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Commentary: No ‘Big Love’ for polygamy laws -

Judge Orders $500K for Each of Preacher's Victims -

New Branch of Churches of Scientology for Europe Opens in Brussels -

10 years for polygamist sect member in sex assault -

12 Members of Peru Sect Burn to Death -

2009s Miss Indonesia Admits to Being Raised in 'Sex Cult' -

9 ex-Alamo group members to testify -

Abusers were 'dregs of society' -

Abusive Leadership - Article

Alamo could use a prison consultant -

Alamo defender asking to withdraw -

Alamo defense asks for mercy, cites evangelist’s ‘good works’ -

Alamo tells girl from jail: `I'm still in charge' -

Alamo, 75, gets 175 years -

Alamo-Member Parents Denied Again -

Alleged Canadian polygamist to invoke religious freedom -

Amid a holy war -

An abuse of belief -

Anand Margis seeks judicial probe into killing of their monks in 1982 -

Angola police say release 29 children from sect -

Another scandal for Legion founder Maciel -

Apostates fear a resurgence of FLDS tyranny -

Archbishop assails Irish orders over child abuse -

Arizona sheriff accused of misconduct -

Attorneys: CPS overruled efforts to end rights for some FLDS parents -

Austrian Murder Sparks Protests in India -

Authorities say speculations on church investigation ‘hitting the nail on the head’ -

Ava clearly showed grave illness, pediatrician testifies -

B.C. court quashes polygamy charges against controversial leaders of Bountiful -

Bahais try to help others escape persecution in Iran -

Baltimore archbishop calls for a review of the Legion of Christ -

Banned From Church - Article

Battle over legal costs could derail B.C. polygamy case -

Behind the closed doors on C Street -

Behind the Yearning for Zion Gates -

Benny Hinn: 'I Would Not Do This for Money' -

Bishops were warned of abusive priests -

Blaming gay men for abuse gets us nowhere -

Bountiful Blight -

Bountiful blues -

Brazil Supreme Court: Extradite head of child abusing sect -

British Make Poking Fun at Stupid Scientologists A Crime -

Cai cult linked by the internet -

Can Britain De-Program the Radicalism of its Muslim Population? -

Canadian filmmaker Haggis renounces Scientology -

Caught between Scientology and her husband, Annie Tidman chose the church -

Celebrities lead charge against Scientology -

Chased by their church: When you try to leave Scientology, they try to bring you back -

Child bride offers to settle suit against polygamous church's land trust -

Child-Custody Deal Favors Escapee of Notorious Cult 'The Family' -

Christian cult stole our kids, say parents -

Church of Scientology facing dissolution in France as members go on trial accused of organised fraud -

Church of Scientology Sues Daughters of St. Paul for Publishing Book by Catholic -

