Guru who brainwashed and swindled French aristocrats gets 8 years

In today’s Religion News Briefs: A “guru” who brainwashed a family into parting with their fortune has been jailed.
Also: Tufts University curtails religious freedom in an effort to combat religious discrimination.
Plus: Rabid Muslim hate preacher Abu Qatada is free on bail after a UK court ruled he might not get a fair trial if deported to Jordan to face terrorism charges