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/23844/yisrayl-hawkins-house-of-yahweh http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23844/yisrayl-hawkins-house-of-yahweh#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:36:18 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23844 Bigamy charges against West Texas sect leader Yisrayl Hawkins were dismissed Thursday after the head of the House of Yahweh pleaded no contest to four cases involving child-labor violations, the Callahan County attorney announced.

The dismissal of the charges shocked Margo Hawkins, Yisrayl Hawkins’ 36-year-old daughter, who left the House of Yahweh when she was 22. "It’s a cult. They brainwash people," she said.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23844/yisrayl-hawkins-house-of-yahweh/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23783/yisrayl-hawkins-trial-moved http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23783/yisrayl-hawkins-trial-moved#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:15:32 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23783 The bigamy trial of House of Yahweh leader Yisrayl Hawkins has been moved to Parker County, after 42nd District Judge John Weeks approved a change of venue today.

The cult recently mailed out a 33-page publication depicting Jesus and some of the apostles in the same orange jumpsuits worn by its leader.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23783/yisrayl-hawkins-trial-moved/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23150/house-of-yahweh-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23150/house-of-yahweh-5#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:03:23 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23150 House of Yahweh leader Yisrayl Hawkins has penned a four-page newsletter sent to thousands of residents in Taylor, Callahan and Jones counties, claiming the news media has wrongly portrayed the group.

House of Yahweh adviser John Young said the newsletter isn’t an effort to influence potential jurors when Hawkins goes to court — probably later this year — to face bigamy and other charges.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23150/house-of-yahweh-5/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21638/doomsday-prediction-fails%e2%80%a6again http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21638/doomsday-prediction-fails%e2%80%a6again#comments Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:07:47 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21638 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21638/doomsday-prediction-fails%e2%80%a6again/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21600/hundreds-of-kenyans-made-doomsday-plans-two-years-ago http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21600/hundreds-of-kenyans-made-doomsday-plans-two-years-ago#comments Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:57:55 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21600 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21600/hundreds-of-kenyans-made-doomsday-plans-two-years-ago/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21598/texas-doomsday-prophet-faces-bigamy-charges http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21598/texas-doomsday-prophet-faces-bigamy-charges#comments Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:31:47 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21598 If nuclear war doesn't begin next Thursday, June 12, as he has predicted, self-proclaimed Texas prophet Yisrayl "Buffalo Bill" Hawkins will be left to face a widening investigation of his activities, including several felony counts of bigamy.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21598/texas-doomsday-prophet-faces-bigamy-charges/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21597/texas-sect-leader-doomsday-begins-next-thursday-june-12 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21597/texas-sect-leader-doomsday-begins-next-thursday-june-12#comments Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:18:54 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21597 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21597/texas-sect-leader-doomsday-begins-next-thursday-june-12/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21599/yisrayl-hawkins-house-yahweh-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21599/yisrayl-hawkins-house-yahweh-2#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 08:23:47 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21599 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21599/yisrayl-hawkins-house-yahweh-2/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21439/sex-cult-pastor-arrested-in-texas http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21439/sex-cult-pastor-arrested-in-texas#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 21:33:08 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21439 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21439/sex-cult-pastor-arrested-in-texas/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21401/house-of-yahweh-polygamy-law http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21401/house-of-yahweh-polygamy-law#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 06:42:11 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21401 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21401/house-of-yahweh-polygamy-law/feed 0