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/23683/church-poster-banned-for-suggesting-that-blessed-oil-cured-heart-defect http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23683/church-poster-banned-for-suggesting-that-blessed-oil-cured-heart-defect#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:41:51 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23683 The advert for the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) featured a testimonial from a woman implying that her son's lung and heart defects were cured by oil that the church had provided.

UCKG's founder was recently charged with fraud.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23683/church-poster-banned-for-suggesting-that-blessed-oil-cured-heart-defect/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23553/universal-church-kingdom-god-fraud http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23553/universal-church-kingdom-god-fraud#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:34:13 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23553 The founder of the Brazil's Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, and nine other church leaders, are charged with money laundering and fraud.

The public prosecutor has said that Brazil is considering filing formal requests with several countries for cooperation in researching the church's financial dealings. Those countries eventually include all countries where the UCKG operates, including in almost all Africa countries. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23553/universal-church-kingdom-god-fraud/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23345/universal-church-kingdom-god-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23345/universal-church-kingdom-god-2#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:29:38 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23345 A storm is brewing at the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, with South African pastors accusing their Brazilian bishop of racism, discrimination and favouring Portuguese pastors.

At least 50 pastors have left the church since the end of 2008 and some of those who have left say there are hundreds of others who are too afraid to leave because they have no financial backing.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23345/universal-church-kingdom-god-2/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22102/universal-church-of-the-kingdom-of-god-7 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22102/universal-church-of-the-kingdom-of-god-7#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:53:12 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22102 The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God also goes by the name of "Stop Suffering." However, the church causes lots of suffering by preaching its heavy-handed brand of the so-called Prosperity Gospel: God can only heal you or bless you financially if you first give him money -- by giving it to the church.

In Uganda, one former member who did not get healed after donating her car to the church demanded her car back. Now she is experiencing the cult's wrath.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22102/universal-church-of-the-kingdom-of-god-7/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20954/universal-church-of-the-kingdom-of-god-6 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20954/universal-church-of-the-kingdom-of-god-6#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:42:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20954/universal-church-of-the-kingdom-of-god-6 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20954/universal-church-of-the-kingdom-of-god-6/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20785/uckg-cult-loses-lawsuits http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20785/uckg-cult-loses-lawsuits#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:16:09 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20785/uckg-cult-loses-lawsuits http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20785/uckg-cult-loses-lawsuits/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20722/universal-church-kingdom-god-uckg http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20722/universal-church-kingdom-god-uckg#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:04:05 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20722/universal-church-kingdom-god-uckg http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20722/universal-church-kingdom-god-uckg/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20488/universal-church-kingdom-god http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20488/universal-church-kingdom-god#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:54:31 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20488/universal-church-kingdom-god http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20488/universal-church-kingdom-god/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20429/brazilian-church-files-28-lawsuits-against-brazils-largest-newspaper http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20429/brazilian-church-files-28-lawsuits-against-brazils-largest-newspaper#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:16:39 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20429/brazilian-church-files-28-lawsuits-against-brazils-largest-newspaper http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20429/brazilian-church-files-28-lawsuits-against-brazils-largest-newspaper/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20265/universal-church-of-the-kingdom-of-god-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20265/universal-church-of-the-kingdom-of-god-5#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:40:21 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20265/universal-church-of-the-kingdom-of-god-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20265/universal-church-of-the-kingdom-of-god-5/feed 0