http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:01:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24052/cult-murder-extortion-brother-attempts-suicide http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24052/cult-murder-extortion-brother-attempts-suicide#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:55:31 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24052 One of two brothers sentenced to death in Contra Costa County in 2005 for slaughtering five people in a bizarre murder-extortion plot designed to hasten Christ's return to Earth has been hospitalized after apparently trying to commit suicide.

The man's brother has enlisted him and a roommate in a cult-like plot to train Brazilian orphans to slaughter the leaders of the Mormon Church so he could become its prophet and "transform America."]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24052/cult-murder-extortion-brother-attempts-suicide/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24053/helzer-brothers-sentenced-to-death http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24053/helzer-brothers-sentenced-to-death#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:32:46 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24053 responsible for a gruesome spate of slayings in West Marin were officially sentenced to death on Friday by a superior court judge in Contra Costa County.

But despite the death sentences, which were welcomed by many of those close to the victims, it may be years before the convicted killers are executed.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24053/helzer-brothers-sentenced-to-death/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9720/prosecutor-calls-killer-a-psychopath-religious-extremist http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9720/prosecutor-calls-killer-a-psychopath-religious-extremist#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2004 02:26:42 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=9720 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9720/prosecutor-calls-killer-a-psychopath-religious-extremist/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9717/ex-wife-wants-helzer-spared http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9717/ex-wife-wants-helzer-spared#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2004 02:05:59 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=9717 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9717/ex-wife-wants-helzer-spared/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9642/helzer-witnesses-talk-of-his-religion-youth http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9642/helzer-witnesses-talk-of-his-religion-youth#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:23:44 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=9642 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9642/helzer-witnesses-talk-of-his-religion-youth/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9641/defense-seeks-to-spare-helzer http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9641/defense-seeks-to-spare-helzer#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:20:53 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=9641 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9641/defense-seeks-to-spare-helzer/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9465/ex-playmate-rehashes-helzers-extortion-plot http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9465/ex-playmate-rehashes-helzers-extortion-plot#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2004 21:02:20 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=9465 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9465/ex-playmate-rehashes-helzers-extortion-plot/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8167/jury-recommends-death-for-justin-helzer http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8167/jury-recommends-death-for-justin-helzer#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2004 08:08:25 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=8167 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8167/jury-recommends-death-for-justin-helzer/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8045/jury-to-begin-deliberating-quintuple-murderers-fate http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8045/jury-to-begin-deliberating-quintuple-murderers-fate#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2004 04:06:36 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=8045 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8045/jury-to-begin-deliberating-quintuple-murderers-fate/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8025/helzers-family-asks-jury-for-mercy http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8025/helzers-family-asks-jury-for-mercy#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:33:02 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=8025 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8025/helzers-family-asks-jury-for-mercy/feed 0