cult-like rules for individuals studying to become ministers, according to the group’s “rulebook.”
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IMPORTANT: The entire GBC strategic effort is a work in progress. The fund-raising necessary to ensure the functioning of the Divisions mentioned above has not yet been completed. Although we wish to see the above services implemented as soon as possible, at this moment we are not in the position to say exactly when funds for maintenance and operative expenses will be available or when the Ex
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Just four years after giving the Washington Times to his eldest son, the Unification Church's leader, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, is considering paying millions of dollars to buy back the conservative newspaper he founded in 1982, according to former Times staffers with knowledge of the negotiations.
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It is doubtful that Dave McKay would be seriously cultivating a potential for recruitment via his public discussion forum. He'd be much more low-key than that and would most likely try and cultivate prospects via email, preferring to avoid as much as possible the meddlesome interference of internet watchdogs and other critics. It is my conclusion that redyucca is just as Stoic sugge
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Church of Firstborn president and first counselor charged in girl’s rape: Terrill Dalton, the president of the Church of the Firstborn of the General Assembly of Heaven, was charged in 3rd District Court with two counts of first-degree felony rape, charging documents state. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. [...] Geody Harman, first counselor of the Holy Ghost of the Church o
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The city of Hamburg said this week it would suspend the work of its 17-year-old Scientology task force, one of the most vociferous critics of the secretive organization. Leader Ursula Caberta has successfully defended herself in numerous cases brought by Scientologists. However, the city says it will continue to monitor the group.
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Akal Security, the largest judicial security contractor in the United States, has been awarded at least $3.5 billion in Federal contracts since the year 2000, and its clients include the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Defense. Akal Security started out in 1980 as a small company that hired only Yogi Bhajan group members. Today, Akal Securit
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Church seeks exemption to pot laws Devotees 'find God through cannabis'
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Another Followers of Christ couple indicted in death of a child:
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An especially compelling (and deceptive) new Scientology video See (Contrast with the videos available at )
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If you haven't watched the latest Scientology online promo video, take a minute to check it out at www.scientology.org It's the most credible and appealing ad for the group that I've ever seen. (Not that it tells you much!) Much has already been done to inoculate potential victims against Scientology, but much more needs to be done. This cult is on a major PR push.
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CNN report on overturn of Warren Jeffs' conviction‏... This video report includes remarks by former FLDS victim Carolyn Jessop, author Jon Krakauer (Under The Banner of Heaven) and legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin:
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This month witnesses a surprising development in the relaunching of mormon.org, the LDS Church's website for visitors and non-Mormons. (It runs another website, lds.org, which is primarily geared for church members, with links to lessons, talks, lime Jell-O recipes, and what have you.) For years, mormon.org has presented a slick and carefully manufactured view of Mormonism, emphas
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Scientology's quackery held up to daylight: Marburg Journal of Religion: Volume 15 (2010) Alternative therapy, Dianetics, and Scientology Terra Manca Acknowledgments: Thanks is extended to Timothy Dunfield for his insight into Scientology and for assisting me in locating several relevant documents for this study. Special thanks go to Stephen Kent for his editing and his g
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Links to very high quality authentic audio recordings of the Mormon temple endowment ceremony: Also at: or Thank you for your interest.
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Can anyone tell me if these two (apparent) degree mills have cultic connections of some kind? United Graduate College and Seminary Latin University of Theology Thanks in advance for any input you can offer.
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Faith-healing parents fight to get baby back, face criminal charges:
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Solomon’s Temple in Brazil would put Christ the Redeemer in the shade. The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God has been given permission to build a $200m (£130m) replica of Solomon’s Temple in Brazil’s economic capital, São Paulo.
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QuoteMalcolm Wesley WRESTDear Blackhat, What a sanctimonious old goat! The breath taking hypocrisy of the fraudulent cant he proffers to others after having lived a LIFE of treachery towards his own children....tossing aside those who matured enough to question him in the slightest, after DECADES of dedicated service and involvement..... David's (repeated!)response to having his insinc
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For a dozen Mormon missionaries in upstate New York, the iconic tasks of"tracting" and knocking on doors are things of the past. Instead, they're spreading the good word in high-tech fashion, posting onsites such as Blogger, WordPress and Facebook. The images of missionaries traveling two-by-two, knocking on doors andoffering tracts — or religious literature — have long
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UK Apolgogetics has this brief article on Gwen Shaw and the End Time Handmaidens with links at the bottom of the article, some of which may have been posted here before, but I'm posting it anyway.
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Family Brainwashed by Dad Struggles to Heal Marcus Wesson Raised Kids in Abusive Cult-Like Manner, Trained to Perform Suicide Pact:
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A judge in Oregon will soon decide who should control the late Yogi Bhajan’s Sikh business empire, including the omnipresent Yogi tea brand and what may be New Mexico’s largest private company, Akal Security. Will control remain with the coup leaders—the Sikh Dharma Stewardship and its parent company, Unto Infinity of Oregon—whom Bhajan left in charge of the sect’s business side? Or w
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he growing interest in stories like the Twilight saga could see “real” vampires emerge from the underground and into the daylight. University of Western Sydney Associate Professor Adam Possamai, who specialises in sociology of religion, said the growing number of “vampires” was an example of hyper-real religions – new faiths that draw on religion, philosophy and popular culture to create
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The religious insanity of Scientologists truly knows no boundaries: Scientology compares itself to the Salvation Army The Church of Scientology has compared itself to The Salvation Army, while defending its benefit to the community in a Senate inquiry. The organisation was scrutinised by an inquiry into legislation proposed by independent senator Nick Xenophon, which would require
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