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• Quakes, Quacks and Kidnappers: Baptists, Scientologists, DreamHealer and Bad Consequences of Good Intentions
• Two Malaysian child 'brides' separated from their 'husbands' while religious authorities investigate Islamic cult
• Identity of German pedophile priest protected by Pope revealed from pew by parishioner angry at cover-up
• Irish Cardinal sued for failing to report serial abuser priest to police, says he was not designated to report abuse
• Pope's promise to restore the purity of Catholicism almost impossible with scandals implicating entire church hierarchy
• Imprisoned Israeli cult leader refuses to grant divorce to woman whose children he tortured in religious rituals
• Australian Senator "won't abandon cult survivors", speakers at atheist convention urge gov't to adopt public benefit test for religious tax exemptions
• Pope implicated in German abuse scandal, neglected to inform authorities of pedophile priest who went on to abuse more kids
• Kings and Queens of Cults
• Survivor of Scientology abuse speaks out on her life as a "child slave" after Australian parliament refuses to investigate "dangerous pseudo-religion"
• Scientologists try to prevent film depicting them as a totalitarian, unethical group from airing on German public TV
• Pakistani acid-attack survivors lobby for stricter laws against domestic violence, but face opposition from conservative Islamic scholars
• Mormon polygamist suing B.C. gov't for malicious prosecution brought it on himself by publicly flouting Criminal Code
• Australian parliament refuses to investigate abusive Scientology cult, no "public benefit test" for religious tax exemptions
• Oregon judge tells church members to stop killing children with faith 'healing', parents jailed 16 months for son's death
• Pope linked to German child abuse scandal, Dutch church orders inquiry, Catholic theologian blames celibacy
• Canadian citizen held against her will highlights abusive Saudi Arabia system that makes women children for life
• Scientology cult hides abuses behind fancy new 'church' fronts, claims millions of adherents despite declining membership
• Australian TV airs new evidence of coerced abortions and child exploitation in Scientology cult
• Grandmother tried 2 years to get authorities to protect her grandson from cult members, but no one listened until after his murder
• Israel's ultra-Orthodox cults indoctrinate and intellectually abuse children, and shun those who manage to escape
• Pastor in prison for rape of 10 year old 'bride' gets additional time for sex assault of 16 year old
• Catholic Legionaries founder praised by Pope John Paul II sexually abused seminarians and raped his own children
• Dutch radio reveals Catholic abuse scandal in the Netherlands, church authorities refuse to admit and discuss past abuses
• German Catholic abuse scandal widens, now includes famous boys' choir school
• New revelations of child abuse by Roman Catholic priests at German high schools are surfacing almost daily
• Catholic diocese at center of Ireland's child-abuse scandals asks parishioners to help pay legal costs
• Author's debut novel, Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk, reflects his teen years as a Jehovah's Witness
• Elizabeth Smart abductor competent to stand trial, forensic psychiatrist discusses research on Mormon polygamous 'prophets'
• For fundamentalist Christian group there is No Greater Joy than biblically beating kids into religious submission
• Cult members guilty of starving toddler to death, plea bargain gives mother in-patient cult recovery counseling
• Evangelical Christian boot camp, Shepherd's Hill Farm, accused by former inmates of child indoctrination, abuse and endangerment
• As German Catholic abuse scandal grows respected theologian says celibacy plays a role, but Archbishop disagrees
• Paradise was hell for children murdered and tortured by bible-whacking fundamentalist 'monsters' posing as parents
• Ugandan cult denies education to thousands of children over fear that ID numbers are biblical sign of the devil
• Israeli politicians and women's advocates call for immediate change to polygamy law to protect rights of women and children
• British government amends education bill to allow faith schools to adapt law according to dogma
• Federal racketeering complaint latest law suit against Dahn Yoga cult
• Murder trial begins for Baltimore cult members charged with starving toddler for not saying "Amen"
• Irish clergy abuse survivors outraged over Pope's refusal to fire bishops and take full responsibility for cover-up
• Simmering sex abuse scandals in Orthodox communities heats up with allegations against high profile Israeli rabbi
• Sects and sex abuse: battle of the apocalyptic sex cults
