http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:08:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22937/what-is-a-cult http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22937/what-is-a-cult#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:55:43 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22937 An opinion writer with a poor grasp of the facts claims that the term 'cult' has fallen into disuse.

In doing so he merely apes the opinions of a handful of cult defenders, while ignoring the fact that the term 'cult' actually has precise sociological and theological meanings.

Used properly, these cult terminology is as valid today as it has ever been.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22937/what-is-a-cult/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22575/hosanna-church-satanic-cult http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22575/hosanna-church-satanic-cult#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:56:51 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22575 After the trial of Louis Lamonica, Richard Ofshe said he could have offered the jury insight into the nature of cults to help them understand what was happening at Hosanna. He said he could have told them there is no such thing as satanic cults that abuse children.

If the initial statements of the children and suspects indicate the abuse occurred as part of a satanic cult — something that has never happened — then the truth of everything alleged in that statement is questionable, Ofshe said.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22575/hosanna-church-satanic-cult/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22522/cult-experts-question-womans-voodoo-account http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22522/cult-experts-question-womans-voodoo-account#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:54:23 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22522 The account of a woman recovering from critical injuries she said were inflicted by members of an occult group may be difficult to unravel because it doesn't match the typical methods used by such groups, an expert in cult activities said Wednesday.

Meanwhile, police investigators released little new information about the case but cult experts and police documents raise some questions about the woman's account. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22522/cult-experts-question-womans-voodoo-account/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21722/inside-the-head-of-a-new-cult-member http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21722/inside-the-head-of-a-new-cult-member#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:03:30 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21722 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21722/inside-the-head-of-a-new-cult-member/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21709/why-does-sex-play-such-a-large-role-for-fringe-religious-sects http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21709/why-does-sex-play-such-a-large-role-for-fringe-religious-sects#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:35:26 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21709 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21709/why-does-sex-play-such-a-large-role-for-fringe-religious-sects/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21707/cult-experts-conference-flds http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21707/cult-experts-conference-flds#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:57:28 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21707
At the confernece top officials for the Utah and Arizona attorneys general were peppered with questions about prosecuting polygamous crimes.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21707/cult-experts-conference-flds/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21230/all-gods-children-another-tragedy http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21230/all-gods-children-another-tragedy#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:18:43 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21230/all-gods-children-another-tragedy http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21230/all-gods-children-another-tragedy/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21155/flds-cults http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21155/flds-cults#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:39:35 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21155/flds-cults http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21155/flds-cults/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21101/flds-45 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21101/flds-45#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:26:01 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21101/flds-45 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21101/flds-45/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21004/cults-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21004/cults-2#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:03:09 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21004/cults-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21004/cults-2/feed