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Wednesday April 7, 2004

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Sect leader jailed for besmirching Christianity

A panel of judges of the Bandung District Court sentenced on Tuesday the Rev. Mangapin Sibuea, the leader of the "Prophet Hut" Christian sect, to two years in jail for misusing and besmirching of Christianity.

Saturday November 29, 2003

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Only 94 “doomsday” sect members remain in rehab camp

Bandung - Only 94 adherents of the Christian "Doomsday" sect are now still staying in a spiritual rehablitation camp in Sekesalam, Sukamiskin subdistrict, Bandung, a social worker said.

Monday November 17, 2003

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“Doomsday” sect members undergoing psychological treatment

Bandung - Some 164 members of the Christian "Doomsday" sect led by Rev. Mangapin Sibuea are undergoing psychological teraphy at a mental institute here, a Christian social worker said.

Thursday November 13, 2003

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Doomsday sect case handled by West Java Religious Affairs office

Bandung - Religious Affairs Minister Said Agil Husein Al Munawar said the `Doomsday` Sect case would be handled by the West Java religious affairs office along with relevant parties including the Indonesian Council of Churches.

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Authorities Urged to Punish Doomsday Sect

Laksamana.Net - The National Police and Attorney General’s Office have been urged to punish leaders of a Christian doomsday sect that had incorrectly prophesized the world would come to an end earlier this week.

Tuesday November 11, 2003

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Police nab 12 doomsday sect leaders

Police here detained on Tuesday 12 leaders of a Christian "doomsday" sect for questioning as suspects charged with false religious teaching that may have led to mass suicide.

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Police foil doomsday cult’s final countdown

JAKARTA - Dozens of policemen broke into a church in West Java yesterday and led away 285 singing and praying members of a doomsday cult waiting for the end of the world and the reappearance of Jesus Christ.

Monday November 10, 2003

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Doomsday cult members detained

Indonesia police detained more than 200 members of a Christian doomsday cult today because of fears they might commit mass suicide after their end-of-the-world prophecy failed to come true, police said.

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Doomsday is not today, cops tell cult members

Jakarta - Indonesian police on Monday evacuated 300 people crammed inside a house in West Java who said they were waiting for the end of the world, police and local media reports said.