• Mormon fundamentalist leader rejects lesser status, seeks "full party" status in Canadian constitutional case on polygamy
• Bible teacher at Adventist school charged with rape of 15 year old student
• Investigation of famous Israeli rabbi for sex abuse reveals power of charismatic clerics over vulnerable young people
• Fundamentalist parents using biblical discipline charged with murder & torture of adopted daughters
• 'Wives' and children of Israeli cult leader begin recovery from abuse with help from specialists and family members
• Moonies face familiar cult problem of retaining 2nd generation as membership declines
• How the cruel dogma of Jehovah's Witnesses leads to needless death and divided families
• Dahn Yoga cult leader enriched by deceptive, manipulative and abusive practices faces lawsuits by survivors
• Petition urges President Obama to ratify UN Convention on the Rights of the Child like every country except Somalia
• Pope rebukes Irish Bishops over sex abuse scandal but fails to admit his own role in keeping Vatican files on abusers secret
• Thousands of evangelical missionaries invade Haiti to 'save souls' and claim credit for good works
• Israeli messianic cult leader charged with sexual assault, rape, incest, sodomy and enslavement
• Ex-Scientologists speak about abuse and lawsuits on anniversary of global protests against sci-fi cult
• Manitoba judge rejects custody bid by neo-Nazi parents who painted swastikas on kids to promote racist views
• Hearing for Ohio science teacher sacked for evangelizing and teaching anti-science shows great divide in U.S. society
• Baptist kidnappers stopped by police officer during previous attempt to take Haitian kids, tried again days later
• Scientologists in Haiti unprepared and untrained for real disaster relief, exploit tragedy to recruit followers
• Proposed New York bill would make it easier for students to obtain religious exemption from vaccines
• Messianic Israeli cult leader accused of enslavement, rape and incest speaks in court, asserts innocence
• Jesuit sex abuse scandal in German school just "the tip of the iceberg" says principle, but survivors have few legal options
• Baptist pastor and three elders charged with failing to report child sex abuse, prosecutor says shameful conspiracy
• Baltimore priest charged with child abuse after Archdiocese finds credible evidence and removes him from active ministry
• Israeli cult leader's lawyer charged with obstructing court and harassing witnesses
• Arrest of Baptist kidnappers in Haiti reveals evangelical movement using international adoption for religious conversion of children
• U.S. Baptists charged with kidnapping Haitian children had lied to parents and officials about their intentions
• Turkish teen buried alive by relatives in gruesome 'honour' killing
• Faith healing parents guilty of criminally negligent homicide in son's death, but exempt from mandatory sentencing due to religious beliefs
• Child snatchers for God: 10 American Baptists arrested for trying to smuggle children out of Haiti
• Court terminates parental rights of Alamo cult members to protect the rights of their children, 90 children still being hidden
• More German victims of Jesuit school sex abuse come forward, church files indicate priest may have abused kids in Chile and Spain
• Sex abuse of children an "open secret" in Johannesburg church serving Zimbabwean refugees
• Conflict between parental and children's rights at center of Zimbabwean debate over forced vaccinations of sect children
• Arkansas court asked to terminate rights of parents in cult, hears prison recordings of Tony Alamo directing followers
• Priest admits horrific, systemic sex abuse of students in German school, says Jesuit superiors and Vatican knew of his crimes but did nothing
• Canadian academics debate whether academic freedom exists in faith-based universities
• Canadian Supreme Court denies appeal in wrongful death suit against Watch Tower Society, but father continues suit against doctors and JW lawyers
• Boston Archdiocese says priests named in Irish abuse scandal spent time in U.S., advocates say church still keeping secrets
• Israel's Knesset Committee for the Rights of the Child holds emergency meeting on cult case
• Amish man gets 20 years for child rape, wife gets probation for failing to report abuse, elders on trial next
• North Dakota sex abuse lawsuit is the tenth one against Christian Brother school teacher who has never been charged with a crime
• Unvaccinated children of Apostolic sect in Zimbabwe continue to needlessly die from measles
• Holocaust denial group seeks intervenor status in upcoming B.C. trial on constitutionality of anti-polygamy law
• New study on polygamy in Malaysia finds evidence of harm to everyone involved
• Was Scientology's efforts to suppress online revelations of the Xenu story the beginning of the end for sci-fi cult?
