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/23737/samata-roy-institute-of-science-and-technology http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23737/samata-roy-institute-of-science-and-technology#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:14:05 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23737 Although federal prosecutors will not pursue charges in connection to alleged threats against residents by a secretive group near Shawano, Wisconsin, no one has given those named on the "implied threat" list the all clear.

Meanwhile the groups is is no longer under the protection of Federal Bankruptcy Court. [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23737/samata-roy-institute-of-science-and-technology/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23258/samanta-roy-institute-of-science-and-technology http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23258/samanta-roy-institute-of-science-and-technology#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:43:28 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23258 More than three months after police announced they had a person of interest in custody for making threats against 60 Shawano-area residents, investigators have offered little about their efforts to solve the case.

Meanwhile the Samanta Roy Institute of Science and Technology is facing growing financial problems. [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23258/samanta-roy-institute-of-science-and-technology/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23067/sist-shawano http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23067/sist-shawano#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:16:44 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23067 A small town in Wisconsin is rattled by a supposed hit list allegedly sent by someone associated with a secretive group SIST.

For 30-plus years the group has been led by a man once named Rama Behera, now called Dr. Avraham Cohen.

The group says it's an educational non-profit, but over the years news reports, public records and former members have characterized it as a religious cult, a charge a lawyer for the group strongly denied. [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23067/sist-shawano/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23066/rama-beher http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23066/rama-beher#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:49:12 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23066 The Samanta Roy Institute of Science and Technology this month became more than a curiosity when Shawano residents learned that a member of the group is suspected of putting together a written threat against 60 people in the community. A Canadian businessman who has financial dealings with the group provided the list and has turned police informant.

The threats implied that the group wanted people causing them problems "taken care of," Shawano police Chief Ed Whealon said.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23066/rama-beher/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22944/naomi-isaacson http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22944/naomi-isaacson#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:39:47 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22944 The executive of a religious sect that's accused of orchestrating threats against Shawano, Wisconsin, officials has been picked up by the U.S. Marshals Service for extradition to Maryland on an unrelated contempt of court warrant.

Authorities in Shawano and the FBI said her arrest had nothing to do with the Shawano threats case.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22944/naomi-isaacson/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22943/samanta-roy http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22943/samanta-roy#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:59:46 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22943 Members of a religious sect based in nearby Wescott generated a list of elected officials, residents and members of the media they wanted "taken care of," authorities said Friday.

A Canadian citizen — a former business associate of the sect, Samanta Roy Institute for Science and Technology — contacted authorities on Oct. 30 with information about the threats and received the list from sect members on Nov. 3, Whealon said.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22943/samanta-roy/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13223/newspapers-series-on-samanta-roy-wins-first-place-in-national-contest http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13223/newspapers-series-on-samanta-roy-wins-first-place-in-national-contest#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13223/newspapers-series-on-samanta-roy-wins-first-place-in-national-contest/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12581/state-denies-claim-over-inspection-licensing-of-motel http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12581/state-denies-claim-over-inspection-licensing-of-motel#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12581/state-denies-claim-over-inspection-licensing-of-motel/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12568/a-religious-fortress-in-the-woods http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12568/a-religious-fortress-in-the-woods#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12568/a-religious-fortress-in-the-woods/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12579/midwest-hotels-charged-with-operating-without-permits http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12579/midwest-hotels-charged-with-operating-without-permits#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12579/midwest-hotels-charged-with-operating-without-permits/feed 0