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/22826/ex-pastor-louis-lamonica-gets-concurrent-life-terms-in-child-sex-case http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22826/ex-pastor-louis-lamonica-gets-concurrent-life-terms-in-child-sex-case#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:06:10 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22826 Lamonica is the second of the seven members of the now-defunct Hosanna Church in Ponchatoula to be convicted of rape for their roles in an alleged child sex ring involving three children.

Investigators have alleged that some of the acts were part of occult rituals.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22826/ex-pastor-louis-lamonica-gets-concurrent-life-terms-in-child-sex-case/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/22394/third-church-members-trial-in-occult-rituals-molestation-case-likely-in-2009 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22394/third-church-members-trial-in-occult-rituals-molestation-case-likely-in-2009#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:12:42 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22394 Paul Fontenot is among the seven members of the now-defunct Hosanna Church in Ponchatoula indicted in 2005 on charges of molesting three children as part of occult rituals.

Two other church members already have been convicted of aggravated rape as a result of the investigation]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22394/third-church-members-trial-in-occult-rituals-molestation-case-likely-in-2009/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22387/louis-lamonica-convicted http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22387/louis-lamonica-convicted#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:18:52 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22387 Lamonica is the second of seven members of the now-defunct Ponchatoula church to be tried and convicted of committing child abuse that sometimes took place along with satanic rituals at the church.

Assistant District Attorney Don Wall and Perrilloux said they did not know which one of the five remaining church members they would bring to trial next.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22387/louis-lamonica-convicted/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22225/hosanna-church http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22225/hosanna-church#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:16:39 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22225 Louis Lamonica, 49, of Hammond, is on trial in the 21st Judicial District Court on four counts of aggravated rape of his sons when they were age 11 or younger. Seven church members were indicted in 2005 on charges of molesting children. Lamonica is the second among them to go on trial.

Lamonica’s attorney, Michael Thiel, maintained in questioning his client Friday that Lamonica falsely confessed to child rape because he was being controlled by a woman who claimed to be a prophet of God.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22225/hosanna-church/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22216/hosanna-church-louis-lamonica http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22216/hosanna-church-louis-lamonica#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:27:29 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22216 Former pastor Louis Lamonica voluntarily walked into the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office and told deputies he molested several children over several years and he told of "dedications to Satan" inside the Ponchatoula church.

The pastor's attorney says a church member manipulated Lamonica into false confession.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22216/hosanna-church-louis-lamonica/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22391/austin-bernard-hosanna-church http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22391/austin-bernard-hosanna-church#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:58:34 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22391 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22391/austin-bernard-hosanna-church/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22389/austin-bernard http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22389/austin-bernard#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:42:07 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22389 accused of raping children as part of a devil-worshipping ritual was found guilty of molesting his 2-year-old daughter and a boy.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22389/austin-bernard/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13888/hosanna-may-reach-trial-in-06 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13888/hosanna-may-reach-trial-in-06#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13888/hosanna-may-reach-trial-in-06/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11843/claims-of-brainwashing-child-abuse-and-a-cult-like-sex-ring-to-be-aired-in-court http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11843/claims-of-brainwashing-child-abuse-and-a-cult-like-sex-ring-to-be-aired-in-court#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11843/claims-of-brainwashing-child-abuse-and-a-cult-like-sex-ring-to-be-aired-in-court/feed 0