• Third Texas polygamist jailed for sex assault, but FLDS spokesman says no contest plea was merely a legal tactic
• Zimbabwe health officials insist they will not use law to compel sect members to vaccinate kids in midst of deadly measles outbreak
• Irish TV exposes cults in Ireland, interviews survivor of abuse in Children of God, now The Family International
• Missouri court rules Amish elders are "mandated reporters", must stand trial for failing to report child abuse
• Dublin Archbishop says apology not enough, criminal behaviour by priests must be prosecuted
• Child protection policies vary from church to church, but spotty compliance continues to endanger children
• Prosecuting Israeli cult case reveals difficulty of protecting children from religion-related abuse
• Loophole in British law banning corporal punishment in schools exempts madrasahs where abuse is widespread
• Twelve Tribes cult members exploited by reclusive leader living lavish lifestyle, corporal punishment controls kids
• Australian families sue Catholic diocese for failing to report teacher sex abuse allegations to police
• Two houses donated for use as safe havens for women and children fleeing abuse in Utah's polygamous Mormon communities
• Child brides, lost boys and a jailed 'prophet': life inside the FLDS, a Mormon polygamist community
• Add Israeli polygamist to long list of 'messiahs' who sexually exploit their cult followers
• Israeli polygamist cult leader arrested on suspicion of rape, enslavement and indecent assault of minors
• Member of cult-like Brooklyn Orthodox church on trial for starving her children, may file insanity defense
• Mormon polygamist sues B.C. government for malicious prosecution, claims mental distress & public embarrassment
• Judge awards $500,000 each to 5 women sexually abused as minors by jailed evangelist Tony Alamo
• Nevada Supreme Court considers liability of churches in abuse suits; 1st Amendment not a defense in most other states
• Wisconsin considers law to remove age limit for child sex abuse suits, Milwaukee Archbishop objects
• Fundamentalist parents on trial in 'faith healing' murder case claim it was son's free choice to shun medical care
• NY Rabbi who abused boys and told them to lie to police gets light sentence in plea deal
• Sinead O'Connor: "I am a terrorist as far as the issue of child abuse goes."
• Ultra-Orthodox groups in Israel wary of authorities hide child abuse from social workers
• Australian government gives $70m to Exclusive Brethren cult schools to indoctrinate children
• UK children as young as 7 being groomed for terrorism by Islamic extremists
• Zimbabwe police assist with door-to-door vaccination after sect children die from measles
• Tradition of sending W. African children to Islamic schools in Nigeria results in abuse, poverty, trafficking and child soldiers
• Armed militia family cult in ten-year standoff with law enforcement, hiding kids from father
• Georgia Pastor charged with sexually abusing 5 year old boy has long criminal record, including child molestation
• Allegations of pastorial abuse and child molestation behind investigation of Missouri church
• Controversial new study on spanking contradicts abundant research that it is counterproductive
• For decades Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse in Ireland have been re-assigned to U.S. ministries
• Lawsuit by former employees alleges Dahn Yoga business is a deceptive, abusive cult
• Future of Unification Church lies with 2nd generation, those who were born, indoctrinated and remain in bizarre cult
• Sinead O'Connor, a survivor of severe child abuse, says Vatican should be subject of criminal investigation for covering up crimes
• Catholic advocacy group challenges Irish Bishop to explain failure to identify serial child rapist priest
• German Catholic Church accused of ignoring abuse complaints, priest faces legal action in South Africa and Germany
• Can children ever have true freedom of religion in countries with Islamic laws?
• Most victims of recent sectarian violence in Nigeria were children
• Church of England's proselytising plans will target children for recruitment and indoctrination
• As Europe begins to address problem of 'honour killings', Islamic scholars & advocates question Muslim traditions
• Canadian Mormon polygamist at centre of constitutional challenge predicts doom for opponents
• Hate mail from Mormon polygamists doesn't faze Texas lawmaker who crafted laws to protect girls from religious abuse
• Advocacy groups have different views on helping teens who leave Mormon polygamous families
• Two more Irish bishops named in Dublin clergy abuse report resign, one still refuses to accept blame
• Second bishop resigns in wake of Murphy Report on clergy abuse in Dublin archdiocese
• Government orders all Irish bishops to submit lists of abuse complaints for national investigation
• Fundamentalist interpretation of Jewish law in orthodox communities stops many from reporting rabbinical sex abuse to secular authorities
• Child sacrifice: a review of the documentary All God's Children - the ultimate sacrifice
• Parental rights vs children's rights: debating the role of religious institutions in Irish education system
• Hardcore Kiwi metal band takes aim at clergy abuse and religious hypocrisy in controversial music video
• Doctors remove 4 of dozens of needles inside 2-year-old Brazilian ritual abuse victim
• Zimbabwe sect that shuns vaccinations is hiding sick members from health authorities in midst of measles epidemic
• Brother of Quebec cardinal buys ad to excuse his convictions for sex assault of teens, cardinal stays silent
• Montreal 'pastor' in jail for sex assault of 10-year-old girl he claimed he married, guilty of abusing another minor
