http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sun, 27 May 2012 12:52:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22989/mercy-ministries-6 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22989/mercy-ministries-6#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:10:52 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22989 Handbooks allegedly used to perform exorcisms on sick girls at the controversial Mercy Ministries residences in Sydney and on the Sunshine Coast have been leaked to LIVENEWS.com.au.

The documents, obtained clandestinely by a girl who “escaped” the group’s clutches, shows counsellors how to rid ‘demons’ from girls struggling with anorexia, depression and drug addiction.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22989/mercy-ministries-6/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21786/how-to-cure-anorexia-with-exorcisms http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21786/how-to-cure-anorexia-with-exorcisms#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:00:40 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21786 Exorcisms to cure mental illness and drug addiction, locking vulnerable people away from friends and family, prayer as a solution to all problems – sounds like psych ward from last century. But actually it’s just the ‘Mercy Way’.

The once mighty ‘Mercy Ministries’, a secretive outfit that purports to treat young women with mental illness, is now in serious trouble.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21786/how-to-cure-anorexia-with-exorcisms/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21607/mercy-ministries-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21607/mercy-ministries-5#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:43:32 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21607 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21607/mercy-ministries-5/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21186/mercy-ministries-4 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21186/mercy-ministries-4#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:58:23 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21186/mercy-ministries-4 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21186/mercy-ministries-4/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20904/mercy-ministries-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20904/mercy-ministries-3#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:42:33 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20904/mercy-ministries-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20904/mercy-ministries-3/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20903/mercy-ministries-australia-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20903/mercy-ministries-australia-3#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:32:14 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20903/mercy-ministries-australia-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20903/mercy-ministries-australia-3/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20901/mercy-ministries-australia-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20901/mercy-ministries-australia-2#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:57:15 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20901/mercy-ministries-australia-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20901/mercy-ministries-australia-2/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20895/mercy-ministries-cult-like http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20895/mercy-ministries-cult-like#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:06:15 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20895/mercy-ministries-cult-like http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20895/mercy-ministries-cult-like/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20894/mercy-ministries-australia http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20894/mercy-ministries-australia#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:56:20 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20894/mercy-ministries-australia http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20894/mercy-ministries-australia/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20893/mercy-ministries-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20893/mercy-ministries-2#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:53:06 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20893/mercy-ministries-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20893/mercy-ministries-2/feed 0