http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:58:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26437/uk-cult-information-charity-faces-charity-commission-curb-after-scientology-complaint http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26437/uk-cult-information-charity-faces-charity-commission-curb-after-scientology-complaint#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:06:25 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26437 After 25 years in operation, the Cult Information Centre in England fears it may no longer be able to work effectively.

The Cult Information Centre (CIC) was granted education charity status in 1992 but has recently run into difficulties with the commission after complaints were received from the Church of Scientology that it is in breach of the rules governing status.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26437/uk-cult-information-charity-faces-charity-commission-curb-after-scientology-complaint/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26280/cult-expert-says-economic-climate-a-breeding-ground-for-cults http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26280/cult-expert-says-economic-climate-a-breeding-ground-for-cults#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:08:38 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26280 Global fears of economic or environmental upheaval feed the growth of gurus and damaging cults that prey on the weak, a French government expert on cults has warned during a visit to Australia.

>Georges Fenech, president of France's Interministerial >Mission for Monitoring and Combating Cultic Deviances, said it was working for greater international co-operation in dealing with sectarian abuses.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26280/cult-expert-says-economic-climate-a-breeding-ground-for-cults/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25906/cult-expert-hal-mansfield http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25906/cult-expert-hal-mansfield#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 22:13:43 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25906 After 35 years of tracking cults and hate groups, counseling victims of mind control, and monitoring end-of-the-world prophecies on the Internet, cult expert Hal Mansfield is moving on, the Denver Post reports.

Mansfield is handing off control of the nonprofit he started in 1981 to Lisa Monroney, herself a cult survivor.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25906/cult-expert-hal-mansfield/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24675/ex-scientologist-karen-pressley-paul-grosswald-and-steve-hassan-talk http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24675/ex-scientologist-karen-pressley-paul-grosswald-and-steve-hassan-talk#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:11:51 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24675 Listen in on a casual conversation between cult expert Steve Hassan, ex-Scientologist Paul Grosswald -- a long-time anti-cult activist, and ex-Scientologist Karen Pressley, who was a top person at the cult's Celebrity Centre, a Seo Org member, and who worked directly for David Miscavige for 4 years.

Karen talks about her presentation at the ICSA conference with ex-Children of God member Miriam Boeri (who wrote Heaven's Harlots), suppression of her new book by the Scientology cult, and its forthcoming release.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24675/ex-scientologist-karen-pressley-paul-grosswald-and-steve-hassan-talk/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24520/twitter-tip-cult-expert-steve-hassan http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24520/twitter-tip-cult-expert-steve-hassan#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:21:23 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24520 Twitter tip: Follow cult expert Steve Hassan.

A former member of a religious cult himself, Steve Alan Hassan has been on the forefront of cult awareness activism since 1976.

He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and is considered an expert on destructive mind control issues.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24520/twitter-tip-cult-expert-steve-hassan/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22558/exclusive-brethren-cult-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22558/exclusive-brethren-cult-2#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:57:36 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22558 Cult expert the Rev David Millikan said the original intention of the law was being undermined.

"If the purpose of the law is to protect religion from excessive and pernicious comments, then fair enough," he told the Herald Sun.

"But if it means that journalists and experts have got to be careful when they're doing nothing more than reporting matters of fact, then the law is allowed to become an ass."]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22558/exclusive-brethren-cult-2/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/21707/cult-experts-conference-flds http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21707/cult-experts-conference-flds#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:57:28 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21707
At the conference top officials for the Utah and Arizona attorneys general were peppered with questions about prosecuting polygamous crimes.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21707/cult-experts-conference-flds/feed 0