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Battle of the Century
The group Anonymous, an outgrowth of the forum 4chan and famous for its opposition to Scientology, has found a new target. In an open letter, they have issued a stern warning to Westboro Baptist Church: February 16, 2011 TO THE … Continue reading
Posted in Cults
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Insider Scoop on the Church of Scientology
If you haven’t already, check out New Yorker journalist Lawrence Wright’s story on ex-Scientologist writer-director Paul Haggis: The Apostate: Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology At 26 pages, it’s long and rambling in the way of New Yorker articles, … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Cults
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So beliefs are harmless?
Ask an African living with Albinism “The dismembered body of a young albino boy has been found in a river on the Burundi-Tanzania border, reports say. The boy, aged nine, was taken from Makamba province… The dismembered body of a … Continue reading
Posted in Cults, Oh the Stupidity!, Persecution
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Cult Group May Have Plans for Mass Suicide
Uh oh: A “cult-like” group of 13 Salvadorans — including eight children — is missing in southern California after leaving behind notes indicating plans to commit mass suicide, authorities said. The children in the group are ages 3 to 17, … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Cults, Current Events, Weird
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Albany's Own Cult
A bit of local news now, courtesy of our local cage liner, the Times-Union: During most of her 25 months as a student of self-improvement programs run by the Colonie-based NXIVM organization, Becca Friedman felt like she was in a … Continue reading
Posted in Cults, Current Events
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Don't Mess With Texas's Doyle Davidson
by Lorette C. Luzajic Part 26 of Pillars of Faith Blame it on the Boogie Pastor Doyle Davidson doesn’t believe in mental illness. “I do not believe that any mental illness exists other than demons, and no medication can straighten … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Christianity, Cults, Fundamentalism
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Klan Distances Itself From Phelps
by VorJack Via the New Humanist, the following is a screen shot from the Arkansas KKK (click to expand): What more needs to be said?
Posted in Cults, Current Events
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Cult Leaders and Popes
If you have a few hundred followers, and you let some of them molest children, they call you a cult leader. If you have a billion, they call you Pope. —Bill Maher
Posted in Catholicism, Cults, Quotes
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My Cultic Goals
I was going through some old files recently and I found some notes for a ministry I wanted to start. Looking back, it’s hard to believe I was this brainwashed. Unfortunately I was quite sincere. Here are some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Cults, Oh the Stupidity!
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Leaving Scientology
by VorJack There’s a story at the NYT about the plight of people who are trying to leave the Church of Scientology. The article focuses on Christie and Chris Collbran, a couple who joined in their teens and worked for … Continue reading
Posted in Cults
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