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This file updated 11/21/2009

Note: A Red date indicates material that has been added or updated in the last 7 days.

New Groups

James Arthur Ray (10/23/2009)

New Articles

1 Mind Ministries

Cult member to plead guilty to reduced charge (11/04/2009)
Plea deal rejected in child's death (11/06/2009)


Aum Sect

Supreme Court upholds cult AUM Shinrikyo members' death sentences (11/07/2009)


Benny Hinn

Benny Hinn: 'I Would Not Do This for Money' (10/28/2009)


Brainwashing

Former cult member says child abduction victims face similar brainwashing (11/04/2009)


Chabad Lubavitch

Chabad's Dominance in 'Heroes' Contest Reveals Power of Online Organizing (10/28/2009)


Ching Hai

Woodland Trust criticised for accepting cult's cash in North Wales campaign (11/07/2009)


Church Universal and Triumphant

Its 'Mother' dead, doomsday sect's future in doubt (11/07/2009)
Religious sect leader Elizabeth Clare Prophet dies, leaves legacy of Armageddon church behind (10/27/2009)
Leader of controversial church group dies (10/27/2009)
Keeper of Lighthouse cult cried wolf too often (11/07/2009)


Church of the Firstborn and the General Assembly of

Religious Group Complies with Fort Hall Order (11/03/2009)


Clergy Abuse

Ex-pastor pleads to assault, gets no jail time time in jail (11/07/2009)
Child sex case arrest leaves Leland church without leader (11/07/2009)
4 Amish bishops charged with not reporting abuse (11/06/2009)
What is the Community of Christ? (11/17/2009)
Police arrest sixth member of family accused of child sex abuse (11/17/2009)
Indictment against Chen: Shook, beat, fed children feces (11/17/2009)
Priest accused of sex abuse of minor, yanked from ministry Comments (11/17/2009)
Catholic priest faces sentencing for sexual abuse (11/17/2009)
Police: Sixth person arrested in Missouri child sex abuse case (11/17/2009)
Catholic church hit with another abuse claim (11/04/2009)
Former South Side pastor accused of abuse ousted from priesthood (10/30/2009)
Diocese hit with 21 new claims (11/06/2009)
Clergy sex abuse: Ex-priest Daniel McCormack seeks to seal records in commitment battle (10/28/2009)


Dahn Tao Institute

'Cult' program in NYC schools (11/17/2009)


Destiny Churches International

Tamaki's church becoming a cult (10/30/2009)
Tamaki's 700 'sons' swear oath of loyalty (10/30/2009)
Destiny's Brian Tamaki answers 'cult' accusations (11/04/2009)


Dominion Christian Centre

Crown drops charges in 'cult' kidnapping (10/26/2009)


Elizabeth Smart Abduction

Suspect in Smart case called competent (10/27/2009)


Exclusive Brethren

'Plague' of sex abuse in church alleged (10/27/2009)


Exorcism and Spiritual Warfare

Churches denounce African children as "witches" (10/27/2009)
Makutu case 'mystifies' cult researcher (11/04/2009)


False Memories

Disturbed patient, disturbing therapy by St. Cloud psychologist (11/06/2009)


Focus on the Family

James Dobson to end radio ministry in February (11/06/2009)


Followers of Christ

Authorities say faith-healing church baby died from pneumonia (11/07/2009)


General Information

'Guru' accused of cruel con (11/13/2009)
Boronia man reflects on ministry of lies (11/04/2009)
Local man indicted on federal cyber attack charges (11/04/2009)
FBI: Former H. Rap Brown leads violent sect from prison (11/04/2009)
Christian cult stole our kids, say parents (11/13/2009)
Self-Help Doesn't Help-And Often Hurts (10/27/2009)
How Britain became a nation of ghost hunters (11/04/2009)
Cult expert speaks at Roberson murder trial (11/13/2009)
Doctor says near-death experiences are in the mind (10/27/2009)
Is there recourse if your healer doesn't balance your chakras? (10/30/2009)
A rare insight into life inside a religious cult (10/30/2009)


Hate Groups

Jewish 'Terrorist' Held Over Hate-Crime Spree (11/06/2009)


House of Yahweh

West Texas sect leader's bigamy trial starts in Weatherford next month (10/27/2009)
Bigamy charges against West Texas church leader dismissed (11/04/2009)


International Peace Mission Movement

Man With a Mission (11/07/2009)


