http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:29:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26399/flds-doomsday-cult http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26399/flds-doomsday-cult#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:57:02 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26399 Concern is rising over a new burst of activity by followers Warren Jeffs -- the imprisoned leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS).

According to outside observers, there has been a flurry of church meetings almost daily, a set of mysterious construction projects and widespread re-baptism as thousands of followers react to apparent prophesies of doom from their imprisoned leader.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26399/flds-doomsday-cult/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24386/agape-ministries-church-not-a-doomsday-cult-lawyer http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24386/agape-ministries-church-not-a-doomsday-cult-lawyer#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:52:24 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24386 The controversial Agape Ministries Church is "not a doomsday cult" and any claims to the contrary are "a load of rubbish", a criminal lawyer says.

Former members and opponents of Agape Ministries say it is a cult led by Pastor Rocco "Brother Roc" Leo who is currently being sought by police.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24386/agape-ministries-church-not-a-doomsday-cult-lawyer/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24321/police-raid-agape-ministries-of-god-doomsday-cult-properties http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24321/police-raid-agape-ministries-of-god-doomsday-cult-properties#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 06:16:52 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24321 Police have seized an arsenal of weapons, high-powered ammunition and explosives from South Australian properties linked to a doomsday cult.

About 90 police have been involved in searches over the past two days of 12 properties owned by a religious sect known as the Agape Ministries of God, which believes the world is approaching the end.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24321/police-raid-agape-ministries-of-god-doomsday-cult-properties/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22917/aum-shinrikyo-25 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22917/aum-shinrikyo-25#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:29:53 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22917 Lawyers for the Japanese doomsday cult leader on death row for ordering a deadly nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995 have requested a retrial, a court official said Tuesday.

The petition was based on what Asahara's lawyers considered new evidence from testimony by a senior member of the cult that the attacks had been carried out against their leader's wishes. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22917/aum-shinrikyo-25/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21620/cult-leader-pyotr-kuznetso http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21620/cult-leader-pyotr-kuznetso#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:34:28 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21620 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21620/cult-leader-pyotr-kuznetso/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21372/doomsday-cult-russia http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21372/doomsday-cult-russia#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 11:31:30 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21372 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21372/doomsday-cult-russia/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21351/pyotr-kuznetsov-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21351/pyotr-kuznetsov-5#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 08:16:26 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21351 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21351/pyotr-kuznetsov-5/feed 0