http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:33:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23539/santaria-priest-goat-sacrifices http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23539/santaria-priest-goat-sacrifices#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:29:48 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23539 The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a district court’s ruling, paving the way for a Santeria priest in Euless to resume goat sacrifices as part of religious ceremonies.

Euless’ attorney, William "Mick" McKamie, said he plans to file a motion for a rehearing. City officials have said animal sacrifices jeopardize public health and violate Euless’ slaughterhouse and animal-cruelty ordinances.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23539/santaria-priest-goat-sacrifices/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23389/court-hears-texas-case-over-santeria-animal-sacrifices http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23389/court-hears-texas-case-over-santeria-animal-sacrifices#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:06:45 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23389 A Santeria priest who sued a Texas city for denying him permission to sacrifice a goat as part of a religious ceremony asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to let him resume the ritual in his home.

“In 1993 the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously found unconstitutional a city ban on killing ‘an animal in a public or private ritual or ceremony not for the primary purpose of food consumption.’ We are pretty sure the Constitution still applies in Texas,” says Eric Rassbach, of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23389/court-hears-texas-case-over-santeria-animal-sacrifices/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22544/voodoo-abduction-claim-dismissed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22544/voodoo-abduction-claim-dismissed#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:44:52 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22544 Michelle Wood said she was attacked by members of a voodoo group when she refused to participate in drug use and devil worship in a ceremony related to the autumnal equinox.

But cult experts said Wood's story didn't line up with known voodoo practices. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22544/voodoo-abduction-claim-dismissed/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22522/cult-experts-question-womans-voodoo-account http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22522/cult-experts-question-womans-voodoo-account#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:54:23 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22522 The account of a woman recovering from critical injuries she said were inflicted by members of an occult group may be difficult to unravel because it doesn't match the typical methods used by such groups, an expert in cult activities said Wednesday.

Meanwhile, police investigators released little new information about the case but cult experts and police documents raise some questions about the woman's account. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22522/cult-experts-question-womans-voodoo-account/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22499/voodoo-santeria http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22499/voodoo-santeria#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:12:09 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22499 A woman found beaten and lying on the side of U.S. 1 in St. Johns County told deputies she ended up that way after a voodoo ceremony in Flagler County related to the autumnal equinox.

Michelle Rene Wood, 42, of Palm Coast was found covered in blood with both eyes swollen shut early Monday, according to a St. Johns County sheriff's report. A rope was tied around her right wrist and a bungee cord around her left ankle, the report states.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22499/voodoo-santeria/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21530/santeria-priest-ready-for-fight-with-florida-city http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21530/santeria-priest-ready-for-fight-with-florida-city#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 05:41:42 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21530 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21530/santeria-priest-ready-for-fight-with-florida-city/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21106/santeria-8 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21106/santeria-8#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:11:06 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21106/santeria-8 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21106/santeria-8/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20859/santeria-7 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20859/santeria-7#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:13:32 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20859/santeria-7 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20859/santeria-7/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20564/santeria-6 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20564/santeria-6#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:17:47 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20564/santeria-6 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20564/santeria-6/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20401/santeria-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20401/santeria-5#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:09:02 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20401/santeria-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20401/santeria-5/feed 0