http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:08:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24188/brisbane-christian-fellowship-cult-survivor http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24188/brisbane-christian-fellowship-cult-survivor#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:13:20 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24188 The Brisbane Christian Fellowship is a cult both theologically and sociologically.

Theologically it is a cult of Christianity as its teachings violate those of the Bible. The church's unreasonable demands and destructive, controlling behavior also mark sociologically as a cult.

Some of the cult's survivors are now exposing the church to daylight.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24188/brisbane-christian-fellowship-cult-survivor/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24172/senator-xenophon-vows-to-pursue-cults http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24172/senator-xenophon-vows-to-pursue-cults#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:16:50 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24172 Addressing a conference of cult survivors in Brisbane today, Senator Nick Xenophon said a new motion for a new parliamentary inquiry might include a push for police to take criminal action against cults.

He was also attracted to using the Trade Practices Act to prosecute groups for false and misleading conduct if they wrongly claimed to provide therapeutic benefits to their devotees.

The conference has heard a number of heart-rending stories from different religion-based and therapeutic cults. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24172/senator-xenophon-vows-to-pursue-cults/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23310/sunshine-coast-christian-fellowship http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23310/sunshine-coast-christian-fellowship#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:45:29 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23310 Teenage members of Australian church have been ordered to put the church’s teachings before family or risk excommunication. The church is under control of the Brisbane Christian Fellowship. Theologically cult of Christianity, sociologically the 'Fellowship' movement has cult-like elements as well.

Last year the fellowship made Australian headlines after the ABC’s Four Corners ran an expose of its teachings and doctrine. The Church is also featured in a book by Morag Zwartz, Apostles of Fear: A Cult Church Exposed.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23310/sunshine-coast-christian-fellowship/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21745/21745 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21745/21745#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:52:14 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21745 [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21745/21745/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21679/brisbane-christian-fellowship-ex-cult-members-speak-out-over-abuse http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21679/brisbane-christian-fellowship-ex-cult-members-speak-out-over-abuse#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:18:29 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21679 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21679/brisbane-christian-fellowship-ex-cult-members-speak-out-over-abuse/feed 0