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17th anniversary of Aum’s subway gas attack commemorated
Tokyo subway officials commemorated the 17th anniversary of Aum Shinrikyo's deadly 1995 sarin gas attack Tuesday at Kasumigaseki Station. It is one of the subway stations where members of the cult...
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Former Aum Shinrikyo cult member who hid fugitive gets 14 months
The Tokyo District Court sentenced former Aum Shinrikyo member Akemi Saito to 14 months in prison Tuesday for harboring fugitive cultist Makoto Hirata for more than 14 years. Full story: Former Aum...
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Japan arrests most-wanted Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult member
One of the two remaining fugitive members of Aum Shinrikyo, the doomsday cult behind the 1995 nerve gas attack on Tokyo subways, was arrested Sunday, according to Japanese media reports. Naoko...
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Manhunt for Final Sarin Gas Attack Fugitive Closing In
Japanese police are closing in on the last remaining fugitive wanted in connection with the Aum Shinrikyo cult's deadly 1995 sarin gas attacks on the Tokyo subway. Detectives are trailing just hours...
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Tokyo police arrest last Aum Shinrikyo fugitive
Police in Japan have arrested the last fugitive from the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult on suspicion of murder in connection with the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. The suspect,...
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Cult experts hope pending Aum Shinrikyo cult trial will raise awareness
The upcoming trials of the last three Aum Shinrikyo cult members will inevitably revisit the atrocities committed by the cultists, whose spiritual pursuits under guru Shoko Asahara claimed 29 lives...
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Captured cult member still worships Aum Shinrikyo guru
Katsuya Takahashi, the Aum Shinrikyo cult member arrested last week after 17 years on the run, still worships the cult's guru. Police have recovered book published by the doomsday cult, along with...
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Ex-AUM cult member faces fresh arrest warrant over nerve agent attacks
Police in Japan will serve a fresh arrest warrant against former AUM Shinkrikyo member Naoko Kikuchi on suspicion of murder and attempted murder in connection with three VX nerve agent attacks in 1994...
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Aum Shinrikyo: facial recognition, reward and fresh charges
Police in Japan are trying to decide how to divide the $250,000 reward for information that led to the capture of the final suspects in the 1995 nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway. Full story: Aum...
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Aum Shinrikyo cult successor Aleph wins damages, government apology
A court has ruled that the Tokyo Metropolitan government must pay damages, and apologize, to Aleph -- the successor of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult -- for suggesting Aum was responsible for the...
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AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult member on trial
Doomsday cult member Makoto Hirata is charged with involvement in the 1995 abduction and death of a notary official. Hirata, who in January 2011 handed himself in to police after 17 years on the run,...
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Brazilian Evangelicals set up a ‘sin free’ alternative to Facebook
A group of Evangelical Christians in Brazil have set up Facegloria -- a sin-free version of Facebook, the Telegraph reports.The service is patrolled by volunteers who prevent the posting of...
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Religion News, Wednesday July 15, 2015
Scientology quacks at work:After a Church of Scientology-backed group helped organize a campaign against it, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed legislation that would have given Texas doctors more power to detain...
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Escaping Polygamy — and Scientology
Going Clear, Alex Gibney's smash documentary that exposes the Scientology cult to daylight, was HBO's highest-rated documentary premiere in almost a decade. By popular demand it is going to be back in...
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Are you old enough to remember Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh?
Are you old enough to remember the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ADiK74fve8Oregon Public Broadcasting, Nov. 21, 2012In 1981 this spiritual leader from India spent $5.75...
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Nobody joins a cult, but it is easy to get radicalized
Today's edition contains stories about the Palmarian Catholic Church, how easily people get radicalised, and what IS jihadists have in mind for Europe's cities. Also: tongue-in-cheek, How do Operating...
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Does the UK’s anti-radicalisation program alienate Muslims?
Today's edition includes stories about a radicalisation prevention program that may backfire. A protest against Whole Foods over its link to Marc Gafni. Iglesia ni Cristo, a powerful cult of...
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The attitudes of Western European states towards new religious movements
Research: a brief overview of the attitudes of Western European states towards new religious movements is an interesting article by Jean-François Mayer, founder and editor of Relioscope -- an...
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Shincheonji “New Heaven and New Earth” cult infiltrating churches
UK: Churches warned of 'deceptive cult' linked to South Korea infiltrating congregationsHundreds of British churches, including some of the UK’s largest congregations, have been warned against...
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Religion & Cults News – Wednesday
The Berlin attack is right out of the terror handbooksThe world’s deadliest terrorist groups are increasingly open about their intentions, tactics, and targets. Last month, Rumiyah, the slickest...
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