http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:33:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22746/anti-smoking-ritual http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22746/anti-smoking-ritual#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:14:04 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22746 A 19-year-old Malaysian and his two cousins have been charged with murder for allegedly beating to death the young man's parents in a bizarre ritual meant to cure them of a smoking habit and other problems, officials said Wednesday.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22746/anti-smoking-ritual/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22632/families-in-deadly-ritual-are-al-arqam-follower http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22632/families-in-deadly-ritual-are-al-arqam-follower#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:16:53 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22632 The two families who took part in a ritual “cleansing” to cure illness that led to the death of a couple are followers of the banned deviant group Al-Arqam.

Al-Arqam, theologically a cult of Islam, was banned in Malaysia as a deviant sect in 1994.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22632/families-in-deadly-ritual-are-al-arqam-follower/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22620/couple-beaten-to-death-in-cleansing-ritual http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22620/couple-beaten-to-death-in-cleansing-ritual#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:26:46 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22620 A couple who went to a relative's house to celebrate the end of Ramadan and agreed to an 'alternative treatment' to rid them of their problems, ended up dead after being battered with helmets and broomsticks during the cleansing ritual.

Five others who also participated in the ritual, including the couple's children and relatives, suffered head injuries and were being treated at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital here.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22620/couple-beaten-to-death-in-cleansing-ritual/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16937/islamic-group-sues-malaysian-authorities-for-defamation-report http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16937/islamic-group-sues-malaysian-authorities-for-defamation-report#comments Thu, 28 Dec 2006 13:05:18 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16937/islamic-group-sues-malaysian-authorities-for-defamation-report http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16937/islamic-group-sues-malaysian-authorities-for-defamation-report/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16936/malaysia-cracks-down-on-islamic-sect http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16936/malaysia-cracks-down-on-islamic-sect#comments Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:55:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16936/malaysia-cracks-down-on-islamic-sect http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16936/malaysia-cracks-down-on-islamic-sect/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16807/islamic-cult-under-scrutiny http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16807/islamic-cult-under-scrutiny#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:25:34 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16807/islamic-cult-under-scrutiny http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16807/islamic-cult-under-scrutiny/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16744/business-hums-along-quietly-despite-raid-in-shah-alam http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16744/business-hums-along-quietly-despite-raid-in-shah-alam#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:26:14 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16744/business-hums-along-quietly-despite-raid-in-shah-alam http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16744/business-hums-along-quietly-despite-raid-in-shah-alam/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16743/jais-wants-government-to-ban-rufaqa http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16743/jais-wants-government-to-ban-rufaqa#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:09:15 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16743/jais-wants-government-to-ban-rufaqa http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16743/jais-wants-government-to-ban-rufaqa/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16655/al-arqam-promises-members-super-power http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16655/al-arqam-promises-members-super-power#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:00:44 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16655/al-arqam-promises-members-super-power http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16655/al-arqam-promises-members-super-power/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16654/al-arqam-sect-never-ceased-operations http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16654/al-arqam-sect-never-ceased-operations#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:54:38 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16654/al-arqam-sect-never-ceased-operations http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16654/al-arqam-sect-never-ceased-operations/feed 0