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South Korea: Pastor’s kids were beaten, starved, police say...

Submitted by nabashalam on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 20:41

A pastor and his wife were detained Sunday on suspicions of assaulting and starving their three children to death, police said.

The three children ― aged five, eight and 10 ― were found dead in their home attached to the church where their father works in Boseong, 398 kilometers south of Seoul.

“It is presumed that their deaths were caused by assault and starvation at the hands of their parents,” said an officer at the South Jeolla Provincial Police Agency.

He said the parents kept their bodies for more than 10 days until they were found by a relative Saturday morning.

Couple charged in son’s faith healing death...

Submitted by nabashalam on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 19:58

The two face manslaughter counts accusing them of failing to get a teen medical help for a treatable illness

By Jack Moran The Register-Guard , Feb 11, 2012

CRESWELL — A mother and her husband face manslaughter charges in the death of the woman’s teenage son — a death that authorities say could have been prevented had the couple disregarded their religious beliefs and taken him to see a doctor after he fell ill in December.

Lane County sheriff’s deputies arrested Brandi Shaunai Bellew and Russel Lewis Bellew of Creswell on Friday following a seven-week investigation that began with the death of 16-year-old Austin Sprout on Dec. 20.

Their case could test a new state law that eliminates the legal defense of “faith healing” for parents who refuse medical care for a sick child. The Bellews belong to the General Assembly and the Church of the First Born, which has been linked to a number of deaths related to healing by prayer.

When a cult takes over a town...(No this ain't Hollywood...)

Submitted by nabashalam on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 13:13

Arizona bill would force Colorado City police to

 

disband

by on Feb. 08, 2012, under Arizona Republic News

The polygamist-controlled town of Colorado City would be forced to disband its police department under a bill that passed an initial legislative hurdle Wednesday.

The measure was approved unanimously by the Senate Committee on Government Reform at the urging of Attorney General Tom Horne.

If adopted by the full Legislature and signed into law, Senate Bill 1433 could shut down a municipal police force whenever more than half of the average number of officers has been decertified over a period of time. Among Arizona’s 91 incorporated communities, Colorado City is believed to be the only one that would meet that criteria.

The town along the Utah line serves as base for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which teaches that plural marriage is instrumental to heavenly exaltation. Members of the sect control the town and its police agency, known as the Marshal’s Office.

Town officials did not respond to interview requests.

Senior scientologist charged with perverting justice...

Submitted by nabashalam on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 15:39

Last year, Ms Eastgate was charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to allegations that she coached an 11-year-old girl to lie to police and community services about the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her Scientologist stepfather.

The allegations were raised publicly for the first time on Lateline in 2010.

On Monday, she was charged with another offence relating to perverting the course of justice.

Eastgate is the international president of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, an organisation founded by the Church of Scientology. She was awarded the Church’s Freedom Medal for promoting human rights in 1988.

Eastgate is due to appear at a committal hearing at Sydney’s Downing Centre on May 15.

She has yet to enter a plea.

WMSCOG: Controversial Doomsday Group Escalates Recruitment Efforts and Files Lawsuit Against Internet Critics

Submitted by nabashalam on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 12:05

The World Mission Society Church of God (WMSCOG) has been growing exponentially in recent years...

The little known group, thought by many, including myself, to be a destructive group is taking to the streets and posting YouTube videos in an effort to recruit even more people into their ranks. I posted a video of a presentation done by a Korean anti-cult activist, Professor Ji-il Tark, on my vimeo.com site at http://vimeo.com/14811127

Amazingly, there has not been a single major media expose done on the group yet, and I am hoping that this blog will motivate a lot of coverage. The public needs to be warned.

Scientology in dock in France... UPDATED!

Submitted by nabashalam on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 17:00

source: ReligionNewsBlog.com

 

AFP says

On appeal, the prosecutor has sought a fine of not less than €1.5 million for the Celebrity Centre and the SEL bookshop, more than double the original penalty, and suspended prison sentences for most of the accused.

ICSA Annual Conference - Montreal

Submitted by nabashalam on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 20:51

ICSA Annual Conference: Montreal, Canada - July 5-7, 2012

Take a brief survey, and save up to $225!
You will be asked to take the survey and get a discount coupon code
when you go to the online registration page, which is here:
http://icsahome.com/infoserv_respond/event_conferences_workshops_regform.asp

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