Religion News Blog » Winston Blackmore 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 Polygamy charges thrown out against B.C. religious leaders http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23687/polygamy-charges-dismissed-against-polygamous-cult-leaders http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23687/polygamy-charges-dismissed-against-polygamous-cult-leaders#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:07:46 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23687 Winston Blackmore Criminal polygamy charges against B.C. religious leaders Winston Blackmore and Jim Oler have been thrown out.

Former attorney-general Wally Oppal did not have authority to appoint a second special prosecutor to the decades-long case after the first one declined to proceed, Justice Sunni Stromberg-Stein ruled.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23687/polygamy-charges-dismissed-against-polygamous-cult-leaders/feed 0 Polygamy charges have no bearing on moral advice, cult leader says http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23625/winston-blackmore-moral-advice http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23625/winston-blackmore-moral-advice#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:23:13 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23625 Winston Blackmore Winston Blackmore says charges of polygamy against him have not undermined his authority to offer advice on moral issues.

The Globe and Mail earlier this week reported that Mr. Blackmore was offering online advice to women in abusive relationships.

Nancy Mereska, who has campaigned against polygamy, was startled by Mr. Blackmore offering moral advice. All polygamous relationships are abusive, she said in an interview with The Globe and Mail]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23625/winston-blackmore-moral-advice/feed 0 Canadian polygamist may receive more than $10,000 from the government http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21721/canadian-polygamist-may-receive-more-than-10000-from-the-government http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21721/canadian-polygamist-may-receive-more-than-10000-from-the-government#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:37:28 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21721
As a result, prominent polygamist Winston Blackmore and his family could receive more than $10,000 this month from the B.C. government in so-called dividend cheques.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21721/canadian-polygamist-may-receive-more-than-10000-from-the-government/feed 0 B.C. polygamist leader decries child sex abuse http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21612/bc-polygamist-leader-decries-child-sex-abuse http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21612/bc-polygamist-leader-decries-child-sex-abuse#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:47:58 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21612 Winston Blackmore Winston Blackmore, who openly admits to having numerous wives and dozens of children, said parents at Bountiful protect their children from abuse.

But he declined to discuss allegations that older men in his community marry teenaged girls – a violation of statutory rape laws – while other girls are sent to sister polygamous groups in the United States to marry older men there.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21612/bc-polygamist-leader-decries-child-sex-abuse/feed 0 Canadian authorities consider charges against polygamist http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18442/winston-blackmore http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18442/winston-blackmore#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:18:55 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18442/winston-blackmore http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18442/winston-blackmore/feed 0 Interview With Polygamist Winston Blackmore http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17269/interview-with-polygamist-winston-blackmore http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17269/interview-with-polygamist-winston-blackmore#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:50:59 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17269/interview-with-polygamist-winston-blackmore http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17269/interview-with-polygamist-winston-blackmore/feed 0 Winston Blackmore: Polygamist group’s leader expects to be charged soon http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14626/winston-blackmore-polygamist-groups-leader-expects-to-be-charged-soon http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14626/winston-blackmore-polygamist-groups-leader-expects-to-be-charged-soon#comments Sat, 13 May 2006 17:31:39 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14626/winston-blackmore-polygamist-groups-leader-expects-to-be-charged-soon/feed 0 Where polygamy rules http://www.religionnewsblog.com/4153/where-polygamy-rules http://www.religionnewsblog.com/4153/where-polygamy-rules#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2003 02:20:24 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=4153 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/4153/where-polygamy-rules/feed 0