James Arthur Ray

Guru says he's being tested by AZ retreat deaths (10/25/2009)
Family of woman killed at Sedona sweat lodge speaks out (10/25/2009)
Klobuchar calls for federal investigations into 'sweat lodge' deaths (11/04/2009)
Sheriff reflects on unhappy aftermath of 1982 Miracle Valley shoot-out (10/25/2009)
Spiritual warrior 'cleanses tweets' after fatal ceremony (10/24/2009)
Family, friends mourn victim of Arizona sweat lodge (10/25/2009)
Self-help guru James Arthur Ray lists Beverly Hills house (11/07/2009)
'Sweat Lodge' Survivor Says James Arthur Ray Abandoned Participants Beverly Bunn Said Ray Left After Deaths and 'Never Came Back' (10/25/2009)
Beyond Sweat Lodge: James Ray's Controversial World (11/04/2009)
Sweat lodge deaths cast negative spotlight on guru (10/25/2009)
Canadian man sues over deadly AZ sweat-lodge event (11/19/2009)
AP Newsbreak: 1st sweat lodge survivor speaks out (10/25/2009)
Sheriff says sweat lodge deaths "not accidental" (10/25/2009)
First lawsuits filed in Ariz. sweat lodge tragedy (11/06/2009)
Associate: Sweat Lodge Guru's Ego Swelled (10/29/2009)
2 die at Winfrey-guru retreat (10/27/2009)
Oprah and the Sweat Lodge Guru (10/25/2009)
Deaths at Sweat Lodge Bring Soul-Searching (10/25/2009)
Story unfolds of James Ray, who hosted fatal 'sweat lodge' (10/29/2009)
Taliman: Selling the sacred (10/24/2009)
Winnipeg man recounts U.S. sweat-lodge tragedy (10/25/2009)
Sweat Lodge Deaths: Victim's Daughter Wants James Arthur Ray "Behind Bars" (11/04/2009)
Sweat lodge probe includes hundreds of interviews (11/19/2009)
Arizona: Self-Help Expert Contests Police Statements (10/24/2009)
Authorities seek cause of Ariz. sweat lodge deaths (10/27/2009)
3rd person dies in Ariz. sweat lodge ceremony case (10/25/2009)


Jehovah's Witnesses

Won't Comment on Rumors of Possible Move of Headquarters Out of Brooklyn Heights (10/28/2009)
Marshfield religious landmark up for sale (10/28/2009)


Joyce Meyer

Civil lawsuit over Columbia, Ill., murders names Joyce Meyer Ministries (10/28/2009)


Kabbalah

Madonna breaks ground on Malawi girls school (10/29/2009)


Ku Klux Klan

FBI looks at claims of other slayings by Killen (10/27/2009)
Events commemorate Klan-Nazi shootings (11/06/2009)
Klan's new message of cyber-hate (10/30/2009)


Lee Boyd Malvo

D.C. sniper's execution met with grief, bitterness (11/19/2009)


Mormons

KSL 5 News investigates affinity fraud (11/19/2009)
Teetotalers may still dominate Utah liquor board (10/27/2009)
LDS apostle: Prop 8 backlash against Mormons like civil-rights-era persecution of blacks (10/23/2009)
LDS church could play role in W. Valley development (11/06/2009)
Reid rips LDS Church's Prop. 8 support (10/23/2009)
Week after LDS confab, ex-Mormons gather in Salt Lake City (10/23/2009)
Salt Lake OKs gay rights laws with Mormon backing (11/19/2009)
Lawsuits to be filed against Boy Scouts and Mormon Church (11/19/2009)


Neo Nazis

Berlin bans fast-growing neo-Nazi group (11/07/2009)
'Hitler admirer' in Danish royal guard (11/17/2009)
White's life on fringe puts him at center of storm (10/30/2009)
Death of leading neo-Nazi set to cripple far-right (11/06/2009)
Russians arrest neo-Nazi for Moscow murders (11/07/2009)


Neturei Karta

OU slams Neturei Karta over Shalit (10/28/2009)


Osho Rajneesh

Rajneeshee commune could become wilderness (10/30/2009)


Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association

Cult leader snubs parricide hearing (10/27/2009)


Polygamy Groups

State releases final report; says 275 children harmed (10/28/2009)
Polygamous community's homes in jeopardy because of tax liens (10/27/2009)
Photos show birthing center at sect's Texas ranch (11/07/2009)
Canada says will not appeal polygamy case (10/28/2009)
School district in FLDS area set to emerge from Ariz. takeover (10/28/2009)
FLDS: Polygamous sect members rediscover higher education (10/28/2009)
Witness: FLDS men lead all aspects of sect life (11/07/2009)
Lawyer steps up for polygamist sect (10/28/2009)


Rama Behera

Dismissal of SIST bankruptcy stayed for a week: But federal judge says little chance appeal will succeed (10/28/2009)


Rebirth in Christ Church

Evangelical march in Brazil draws 1.5 million (11/07/2009)


Saint Pius

Holocaust-denying bishop charged (10/27/2009)


Satanism

Ruling in 'satanist' case gives prosecutors more leeway (11/13/2009)