• New lawsuit alleges child labor and exploitation in totalitarian Scientology compound
• Mormon polygamist gets 33 years for child sexual assault, defense relied on ridiculous religious freedom argument
• Stepfather admits inserting dozens of needles into 2-year-old boy as part of religious ritual
• British father who murdered 15 year old daughter in 'honour killing' jailed for life, wife fears reprisals for testifying against him
• Limerick Bishop finally resigns for "inexcusable" neglect and failure to protect children from clergy predators
• Apocalyptic Arizona cult controls members, competes with Scientology for weirdest sci-fi cult
• Pastor of church that settled for $3.1 million in corporal punishment case asks for donations to cover "what the devil stole"
• Oregon judge rejects attempt to dismiss case against 'faith healing' parents who allowed son to die
• Priest named in Dublin clergy abuse report jailed for sexual abuse of altar boy
• Second Mormon polygamist found guilty of child sex assault, jury doesn't buy defense claim of religious persecution
• Child sex abuse inquiry finds Ontario church and gov't institutions revictimized survivors seeking help
• How the biblical 'rod' of authority and protection became a tool of sexual terrorism
• Deradicalizing young Muslim men in U.S. similar to deprogramming cult members
• The difference between 'honor killings' and domestic violence
• Competency hearing ends for Mormon polygamist kidnapper - decision not expected until new year
• Trial starts for second of 10 Mormon polygamists charged with child sexual assault after Texas raid
• Canadian pastor gets only 15 months for creating pornographic video inciting people to rape teen church member
• Pedophile Irish priest named in report as serial abuser of kids has been hiding in Scotland
• Mission Sex: Canadian priest charged with sexual exploitation in Haiti just tip of iceberg of abuse by aid workers
• Pope is all talk, no action, over Irish clergy abuse and cover-up by Church hierarchy
• Pope said to be "disturbed and distressed" over Irish clergy abuse, but no mention of Vatican's role in cover-up
• This is What Wolves In Sheep's Clothing Look Like
• Miss World organizers fail to legally gag Mail & Guardian over article exposing Miss Indonesia's cult connections
• On eve of Miss World pageant South African paper exposes Miss Indonesia's cult connections
• Violent Tony Alamo enforcer and fugitive, John Kolbek, to be featured on America's Most Wanted
• Irish Bishops apologize to abuse victims, but deny doctrine of 'Mental Reservation' used to cover up evil
• Expert for defense says Smart abductor incompetent to stand trial because of delusional religious beliefs
• Pakistan blasphemy laws were intended to prevent reform of Islamic laws and silence women's rights activists
• Islamist extremists fear educated girls, blow up hundreds of schools in Pakistan
• The biggest threat to Muslim fundamentalists is women's (and girl's) rights
• Irish Bishop who reluctantly resigned over abuse scandal claimed he was inexperienced, but was professor of moral theology
• Vatican should find no comfort in the fact that Catholic priests don’t have a monopoly on child molestation
• German messianic cult leader guilty, jailed for sexually abusing follower's children
• Smart abductor may have fooled experts, but not the lay witnesses in his competency trial
• Mormon fundamentalist survivor testifies against Smart abductor, compares 'family cult' to terrorist training camp
• Baptist parents found guilty of extreme corporal punishment of kids claim religious persecution
• Indonesian child protection system ill-equipped to deal with religion related child abuse
• With no minimum age in Yemen, forced child-bride marriages result in children having children
• Ed Smart outraged by new evidence suggesting daughter's abductor manipulated psychologist who found him incompetent for trial
• Dad never charged in botched home circumcision of 3-month old in 2008 now charged with murdering 2nd son
• Exposing child molestation in Jewish Orthodox communities no longer a quiet process
• Cults on campus: how to spot recruiting techniques of predator conmen
• Sexual abuse of 14 year old girl by youth minister latest scandal exposing clergy neglect in Southern Baptist churches
• Smart abductor used similar manipulative cult techniques as other self-professed 'prophets'
• Two Wisconsin bills would repeal religious exemption in 'faith healing' cases, but only one protects children
• Testimony in competency hearing for Smart abductor indicates feigned mental illness to manipulate court proceedings
• Forced medication brings Smart abductor back to reality, but past abuses make her children still wary
• Mental competency hearing begins for Mormon fundamentalist abductor of Elizabeth Smart
• Irish boxing coach convicted of raping boys made them pray before and after attacks
• Connecticut Diocese forced to unseal secret clergy sex abuse documents after 7 year legal fight
• Northern Ireland gov't resists calls for inquiry into hundreds of child abuse cases in church & state institutions
• International Catholic organisation: "To argue that God supports the present church system is to argue God approves of child abuse"
• Irish priest says cover-up of clergy abuse "goes right to the top in Rome"
• Catholic doctrine of "mental reservation" allowed senior clergy to lie and cover-up abuse without being guilty in the church's eyes
• Dublin clergy abuse survivor saw "toxic nexus between church & state" 40 years ago, feels vindicated by exposé of cover-up
• Limerick Bishop implicated in Dublin clergy abuse won't resign, gives lame excuse for why he failed to protect children
• Irish police colluded with Catholic hierarchy in covering up clergy crimes against children
