http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:59:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24499/cult-like-gang-gains-power-in-mexico-drugs-war http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24499/cult-like-gang-gains-power-in-mexico-drugs-war#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:55:21 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24499 cult-like drug cartel is defying President Felipe Calderon in his home state in western Mexico by taking on security forces with a menacing mix of violence, pseudo-religion and gifts for the poor.

"La Familia" (The Family) uses Bible scriptures to inspire its traffickers and has taken over smuggling in the state of Michoacan, gaining power despite Calderon's near three-year assault on cartels in the state and across the country.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24499/cult-like-gang-gains-power-in-mexico-drugs-war/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22168/michael-lamb-white-supremacist http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22168/michael-lamb-white-supremacist#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:24:48 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22168 A white supremacist gang member was sentenced to death Friday for the 2002 murder of one of the organization's founders.

An Orange County jury recommended in June that Michael Lamb, 34, a member of the gang Public Enemy Number One, should die for killing Scott Miller in 2002 in retaliation for giving away some of the gang's secrets.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22168/michael-lamb-white-supremacist/feed 0