Churches That Abuse: Abusive Churches - A View from Within -

Comment: Scientology cult targets Ghanaian children -

Confidentiality sought in Alamo suit -

Converts drown during baptism -

Convicted child sex abuser Tony Alamo will be sentenced next month -

Convicted pastor says he's 'one of the prophets' -

Corrupt Legionaries exposed -

Crack down on 'orgy' cult -

Crisis of Faith -

Cult boss on 14 sex charges -

Cult leader on sex crime charges -

Cults on Campus - Article

CULTS, CONSPIRACIES, AND SECRET SOCIETIES -

Curtain rises on W. Texas polygamist sex trial today -

Dad reaches out to sect child -

Dangerous cults: the Assemblies of God and the Leader Newspaper Group -

Death Opens Doors on Group -

Death sentence affirmed in sarin attack -

Denver Archbishop Chaput investigating vast sex-and-money Church scandal -

Destiny's controversial covenant slammed -

Doctors part of God's will, too -

Dogfight over religious dogma -

Dr. Evil -

Drug Dealing for Jesus: Mexico's Evangelical Narcos -

Due Process -

Dying Jehovah's Witness granted right to refuse dialysis treatment -

Elior Chen interrogated in J'lem -

Ending polygamy one man at a time -

Exclusive Brethren lose workplace exemption -

Ex-follower of Alamos looks back -

Ex-TV evangelist Schuller buys cable network AmericanLife -

Faith healing or inhuman sacrifice? -

Father cannot introduce new evidence in Bethany Hughes case, court rules -

Father loses access to his Brethren children -

FBI: No updates on Shawano hit list -

Firebrand risks jail in call for jihad cash -

FLDS appeals trust rulings to Utah Supreme Court -

FLDS exile to offer tour of polygamist communities -

FLDS fiduciary defends cow sale decision -

FLDS lawyers accuse Rangers of misleading judge -

FLDS leader Jeffs starving himself, jail authorities say -

FLDS leader's life on the run is detailed in his dictations -

FLDS man to be sentenced for sexual assault -

FLDS Member, Ex-Cop Sues Over Job Loss -

FLDS ranch leader to give deposition in child custody case -

FLDS trust settlement talks begin Wednesday -

FLDS: Did secret deal leave former polygamous sect members out? -

FLDS: Jeffs awaits Arizona trial -

FLDS: Keate guilty of child sex assault -

FLDS: Polygamous sect defendants have no right to challenge search, Texas A.G. says -

FLDS: Texas judge orders psych exam for polygamous sect teen mom -

Followers offer a peek into Alamo compound -

Force-feeding ends as jailed polygamous leader Jeffs resumes eating -

Former Alamo follower speaks out in support of the preacher -

Former cult abductee graduates -

Former FLDS member to describe polygamy, abuse -

Former monk pleads guilty to sexual assault -

Former plural wife discusses religious teachings in Texas FLDS trial -

Fr. Berg leaves Legion of Christ to join Archdiocese of New York -

France declares war on Sect influence in the United Nations -

Freedom Foundation leader leaves city questioning his motives, calls Baptist doctrine ‘crappy’ -

French Branch of Scientology Convicted of Fraud -

Full publication of clerical child sex abuse report may take years -

Girl 'married' at 8 says sex started in 3rd grade -

God and the Recession -

Government says no need for new Alamo trial -

Growing up J.W. -

Gwinnett guru defends himself; theft charges dropped -

Hard-line Israelis have secularism under siege -

Hearing Postponed For Woman Linked To Texas Raid -

Help available to former followers, those wishing to leave ministry -

Helping others avoid cultists -

House of Prayer ‘mistreated OAP’ -

How Scientology got to Bob Minton -

How to Spot an Abusive Church - Article

Hundreds of Irish Catholic priests 'to be implicated in child abuse report' -

I was her guardian' -

Indonesian 'sex cult' leader jailed: report -

Ireland braces itself for another report on clerical child abuse -

Ireland's Christian Brothers in U-turn on compensation -

Irish Court May Censor Next Catholic Abuse Report -

Irishman wants to kill for Islam -

Is Scientology a Cult? Is Paul Haggis the Next Martin Luther? -

Jeffs' appeal hearing moved back to Salt Lake City -

Jeffs loses bid to re-interview officials about raid -

Jehovah's witnesses face increased risk of death during childbirth -

John Kolbek -

Jonestown Revisited: Evolving play looks at how Modestan turned to cult, suicide -

