http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:29:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26507/japanese-security-agency-inspects-aum-cult-splinter-groups-facilities http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26507/japanese-security-agency-inspects-aum-cult-splinter-groups-facilities#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:16:59 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26507
Security officials believe the group is still under the influence of cult founder Shoko Asahara, who is on death row for a series of AUM crimes.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26507/japanese-security-agency-inspects-aum-cult-splinter-groups-facilities/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26491/aum-shinrikyo-to-remain-under-surveillance-for-another-3-years http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26491/aum-shinrikyo-to-remain-under-surveillance-for-another-3-years#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:03:16 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26491 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26491/aum-shinrikyo-to-remain-under-surveillance-for-another-3-years/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26098/japan-police-raid-aum-shinrikyo-cult http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26098/japan-police-raid-aum-shinrikyo-cult#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:37:37 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26098 Japanese authorities on Monday raided buildings used by the doomsday cult behind the 1995 deadly sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway, news reports said.

]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26098/japan-police-raid-aum-shinrikyo-cult/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23002/aum-shinrikyo-27 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23002/aum-shinrikyo-27#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:38:24 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23002 The agency decided to file the request with the Public Security Examination Commission, concluding that the group could commit indiscriminate mass murders because it is still under the strong influence of founder, Chizuo Matsumoto, 53, also known as Shoko Asahara.

The agency also asked for the surveillance extension to include Hikari no Wa, a new group established by Fumihiro Joyu, a 45-year-old former senior Aum member. The agency believes the splinter group is still integral to the cult.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23002/aum-shinrikyo-27/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18213/hikari-no-wa-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18213/hikari-no-wa-5#comments Fri, 11 May 2007 04:46:29 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18213/hikari-no-wa-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18213/hikari-no-wa-5/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18201/hikari-no-wa-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18201/hikari-no-wa-3#comments Thu, 10 May 2007 09:35:08 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18201/hikari-no-wa-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18201/hikari-no-wa-3/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18202/hikari-no-wa-4 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18202/hikari-no-wa-4#comments Thu, 10 May 2007 09:10:15 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18202/hikari-no-wa-4 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18202/hikari-no-wa-4/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18184/hikari-no-wa-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18184/hikari-no-wa-2#comments Tue, 08 May 2007 08:22:57 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18184/hikari-no-wa-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18184/hikari-no-wa-2/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18181/hikari-no-wa http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18181/hikari-no-wa#comments Mon, 07 May 2007 20:15:43 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18181/former-aum-shinrikyo-cult-spokesman-sets-up-new-group http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18181/hikari-no-wa/feed 0