http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:39:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25815/scientology-volunteer-ministers-quackery http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25815/scientology-volunteer-ministers-quackery#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:43:30 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25815 Nowadays it seems that wherever there is a disaster, so-called 'Scientology Volunteer Ministers' show up.

Sometimes they pass out food and supplies, but more often than not their real purpose is to 'assist' people with the quackery 'techniques' thought up by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25815/scientology-volunteer-ministers-quackery/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25688/fbi-investigating-scientology-defectors-say http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25688/fbi-investigating-scientology-defectors-say#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:07:13 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25688 Once again the Scientology cult is being exposed to daylight. This time there are reports that the FBI is investigating human trafficking within the cult.

Five former church staffers confirmed to the St. Petersburg Times that the FBI interviewed them individually over the past 15 months about their experiences in the church's religious order, the Sea Org.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25688/fbi-investigating-scientology-defectors-say/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22868/exclusive-brethren-45 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22868/exclusive-brethren-45#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:11:58 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22868 Kevin Rudd appears to have made peace with the Exclusive Brethren, whom he publicly derided as an "extremist cult" in his run to The Lodge, by allowing for secret talks between church and government representatives.

Many of the Exclusive Brethren movement’s teachings and practices are abusive to such an extent that this movement can rightly be labeled as an abusive church, and possibly even as a cult of Christianity.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22868/exclusive-brethren-45/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21679/brisbane-christian-fellowship-ex-cult-members-speak-out-over-abuse http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21679/brisbane-christian-fellowship-ex-cult-members-speak-out-over-abuse#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:18:29 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21679 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21679/brisbane-christian-fellowship-ex-cult-members-speak-out-over-abuse/feed 0