Read more cult stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17069/cult.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:59:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72644/scientology-guilty-of-fraud-rules-french-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Paris court has convicted the Church of Scientology's French branch of fraud and fined it $600,000, but stopped short of the ban on the group that was sought by prosecutors. Church leaders were found guilty of pressuring members into paying large sums of money for questionable financial gain....http://www.newser.com/story/72644/scientology-guilty-of-fraud-rules-french-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 6:40:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72185/cruise-hails-scientology-at-secret-confab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTom Cruise was one of the inspirational speakers at a secret Scientology confab in Britain, apparently attributing his success to his membership in the controversial organization. Cruise was joined by Katie Holmes and daughter Suri, John Tavolta and Kelly Preston, and some 4000 other guests at the hush-hush international gathering...http://www.newser.com/story/72185/cruise-hails-scientology-at-secret-confab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 2:32:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71663/thousands-marry-in-mass-moonie-wedding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHe is nearly 90 years old, but Sun Myung Moon—cult leader, Washington Times founder, self-proclaimed Messiah—can still draw a crowd. The leader of the Unification Church led a mass wedding for some 40,000 people outside of Seoul today, on the campus of, yes, Sun Moon University. It...http://www.newser.com/story/71663/thousands-marry-in-mass-moonie-wedding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 8:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68119/reborn-jesus-leads-vegans-in-russia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA former traffic cop in Russia has declared himself a reincarnation of Jesus and amassed a following of 5,000 devotees, including artists and intellectuals, the Daily Mail reports. Sergei Torop, "reborn" as "Vissarion" after losing his job in 1991, preached against the evils of war and harming the environment....http://www.newser.com/story/68119/reborn-jesus-leads-vegans-in-russia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Aug 2009 18:17:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66457/manson-harem-angles-for-freedom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Squeaky Fromme, who aimed a gun at President Ford, set for parole next Sunday, other members of the murderous “Manson Family” are pushing for release, the Telegraph reports. Susan Atkins, who at first said she’d stabbed actress Sharon Tate 16 times, plans to plead for freedom at her parole...http://www.newser.com/story/66457/manson-harem-angles-for-freedom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Aug 2009 9:03:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45217/online-pied-piper-urges-followers-to-ditch-families.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA libertarian web philosopher who counsels converts to cut off contact with their families is being accused of operating a cult, the Toronto Globe & Mail reports. Stefan Molyneux preaches through his Freedomain Radio site that the parent-child relationship is inherently abusive and encourages troubled young people to break away....http://www.newser.com/story/45217/online-pied-piper-urges-followers-to-ditch-families.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 13 Dec 2008 8:38:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35749/rights-ridicule-of-obama-cult-appeal-masks-jealousy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConservative griping about Barack Obama’s supposed cult of personality is both misplaced and hypocritical, Jonathan Chait writes in the New Republic . Pundits’ case against the Democrat relies on willful misinterpretation of his slogans. “Did you know that McCain’s slogan, ‘Country first,’ could be translated via the Charles Krauthammer method...http://www.newser.com/story/35749/rights-ridicule-of-obama-cult-appeal-masks-jealousy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 Aug 2008 11:39:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34710/cult-starved-toddler-who-wouldnt-say-amen-cops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA toddler was starved to death in a religious cult for refusing to say "amen" at the end of meals, according to police. The body of the 2-year-old was stuffed in a suitcase when the 1 Mind Ministries cult fled from Baltimore to Philadelphia, authorities said. The toddler's mother and...http://www.newser.com/story/34710/cult-starved-toddler-who-wouldnt-say-amen-cops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 Aug 2008 4:15:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30540/cannibal-family-ate-boys-flesh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA family of Czech cannibals is on trial for hacking off pieces of a 7-year-old boy who survived the ghoulish abuse, the Sun reports. The horror unraveled last year when a neighbor’s baby monitor picked up images of the chained-up boy meant to be seen by the boy's mother.http://www.newser.com/story/30540/cannibal-family-ate-boys-flesh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Jun 2008 11:35:03 CDT