‘Witch torture’ trial: Hair cut to ‘release kindoki’
A man accused of killing a teenage boy he thought was a witch cut the hair of a young woman to "release the witchcraft", the Old Bailey has heard. Read the rest of this entry »
FLDS media blitz: repent (and free Warren Jeffs), or else…
God wants Warren Jeffs and other FLDS members released from prison. The cult leader -- sentenced last August to life plus 20 years in prison for charges resulting from his 'spiritual marriages' to two teenaged girls -- says so in a slew of revelation... Read the rest of this entry »
Shared Paradise: the Church of Kopimism
In the study of religion, we long ago gave up on creating a taxonomy that would—once and for all—allow us to demarcate the sacred from the profane and religious groups from secular. Nevertheless, there is something profoundly unreligious about Ko... Read the rest of this entry »
Brazil plans to build Christ the Redeemer replica statue in London
There are 'secret' plans to build a giant replica of the Rio de Janeiro statue Christ the Redeemer near the summit of Primrose Hill in London to promote the 2016 Olympics. The project, funded by the Brazilian government, has already divided opinion in... Read the rest of this entry »
Skeptic Magazine makes case for decline and fall of Scientology
The current issue of Skeptic Magazine features a cover article titled, "The Decline and (Probable) Fall of the Scientology Empire!" Scientology watcher Tony Ortega says for those who have wanted a compact overview of where Scientology has been and wh... Read the rest of this entry »
Knesset panel: ‘Strengthen ties with S. American Evangelical Christians’
The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense subcommittee on Foreign Policy urged the Israeli government Tuesday to garner support from Evangelical Christians around the world, and to strengthen its connection to those outside of the US. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Witch torture’ trial: Attack on teenager was ‘feral’
Violence inflicted on a teenager accused of being a witch was "wild" and "completely feral", a witchcraft expert has told the Old Bailey. Kristy Bamu, 15, drowned in a bath in his sister's east London flat after he was was beaten and tortured in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Don Rimer, controversial ‘expert’ on occult crimes, passes away
During the mid-eighties Don Rimer managed to establish himself as an internationally known authority on 'Ritual Crime and the Occult.' Unfortunately, his work contributed to the 'Satanic Panic' hysteria of that time. Read the rest of this entry »
Westboro hate gang says it will picket Joe Paterno’s funeral
The Westboro Baptist Church -- a hate group masquerading as a Christian church -- has announced its next publicity seeking opportunity. The hatemongers feel called to picket the funeral of Joe Paterno. Read the rest of this entry »
House passes bill to allow religious symbols on war memorials
The War Memorial Protection Act passed on a voice vote in the Republican-controlled House but faces uncertainty in the Senate. Read the rest of this entry »