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Anti-Vax Movement

• Woman is arrested after California lawmakers are splashed with red liquid on Senate floor (09-16-2019)

Children of God/The Family

• Joaquin Phoenix and Rose McGowan Spent Their Early Years in a Religious Cult. Then it Became Infamous. (10-09-2019)
• The siblings who escaped the Children of God cult (10-04-2019)

Chinese Sects

• 5 arrested, 19 rescued from Chinese cult led by female 'living Buddha' in central Taiwan (09-26-2019)

Christian Fundamentalists

• Progressive and fundamentalist Christians read the Bible differently. Here's how. (10-09-2019)
• Man forced to hurt himself with elastic band during cruel gay 'conversion therapy' (09-17-2019)

Clergy Abuse

• Former Michigan priest enters guilty plea as part of clergy abuse investigation (10-12-2019)
• Law firm releases full report on OKC Archdiocese clergy abuse dating back to 1960 (10-09-2019)
• Priests with Enid ties among those named on clergy sexual abuse report (10-09-2019)
• Archdiocese of Seattle settles in two clerical sex abuse cases (10-09-2019)
• Investigation Found 281 Victims of Sexual Abuse by Clergy in the Bridgeport Diocese (10-09-2019)
• Ex-altar boy in N. Providence, alleging abuse, sues church leaders as 'perpetrator defendants' (10-09-2019)
• Catholic Diocese of Lansing: 17 priests credibly accused of sexually abusing minors (09-30-2019)
• Former pastor of St. Veronica Church in Howell arrested by clergy sex abuse task force (09-23-2019)
• Fugitive priest sentenced to 30 years in New Mexico sexual abuse case (09-16-2019)

Falwell, Jerry

• Jerry Falwell Jr. settles Miami court case over South Beach 'pool boy' venture (10-09-2019)
• Miami lawsuit behind Jerry Falwell Jr. 'pool boy' hostel deal close to settling (09-30-2019)
• Accreditor reviewing Falwell reports (09-30-2019)

General Information

• How faith healing 'works' (10-09-2019)
• Members 'brainwashed' by mega-church into donating thousands (10-04-2019)
• Colorado Doomsday Cult Killings Of 2 Girls: Mom Nashika Bramble Gets Life Sentence (10-04-2019)
• Meet The Thai UFO Group Convinced That Aliens Will Save Us From Armageddon (10-04-2019)
• Tainted by 'rape cult' allegations, rebranded Agama back in business on Thai island (09-23-2019)

Hate Groups and Extremists

• Judge tosses lawsuit over law center's hate group labels (09-19-2019)

Jehovah's Witnesses

• Jehovah's Witnesses to build huge media production center (10-12-2019)

Lev Tahor

• Leaders of fringe ultra-Orthodox cult Lev Tahor requested asylum in Iran (09-23-2019)

Manson Family

• Manson follower Leslie Van Houten loses latest attempt at parole (09-23-2019)

Mormon Church

• Mormon women given increased role in 2 key ceremonies (10-09-2019)
• Mormon leader reaffirms religion's opposition to gay marriage (09-19-2019)

NXIVM

• How NXIVM Was the Ultimate Wellness Scam (10-12-2019)
• Divine indigestion: Nxivm founders Keith Raniere and Nancy Salzman came together after she visited his wholesale supplement club seeking a remedy for her constant constipation (09-26-2019)
• Nxivm leader's ex Toni Natalie claims he stalked her, killed her dog: report (09-26-2019)
• Smallville Actor Callum Blue Explains Why He Turned to NXIVM on True Hollywood Story (09-26-2019)
• Actress Who Recruited Women to Nxivm Sex Cult Says 'I Have a Lot of Guilt' (09-19-2019)
• Former NXIVM sex-cult recruiter hopeful her message can help others (09-17-2019)

Polygamist Groups

• Sect life: I was an 18-year-old virgin when I became the 65th wife of sick cult leader who abused his own children, made his wives have lesbian romps and ran 'elite' sex training (10-09-2019)
• Brothers get 2 years in prison for tax scheme linked to polygamous sect (09-26-2019)

Psychics

• No one saw it coming? Authorities say 'psychic' scammer makes off with $100K (10-12-2019)
• This Upper West Side Psychic Parlor Specializes in Reincarnation (Its Own) (09-26-2019)

Scientology

• Scientologists win majority on downtown Clearwater board (10-12-2019)
• Historic Plymouth hotel set for major £2.5m Scientology conversion (09-30-2019)
• Leah Remini says she had no idea her estranged father died: 'Scientology took my dad' (09-25-2019)
• Scientology policy enabled years of child sexual abuse, lawsuit says (09-23-2019)

Shinchonji Church, founder Man-Hee Lee

• Wellington man who left 'manipulative' Shincheonji cult issues warning to others (09-28-2019)

Trinity Broadcasting Network

• Appellate Court Upholds $900K Damages Award in Case Where Televangelist Blamed Granddaughter for Her Own Rape (09-16-2019)

Unification Church

• Cabinet reshuffle raises a slew of new questions (09-30-2019)

Westboro Baptist Church

• Westboro Church Founder's Granddaughter Who Defected: I 'Still' Love My Family 'So Much' (10-09-2019)

Word of Faith Fellowship

• US Attorney closes case on Word of Faith Fellowship (09-30-2019)
• Member of secretive church gets probation in benefits scheme (09-28-2019)

New Books

• Unfollow: Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist ChurchMegan Phelps-Roper (Farrar, Straus and Giroux October 8, 2019) Order

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• The Covert Passive-Aggressive Narcissist: Recognizing the Traits and Finding Healing After Hidden Emotional and Psychological Abuse Debbie Mirza (Debbie Mirza Coaching December 6, 2017) Order

  (10-07-2019)

• Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult that Bound My LifeSarah Edmondson with Kristine Gasbarre (Chronicle Prism September 17, 2019)Order

  (10-02-2019)

• The Program: Inside the Mind of Keith Raniere and the Rise and Fall of NXIVMToni Natalie with Chet Hardin (Grand Central Publishing September 24, 2019)Order

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