Scientology

Hollywood sideshow: inside the Scientology museum (11/06/2009)
Protester sues Church of Scientology's Nashville center (11/03/2009)
Irish firm wins in row with Scientology (10/23/2009)
Church of Scientology opens new D.C. home (11/14/2009)
Why not just leave? (11/03/2009)
Scientology Religious 'Order' called 'Sea Orgs' Forced Abortions on Members (11/14/2009)
Scientology's growth tested by courts, critics (11/06/2009)
The Scientology response (11/06/2009)
Questions over Scientology's 19 calls in 48 hours before 110,000-volt suicide (10/29/2009)
Scientology snubs coroner over suicide soldier 'audit file' (10/28/2009)
'Tom Cruise Told Me to Talk to a Bottle': Life at Scientology's Secret Headquarters (11/06/2009)
Inside the Scientology Holiday Catalog (11/06/2009)
Man overboard (11/06/2009)
Scientology: Religious sect, or money-making cult? (10/29/2009)
Scientology foe's arrest raises issue of rights (11/14/2009)
Scientology flack strikes out (10/29/2009)
Review board grants two requests from man responsible for 1996 Scientology shooting (11/03/2009)
Chased by their church (11/03/2009)
Scientology glossary, lingo, acronyms (11/03/2009)
The News on the Street (11/06/2009)
French court fines Scientologists, allows operations (10/28/2009)
Scientologists convicted of fraud (10/28/2009)
Science of selling (10/28/2009)
Scientologists: Did Tom Cruise offer to give a beatdown to disobedient members? (11/14/2009)
Katie Holmes wins battle with Scientologist husband Tom Cruise to enroll daughter Suri in Catholic school (10/27/2009)
Mistrial in John Travolta Bahamas extortion trial over Jett's death: Judge fears 'leaked' verdict (10/28/2009)
The truth about Peaches and the Scientologists (11/03/2009)
Film-maker Paul Haggis quits Scientology over gay rights stance (10/28/2009)
How Scientology Attracts Celebrities (10/28/2009)
John Travolta's Scientology surprise (10/28/2009)
Transgender author read from her memoir-in-progress (11/14/2009)
Church of Scientology tax exempted (11/14/2009)
Scientologists to build large church in £1million Plymouth building (11/14/2009)


Skinheads

Skinhead movement no longer what it once was, group says (11/06/2009)


Strong City

AG asks state Supreme Court to deny Bent appeal (10/27/2009)
NM high court rejects sect leader's bond petition (10/30/2009)


Ted Haggard

Haggard starting new church at his Springs home (11/07/2009)


Teen Boot Camps

Spiritual center takes over boarding school (10/27/2009)


The Wesson Family

Wesson Family Massacre: Children Tell Story of Murder and Sexual Abuse (11/07/2009)


Tony Alamo

Evangelist Tony Alamo Sentenced to 175 Years for Taking Girls Across State Lines for Sex (11/19/2009)
Alamo Followers Fail to Show for Custody Hearing (11/04/2009)
Will followers still obey evangelist from prison? (11/19/2009)
Bankruptcy court reopens case of Tony Alamo follower to look for possible assets (10/28/2009)
$3 million awarded in suit against alleged Alamo enforcer (10/28/2009)


Turkmenbashi

Turkmenbashi II? Asian country's slide from one personality cult to another (11/06/2009)


Turning Point

Did self-help course lead to woman's suicide? (10/27/2009)


Twelve Tribes

"These people are pure evil and hide behind the religious banner..." (10/28/2009)


UFO Believers

Balloon boy's father 'planned weather balloon UFO stunt' (10/27/2009)


Ultra-Orthodox Groups

Haredi urges: Give a year of your lives to save ailing rabbi (10/28/2009)


Unification Church

Rev. Moon to preside over mass wedding of 40,000 (10/26/2009)
Rev. Moon turning over Unification Church to sons (10/25/2009)


Waldorf Schools

Unconventional theories spawn believers - and critics (10/23/2009)


Wicca

Real Witches Practice Samhain: Wicca on the Rise in U.S. (11/06/2009)


Xenos Christian Fellowship

Judge orders runaway convert back to Ohio (10/26/2009)
Runaway teen Christian convert returned to Ohio (10/30/2009)

New Books

Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them: When Loving Hurts and You Don't Know (10/28/2009)
Caryatid: Memoir of Life in a Religious Cult (10/26/2009)
Sham: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless (10/26/2009)
Without the Guru: How I took my life back after thirty years (10/26/2009)
19 Years in a Manhattan Cult: The Cult Next Door (10/26/2009)
Psychic Dictatorship in America (10/26/2009)
Sham: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless (10/26/2009)
Shootout at Miracle Valley (10/28/2009)
American Guru (10/26/2009)
Promised Land: Father Divine's Interracial Communities in Ulster County (11/6/2009)
My Billion Year Contract (10/30/2009)

New Links

Life after Potter's House (10/26/2009)
Report COGIC Abuse (10/25/2009)
American Guru, by William Yenner (10/25/2009)
Responding to High Pressure Groups (10/30/2009)
Without the Guru by Michael Finch (10/25/2009)
Forums on Opus Dei (English and Spanish) (10/25/2009)
Blown for Good, Marc Headley (11/6/2009)
My Billion Year Contract, Memoir of a former Scientologist (11/6/2009)
"Scientology Cult" (11/6/2009)