Judge denies defense motion in Jeffs case -

Judge grants transfusion for baby -

Judge upholds taking of Alamo church kids -

Judge: Sever Alamo ties to regain children -

Just a sect, Exclusive Brethren is not above the law -

Keep suit, custody actions separate, state asks -

Keeper of Lighthouse cult cried wolf too often -

Last child in TX raid freed from foster care -

Latest news from The French Scientology Trial -

Law enforcement recordings in Jeffs case to be kept secret -

Lawmaker not fazed by FLDS ire -

Legionaries' future in the balance -

Lia Eden sentenced to prison, again -

Live from the FLDS hearing in Austin -

Maine bishop calls attention to clergy abuse -

Many Women Targeted by Faith Leaders, Survey Says -

Media, Money and Sun Myung Moon -

Medjugorje - a shrine to the Virgin Mary or a sham? -

Meeting a "Monster" -

Member of Alamo church faces sentencing -

Mennonite abuse survivor speaks out against church -

Miss Indonesia's links to religious cult -

Mormon sect protests Mexico abduction -

Nearly seven years prison for child abuser guru Oliver Shanti -

New lawyer signals new strategy in Alamo case -

New site eyed for building in Colorado City -

Nigerian Troops Storm Sect Compound -

No easy solutions in polygamous church land fight -

No sects please, we’re French -

North Idaho polygamist sect drawing new scrutiny -

OKC Bombing & Waco Anniversaries Sunday -

Only Itself to Blame -

Papers detail sect's plans -

Pare Alamo Ties to Get Kids Back, Parents Told -

Photos show birthing center at sect's Texas ranch -

Politicians unite against forced teenage weddings -

Polygamist church's late payment rejected in Utah -

Polygamist predicts opponents will be 'damned' -

Polygamist Sect Leader Convicted of Sexual Assault -

Polygamist seeks taxpayer $$ for defense -

Polygamous fundamentalists baptized by proxy into LDS Church, researcher says -

Polygamous sect protesters rally at courthouse for FLDS trust case hearing -

Pope must act now to stop Legionaries of Christ 'train wreck' going off the cliff -

Prayer mom falls ill at trial -

Predators on campus: An inside look at cults in New Jersey -

Probation ordered in polygamous trust worker trespassing case -

Prophet Without Honor -

Protesters offer different opinions on FLDS trial -

Psychiatrists cannot undo Taliban brainwashing -

Psychological Abuse: Theoretical and Measurement Issues - Article

Reasons for Leaving: Psychological Abuse and Distress Reported by Former Members of Cultic Groups -

Recent high-profile defectors -

Religions Rooted In Delusions -

Roundup: Tories prepared to stand ground on polygamy: documents -

Saakashvili Weighs in on Jehovah’s Witness Baby Treatment Case -

Safety Net gets new roadmap for helping youth -

Scientology foe’s arrest raises issue of rights -

Scientology: Religious sect, or money-making cult? -

Second trial begins for polygamist charged with sexual assault of a child -

Secretive worldwide sect battles Vermonter in court -

Sex Cult Leader on Trial for Blasphemy -

Some Sacramento-area faithful turn backs on pastors, 'spiritual abuse' -

SPLC’s Intelligence Report: Tony Alamo Faces New Underage Sex Charges -

Strength in their numbers -

Strict and strong, or why rigorous religion works -

Suspected witch leaves court in quandary -

Symposium: Islamic Terror and Sexual Mutilation -

Talk of 'celestial wives,' long-term effects of assault -

Texas AG: Polygamist sect man skirted bank laws -

Texas lawmakers forming panel to examine FLDS raid -

The Assclown Offensive: How to Enrage the Church of Scientology -

The battle for a religion's heart -

The Big Question: What is the Unification Church, and do its practices have a future? -

The Cult That Wants My Kids -

The Island Pond Raid: 25 Years Later, Part 1 -

The truth rundown -

They don’t want to leave a trace of anything Baha’i -

Thin Line Between Religions and Cults -

Three of Scientology's elite parishioners keep faith, but leave the church -

Three sect leaders sentenced for inciting incest -

Tokyo stations commemorate 14th anniversary of AUM sarin attack -

Trial of accused cult members delayed again -

Trial set in Colorado for suspected FLDS 'Sarah' -

TV preacher from Town of Hamptonburgh indicted in $3 million gem fraud -

Twelve Tribes wants to buy buildings, create square -

Two members in Alamo case released from jail -

Unification church passes to a new generation as sun sets on Moon -

Unmasked blogger blames First Baptist, Sheriff's Office -

VALLEY CENTER: Followers find fulfillment without possessions at Twelve Tribes -

Vatican investigates Legionaries of Christ -

Warren Jeffs -

Whatever happened to ... ‘Community’ members move on -

Where sect takes precedence over everything else -

Will followers still obey evangelist from prison? -

Witness: Alamo described sex abuse -

Wives galore -

Woman incorrectly IDs pastor at sex-crimes trial -

Woman 'married' to pastor at age 8 to retake stand -

Woman who escaped from polygamist cult spoke of her ordeal -

Year after Alamo raid, questions remain -

Yearning for Truth: Oprah's Visit to the FLDS Compound -

Yoga Group Accused Of Coercion, Sex Assault -

York's sect at it again -

Book Review: Lost boy's story of abuse moves from suit to book -

Book Review: Churches That Abuse - Book Review

SIFF: Children of the Revolution: Two New Docs Wrestle With the Old Hippie Idealism -

The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil -

Tony Alamo News -

Scientology Litigation -

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