http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23890/how-to-spot-a-cult http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23890/how-to-spot-a-cult#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:17:35 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23890 Cult-like groups are on the rise in New Zealand. Now the two-part Inside New Zealand: How To Spot A Cult documentary uncovers what really goes on inside these often controversial groups.

The two-part documentary consists of ex-believers' stories, and investigates the similarities they say exist between groups including the Exclusive Brethren, Scientology, Centrepoint, Gloriavale, Avatar and the International Church of Christ.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23890/how-to-spot-a-cult/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23758/leaving-a-cult http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23758/leaving-a-cult#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:17:27 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23758 Raised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, Brenda Lee now educates people about cult involvement in communities across the world.

In free seminars, she addresses topics such as how to identify toxic organizations, the eight points of mind control and who is most at risk of joining a destructive group. [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23758/leaving-a-cult/feed 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0