Outside Monte Reel February 20, 2013 A decade before his death, Sun Myung Moon—multimillionaire founder of the controversial Unification Church—sent a band of followers deep into the wilds of Paraguay, with orders to build the ultimate utopian community and eco-resort. So how’s that working out? Monte Reel machetes his way…
A measurement of Islamic religiousness among Pakistani migrants in Spain: analysis of their sectarian affiliations
Ana Ballesteros , Maria Jesus Martin Lopez, PhD; Jose Manuel Martinez Garcia, PhD ICSA Conference Talk Abstract Trieste, Italy, July 4–6, 2013 Register The study we present here is the result of a PhD research on Islamic sectarianism in Pakistan. The fieldwork was done on the Pakistani community in Spain, mainly…
Chamber judgments concerning France
Press Release issued by the Registrar of the Court ECHR 036 (2013) 31.01.2013 The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing the following three Chamber judgments1, none of which is final. The judgments are available only in French. The Religious Association of the Pyramid Temple/Association Cultuelle Du…
EnlightenMeFree receives notice of temporary restraining order
From: “The EnlightenMeFree (EMF) Online Forum,” a Website and Forum has been created by former students of Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment (RSE. Inc). Subpoena Notice from Web Hosting Company AllWebCo Hello, EnlightenMeFree We have received a temporary restraining order from the Superior Court of the state of Washington for Thurston…
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Ex Jehovah’s Witnesses Support
This page was created for ex-JWs to meet, discuss experiences, and encourage one another while “deprogramming.”
From Deprogramming to Thought Reform Consultation
Author Presentation by Carol Giambalvo Discussants: Joseph Kelly, Patrick Ryan, Hana Whitfield AFF Conference,Chicago, ILNovember 1998 Deprogramming Early on, according to what some “old-timers” have told us, groups such as the Children of God allowed parental access — even visits to the group — until a number of parents were successful at convincing their…
The Art of Living in Modern India
Revealer Jake Halpern December 12, 2012 When I think of India, the same bizarre sound always resonates in my head. It is not the sound of muezzin, or Bollywood soundtracks, or auto-rickshaw drivers cursing at plodding elephants, though there was plenty of that. No. It’s the sound of a lone…
Greeks Seek Strength in the Powers of a Revered Monk to Predict Events
Wall Street JournalGordon Fairclough Elder Paisios Expected Travails; A Skeptical Facebook Page Draws Ire December 3, 2012 SOUROTI, Greece—Legend has it that nearly three decades ago, a bearded Orthodox Christian mystic visiting here made an unsettling prediction: Greece in the future would experience a “great disruption and confusion,” followed by…
Re-Entry Therapy, Information & Referral Network (RETIRN)
Since 1983, the Re-Entry Therapy, Information & Referral Network (RETIRN) has been providing counseling, forensic (legal), consultation, information and referral services to individuals and families adversely affected by high demand groups, manipulative and totalistic social, political, transformational and/or religious movements, such as: destructive cults (e.g., religious, political, therapy, marketing cults).…