• Report on Dublin clergy abuse finds Catholic hierarchy covered up child abuse to protect Church's reputation
• Irish clergy abuse survivors criticize misleading compensation statement by Christian Brothers
• Mystic Brutality: Understanding Religion as Child Abuse
• Malaysian woman forced to convert to Islam as a child seeks religious freedom, risks charges of apostasy
• Mormon polygamist's Book of Blood Atonement responsible for dozens of murders
• Catholic diocese in New Jersey viewed abuse allegations as "family problem", settles case of woman repeatedly molested as child by uncle priest
• House of Yahweh 'prophet' no different than other charismatic cult leaders who manipulate and exploit followers
• Scientology's intimidation tactics led to suicide of Australian member, family urges parliamentary probe
• Denunciation of Scientology in the Australian Parliament aims to expose science fiction cult disguised as religion
• British humanist campaign challenges state-funded religious schools
• Miss World 2009 contestant, Miss Indonesia, is a member of evangelical cult with history of child abuse
• U.S. courts in medical neglect cases give more lenient sentences to faith-healing parents than to non-believers
• Christian fundamentalist boot-camp for kids indoctrinates them to fight 'bloody' religious war
• Defections from Catholic church increase after publication of Ryan report on clergy abuse in Ireland
• Amazing survival story of woman who escaped Tony Alamo cult as a teen
• Bountiful evidence that polygamy harms women and children - constitutional case likely to reach Canadian Supreme Court
• Three brothers sue Mormon church and Boy Scouts alleging church ignored complaints of sex abuse by youth leader
• UK court rules Catholic Church liable for decades of systemic abuse in Catholic-run home for troubled boys
• Tony Alamo controls followers from prison, but David Berg controls The Family cult members from the grave
• Cult evangelist, Tony Alamo, sentenced to 175 years for sexually abusing children he took as 'wives'
• New Canadian immigration guide says multiculturalism no excuse for barbaric practices like honour crimes, forced marriages, genital mutilation
• CFI Issues Statement Applauding the ECHR for Decision to Ban Crosses in Italian Public Schools
• Canadian judge convicts father for threatening violence against daughter in the name of honour
• Interview with author of new book by Jordanian journalist, Murder in the Name of Honor
• FLDS defendant's take note: Religious freedom and consent of minors in 'spiritual marriages' are no defense to crime of sexual assault
• Survivors in New Zealand documentary, How To Spot A Cult, reveal similar tactics used by cults with different belief systems
• CNN to air segment on Wisconsin priest who fathered then abandoned son and church's attempt to silence mother
• FLDS polygamist sentenced to 10 years for sexual assault of minor in forced 'marriage'
• Teen child rapist released into community by UK judge due to Christian forgiveness raped another boy 8 days later
• Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe reveals Apostolic sects endangering children by refusing to vaccinate them
• Dahn Yoga uses common cult recruitment tactic of targeting children for surreptitious indoctrination
• Sect leader extradited to Israel from Brazil faces 8 charges related to torture of follower's children
• Texas doctor protesting conviction of FLDS polygamist for sexual assault says law should allow sex with minors
• Archbishop of New York accuses New York Times of anti-Catholic prejudice by unfairly focusing on pedophile priest scandal
• Crucial chapter in report on Dublin clergy abuse critical of State role in abuse may be withheld from public for years
• Scientology's African evangelism targets children for indoctrination, opens new 'school' in Ghana
• Tom Cruise practiced Scientology indoctrination techniques on isolated, vulnerable teenager
• Somali man stoned to death, pregnant girlfriend will be killed after she gives birth; 13 year old girl killed for being raped
• Provision in U.S. healthcare bill endangers children by including pray and faith healing as legitimate clinical medicine
• Polygamous sect leader guilty of sexual assault in forced 'spiritual marriage' of girl
• 4 Amish bishops who "shunned" child molester charged with failing to report sexual abuse of children
• Warren Jeffs' lawyer appeals conviction as accomplice to rape, saying law misapplied
• Defense in FLDS trial wants evidence of defendant's polygamous lifestyle kept from jury
• European Court of Human Rights rules crucifixes in Italian schools violates children's religious freedom to believe or not
• Documents in Nova Scotia clergy abuse case reveal why statute of limitations for child sexual abuse should be eliminated
• Brooklyn Bishop endorses politician who played key role in defeating statute of limitations bill
• Some religious practices, such as polygamy, are inherently harmful and should not be tolerated in modern society
• Judge in FLDS sex assault trial allows expert testimony on DNA paternity evidence
• Clergy abuse survivors in Northern Ireland feel discriminated by lack of public inquiry similar to Ryan report in Republic
• 11 year-old Boston boy declared reincarnation of 700 year-old Buddhist sect leader, isolated from family for further indoctrination
• Grace Christian Fellowship pastor, formerly Baptist pastor, charged with child porn and sexual torture
• House of Yahweh cult leader convicted of child labor violations, bigamy charges dropped due to time limit and lack of resources
• Cult leader Wayne Bent appeals conviction for sexually abusing minors, claims it was part of healing ritual
• John Travolta couldn't save his son from Scientology, but will he now save others from cult abuse?
