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/23794/james-arthur-ray-sweat-lodge http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23794/james-arthur-ray-sweat-lodge#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:44:36 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23794 James Arthur Ray has become a self-help superstar by packaging his charismatic personality and selling wealth. Those who first attend his free seminars hear a motivational mantra that promises that they can achieve what he calls "Harmonic Wealth" — on a financial, mental, physical spiritual level.

He uses free seminars to recruit people to his expensive seminars, starting with $4,000 three-day "Quantum Leap" workshops and moving on to the weeklong $5,300 "Practical Mysticism" events and the $9,000-plus "Spiritual Warrior" retreats like the one that led to the sweat lodge tragedy.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23794/james-arthur-ray-sweat-lodge/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23768/positive-thinking http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23768/positive-thinking#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:59:51 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23768 Americans have long prided themselves on being "positive" and optimistic — traits that reached a manic zenith in the early years of this millennium. Iraq would be a cakewalk! The Dow would reach 36,000! Housing prices could never decline!

By the mid-'00s optimism wasn't just a psycho-spiritual lifestyle option; it had become increasingly mandatory.

Two years into the Great Recession, it's time to face the truth...]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23768/positive-thinking/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17778/the-secret-life-of-self-help-books http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17778/the-secret-life-of-self-help-books#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:38:52 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17778/the-secret-life-of-self-help-books http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17778/the-secret-life-of-self-help-books/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13156/self-helps-big-lie http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13156/self-helps-big-lie#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13156/self-helps-big-lie/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12617/how-the-cult-of-the-guru-puts-gullible-nation-under-its-spell http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12617/how-the-cult-of-the-guru-puts-gullible-nation-under-its-spell#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12617/how-the-cult-of-the-guru-puts-gullible-nation-under-its-spell/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11322/have-you-been-gurued http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11322/have-you-been-gurued#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11322/have-you-been-gurued/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9511/self-help-gurus http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9511/self-help-gurus#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2004 03:14:38 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=9511 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9511/self-help-gurus/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/5853/would-you-buy-a-way-of-life-from-a-guru http://www.religionnewsblog.com/5853/would-you-buy-a-way-of-life-from-a-guru#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2004 09:22:14 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=5853 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/5853/would-you-buy-a-way-of-life-from-a-guru/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/4398/life-coaches-helping-transition-to-more-fulfilling-lives http://www.religionnewsblog.com/4398/life-coaches-helping-transition-to-more-fulfilling-lives#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2003 23:05:06 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=4398 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/4398/life-coaches-helping-transition-to-more-fulfilling-lives/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/4397/a-coach-for-the-game-of-life http://www.religionnewsblog.com/4397/a-coach-for-the-game-of-life#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2003 22:57:45 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=4397 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/4397/a-coach-for-the-game-of-life/feed 0