• Cult exit counsellor gives speech, "Psychology of Mind Control Over Abducted Children", at Amber Alert symposium
• Cult survivors reveal deranged mind of messianic leader of Australian cult Zion Full Ministry
• Australian priests warned by Archbishop not to read letter from alleged victim of convicted serial pedophile priest
• Violent ultra-Orthodox exorcist extradited from Brazil to Israel to face charges of child abuse
• Mother Teresa failed to protect teen boys from her spiritual adviser, the Jesuit order's most notorious convicted pedophile
• Archdiocese of Detroit failed to warn public about seminarian who sexually abused boys and now works as priest in the Philippines
• New website tracks clergy abuse in Church of God in Christ, but is run by pastor who abuses gay christians
• Jury selection continues in trial of Texas polygamist charged with sexual assault of child
• Texas polygamist trial set to start, advocate says women nothing but pimps giving their daughters to perverts
• Indonesian Women's Association divided on whether polygamy, which is legal in Indonesia, is harmful to women and children
• 'Honour killings' and related abuse on the rise in the UK, but much remains undetected and hidden
• Police suspect ancient Korean exorcism ritual responsible for teen girl's death
• Boy Scout leader charged with sexually abusing three boy scouts
• British Columbia gov't asks provincial Supreme Court to decide on constitutionality of anti-polygamy law
• More horror stories of severe child abuse expected in over due report into clerical abuse in Dublin Diocese
• Archdiocese of New Orleans agrees to settle abuse suits but plaintiffs' lawyer "not thrilled" by dollar amount
• Another self-proclaimed prophet who terrorized and sexually abused his cult followers
• 10 year old Nigerian girl facing deportation from UK attempts suicide to avoid cultists and genital mutilation
• Amish sect refuses to educate their children as part of fight with County over sewage regulations
• Clergy abuse survivors in Northern Ireland set to launch legal action against religious orders and government
• Rapid growth of evangelical Christianity in Africa responsible for torture and murder of thousands of kids denounced as witches
• Delaware Catholic Diocese files for bankruptcy 1 day before start of first of 8 clergy abuse trials
• Amish culture of secrecy protected child molester, church leaders may be charged for not reporting child abuse
• Catholic family counselling group offering free services to parishioners in wake of Bishop's child pornography charges
• Apocalyptic cult leader dies, doomsday predictions never materialized
• Pentecostal pastor pleads guilty to child sexual assault
• Religiously deluded father guilty of negligence causing bodily harm for botched home-circumcision of 4-year-old son
• Seventh Day Adventist member convicted of child rape says religion “guiding light in his life”
• How the Catholic Church silences women impregnated by promiscuous priests who get promoted
• Ultra-Orthodox Jews in New York increasingly turning to secular courts for justice in child sexual abuse cases
• Jurisdiction over Rifqa Bary, teen runaway who converted from Islam, will be transferred to Ohio
• Indonesian court acquits Muslim cleric who claimed Islam allowed him to marry 12 year old girl
• Kentucky priest honored by advocacy group for his work on behalf of clergy abuse survivors
• Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) Opens Branch in W.Virginia
• Advocacy group wants priest removed from abuse review board for failing to warn deaf community of pedophile priest
• Canadian Bishop charged with child pornography possession travelled extensively to source countries
• Vt. Supreme Court rules duty of Catholic Church to protect minors from abuse no different than other institutions
• Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis failed to check credentials of fake deacon accused of sex abuse
• Israel's blockade of Gaza targets education system, causes "psychological destruction among students who want to study"
• Jehovah's Witnesses abuse survivor and author educates public on tactics and dangers of cults
• Jehovah's Witnesses propaganda discourages children from pursuing the "temptation" of university education
• Some Canadian children are protected from religion-related abuse, while others are not
• Children in Bountiful have religious rights too, but are denied them by parents claiming religious freedom
• Advocacy group vows to keep exposing polygamous child trafficking and abuse in Bountiful
• Scientologist children isolated from non-Scientology kids, subjected to indoctrination and 'auditing' from age of 6
• Does the state's goal of protecting children from molesters violate the rights of convicted sex offenders?
• Philadelphia 'faith healing' parents face criminal charges for letting 2 year old die without medical care
• Wisconsin lawmakers reconsider conflicting laws that fail to protect children from faith-based medical neglect
• Faith healing parents guilty but unrepentant, will appeal jail sentence of 6 months for letting child die
• The untold story of abuse in homes run by Sisters of Nazareth in Belfast and Londonderry
• Nova Scotia diocese won't pay legal bills of former Bishop charged with child porn possession
• U.S. Supreme Court rejects Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport's request to keep legal documents sealed
• 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - U.S.A. still not signed
• New UN human-rights curriculum for students in Gaza will teach facts about Holocaust
• N.Y. Judge criticises Jewish Orthodox community for protecting pedophiles but blaming & punishing victims
• Fundamentalist Christian 'punk' band uses deception to evangelize and indoctrinate in U.S. schools
• Evidence seized during raid on Texas polygamist ranch can be used in sexual assault trials
• Twelve Tribes cult continues to thrive despite violating rights of children
• Witnesses say they reported Catholic Bishop recently charged with child porn to police 20 years ago
• U.S. 'missionary' jailed in Canada for trafficking massive amounts of child pornography
• Elizabeth Smart testifies in mental competency hearing of her Mormon polygamist abductor
• Jury can't decide whether Mormon polygamist is guilty of child abuse for circumcising two sons at home with box cutter
• Palestinian children's program is using a bear puppet that talks about "slaughtering" Jews
• Catholic bishop behind recent historic clergy abuse settlement in Nova Scotia is charged with child pornography
• Exclusive Brethren member on trial for repeatedly raping male relative for 8 years starting at age 6
• Mormon polygamist accused of sexual assault wants evidence of polygamy and fraud excluded from trial
• Are religious beliefs of Elizabeth Smart kidnapper delusional or normal within the Mormon fundamentalist context?
• Vatican downplays report detailing cover-up of widespread abuses by pointing finger at other religions
• Homeopathic practictioner & wife jailed ten years for allowing baby to suffer and die needlessly
• Jehovah's Witnesses regularly transport sick children far from the reach of child welfare authorities
• Cambridge University cleric under investigation for child sex abuse dies, may have been suicide
• Priest sex abuse case in Illinois dismissed due to statute of limitations
• Corporal punishment slows the intellectual growth of children: researchers
• UN publishes International Humanist and Ethical Union statement on child abuse and the Holy See
• No easy road to recovery for survivors of clergy abuse, even with settlement money
• Nova Scotia Bishop resigns two months after historic clergy abuse settlement
• Psychologists in Israel seek to "rescue" Jewish girls from dating Arabs
• White-pride racism is at center of child custody case in Canada
• Mormon fundamentalists not prosecuted for polygamy because of procedural problems and lack of resources
• Women's adovcates: polygamy is an “oppressive institution” that abuses and enslaves women and children
• Polygamy charges against 2 Mormon fundamentalist leaders in Bountiful dismissed on statutory technicality
• Survivor of abusive Children of God cult, Chris Owens of Girls is one cool musician
• Timeline of events from Tony Alamo’s arrest to the current trial
• Faith schools that indoctrinate children commit child abuse
• Church-run Canadian residential schools denied human rights to all aboriginal children in their custody
• Kenyan parents claim modern medicine opens door for evil, allow 5 year old girl to die from untreated malaria
• Tanzania: 13-year-old albino boy killed for body parts sold for use in witchcraft
• Christian Evangelists converted, manipulated and indoctrinated teen to lie about parental abuse and death threats
• Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement says teen's accusations of abuse and death threats by Muslim parents not true
• Filings Show LA Cardinal Ordered Vicar To Delay Reporting Claims Of Priest Abuse
• Methodist bishops from southern Africa meeting to discuss claims of serial sexual abuse at one of their churches
• Father sentenced to 3 1/2 years for failing to protect daughter from torture by religious step-mother
• California pastor gets life for sexually and physically abusing her adopted daughters aged 4 to 11
• One of 8 Mennonite men charged in Bolivian mass rape case killed by his Mennonite brethren
• Connecticut Man Charged with Sexually Abusing Boys From School He Founded in Haiti
• David Lynch Foundation infiltrating schools world-wide to promote Transcendental Meditation
• Missouri court rules that churches can be held liable for negligence in sex abuse cases
• The Nightmare of Christianity: How Religious Indoctrination Led to Murder
• Italy finally begins to acknowledge rampant priest abuse, but pedophile bishop still on road to saint-hood
• Concealing sex abuse in Orthodox Jewish communities from secular authorities through intimidation
• 12-year-old child 'bride' dies during painful child-birth, baby dies too
• Human Rights Watch to Hamas: "Rescind Religious Dress Code for Girls"
• Child sexual abusers commonly turn to religion to rationalize their behavior
• Muslim messianic cult leader, Harun Yahya, copied tactics from Moonies, Scientologists & other cults
• Dutch fundamentalist preacher who encourages hitting children to stop child abuse faces legal action
• Nova Scotia court approves historic $13-million sex abuse settlement between a Catholic diocese and dozens of victims
• Defrocked priest at center of Boston clergy scandal challenges his conviction based on repressed memories
• Registered sex offender who raped 11 year old boy will become ordained minister in Kentucky church
• Catholic parents upset that teen son was peer-pressured into baptism in Baptist church while on school trip
• Pakistani Taliban murder four Shiite schoolchildren
• Child sacrifice and ritual murders rise in Uganda as famine looms
• Garrido "talked a lot about Jesus" to his 1976 victim after raping her repeatedly over 5 hours
• Self-proclaimed messiah again promises to starve himself to death, and this time he means it
• New Hampshire court orders home-schooled Christian girl to attend a public school
• Saudi Arabia says it is waging "war of minds" against extremist ideology with Islamic summer camp
• Rifqa Bary, the Xenos Christian Fellowship cult, and fake Muslim apostates
• Self-proclaimed prophets: Phillip Garrido, David Berg and Joseph Smith
• Exploring legal issues courts must consider in cases involving parents' use of faith healing
• Christian extremist Lord’s Resistance Army still enslaving children in Africa
• Attorney for clergy abuse victims says the Boston archdiocese needs to communicate more openly with parishioners on sexual assault allegations
• Raping hypnotised boys was part of "rampant pedophilia" by Catholic priest at St. Stanislaus College
• Baptist Pastor Who Preaches "Death To Obama" Also Calls For Execution of Children Who Curse Their Parents
• Irish babies – Catholic and Protestant – were killed by people with a deranged view of life
• Kidnap victim kept in backyard compound of religious fanatic for 18 years
• Teen died agonizing death from ruptured appendix while parents, relatives and church elders did nothing but pray for 3 days
• Child rights advocates in Philippines call on parents, guardians, and other authorities to end corporal punishment
• German sect leader and suspected pedophile accused of abusing two girls and four boys a total of 314 times
• Former Anglican priest admits in court that he allowed a 12-year-old boy to masturbate in his shower
• Hasidic sect fined for allowing children to live in filthy and dangerous conditions
• Haifa District Court denies parents' request to send children to secular school instead of orthodox school
• Family law conference told religious minorities may be intimidated by child welfare systems
• New indictment adds physical abuse charges against Albany, NY rabbi charged with sexual abuse of two 13 year old boys
• U.S. Supreme Court tells Bridgeport diocese that church documents related to clergy abuse cannot remain sealed
• Cults reflect darker side of '60s rebellion for many children of the flower children
• Evangelical Christian fundamentalists exploit culture war fears in teen convert custody case
• Popular Irish priest urges Catholic church to suspend priest recruitment until clergy abuse properly addressed
• Convicted Canadian pedophile priest dismissed from priesthood was personal friend of the late Pope John Paul II
• New book by Mormon fundamentalist survivor: "Cult Insanity: A Memoir of Polygamy, Prophets, and Blood Atonement."
• Result of flawed referendum will not change New Zealand law protecting children from assault by parents
• Torn between two faiths, runaway teen is being used as pawn in U.S. culture war
• Does religion have any proper role in education?
• New Zealanders vote in non-binding referendum to reinstate parental right to assault children
• Southern Baptist youth minister found guilty of molesting 13 year old girl, forcing oral sex
• Wisconsin Bishop refers case of alleged pedophile priest to Vatican for investigation instead of police
• Woman accused of child slavery in U.S. arrested in Bulgaria, faces extradition
• Spiralling acts of bloody child sacrifice in Uganda linked to West African prosperity cult
• Respected Italian Priest Charged With Sexually Abusing Boys In Brazil Working With Children In Mozambique