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Religion News Blog: Hand-Selected News about religions, cults, sects, and related issues.

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Yamagami’s Mother Apologizes in Testimony at Abe Shooting Trial, Still Follows Unification Church (Moonies cult)
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/crim...

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Yamagami’s Mother Apologizes in Testimony at Abe Shooting Trial, Still Follows Unification Church
<p>The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, the man charged with murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, apologized during his trial and said that she still follows the Unification Church at the Na...
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
November 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, standing trial over the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, apologized for her son's crime, and recounted that she made donations to the Unification Church (Moonies) as she received "a call from God."
bit.ly/3LGLtd4

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Abe assassin's mother tells court of 'call from God,' huge donations after misfortunes - The Mainichi
NARA -- The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, standing trial over the 2022 fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, apologized for her son's crim
mainichi.jp
November 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Note that Pew lists Mormons under the "Christian" heading - even though Mormonism is, theologically, a cult of Christianity:
www.apologeticsindex.org/2651-is-morm...

#cults #mormonism #ldschurch #religion #news #religionnews #religionnewsblog
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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If the U.S. had 100 people: Charting Americans’ religious affiliations
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

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If the U.S. had 100 people: Charting Americans’ religious affiliations
If the U.S. had 100 people, 62 would be Christians, including 40 Protestants, 19 Catholics, two Latter-day Saints and two who identify with other Christian groups.
www.pewresearch.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Transgender Cult Leader ‘Ziz’ Has Yet to Appear in Court
nhjournal.com/transgender-...

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Transgender Cult Leader 'Ziz' Has Yet to Appear in Court - NH Journal
New Hampshire - Transgender Cult Leader 'Ziz' Has Yet to Appear in Court - NH Journal - Politics
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November 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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"Vatican ends decades of speculation."

Decades? Why?

Some basic spiritual discernment would have shortened that process significantly:
bit.ly/WhatIsDiscernment

#christianity #religion
November 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Jesus did not appear on hill in France, Vatican says
www.reuters.com/world/jesus-...

See also: Vatican ends decades of speculation
bit.ly/4oHzryR

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November 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Stop what you are doing and give this 3 minutes; and watch it all the way through.
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This boy gives bouquets of flowers to elderly women just to make them happy and make them feel special.
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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International Cult Awareness Day: November 18th
www.cultnews101.com/p/iternation...

#cults ​#CultAwarenessDay #CultAwareness #CoerciveControl #SupportSurvivors
International Cult Awareness Day: November 18th
International Cult Awareness Day, November 18th, as we raise awareness about the dangers of coercive control and the impact of cults on individuals
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November 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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'When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.'
-- Socrates; who's clearly a woke libtard.
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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U.S. faith levels plummet to lowest on record
... ranks among the largest declines in the world
... Gallup researchers: "Such large declines are rare"
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/g...

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U.S. faith levels plummet to lowest on record
The U.S. is rapidly becoming more secular.
www.axios.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Italian ‘mystic’ faces fraud trial over claim Virgin Mary statue wept blood
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Archived: archive.ph/MD68n

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Italian ‘mystic’ faces fraud trial over claim Virgin Mary statue wept blood
Gisella Cardia allegedly made €365,000 in donations from pilgrims to shrine in lakeside town near Rome
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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7News: Two women charged over alleged $70 million fortune teller scam after police raid Dover Heights home
The self-proclaimed psychic and her partner are accused of stealing millions from vulnerable Sydneysiders.
7news.com.au/news/two-wom...
Fortune teller allegedly convinced clients to take out loans based on wild prediction
The self-proclaimed psychic and her partner are accused of stealing millions from vulnerable Sydneysiders.
7news.com.au
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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“Bible teaching, he noted, is to have ‘special care for strangers, aliens and sojourners.’

‘It is not rocket science, but the Word of God’…”

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
U.S. Bishops Elect New Leader as Concerns Mount Over Treatment of Migrants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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For Some Nuns, Baking Is an Act of Devotion
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/t...

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For Some Nuns, Baking Is an Act of Devotion
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Actor Allison Mack reveals role in Nxivm sex cult in new podcast: ‘I was abusive’

... tells how she helped coerce women for cult leader Keith Raniere
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Actor Allison Mack reveals role in Nxivm sex cult in new podcast: ‘I was abusive’
Smallville actor, released from prison two years ago, tells how she helped coerce women for cult leader Keith Raniere
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Mary Cosby, ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ star, and her Faith Temple Pentecostal Church face ‘cult’ allegations in new documentary
archive.ph/FEB9n

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November 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Trump is a cult leader. An evil cult leader. A destructive cult leader.

See: Cult expert Steven Hassan explains the Trump Cult
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMlL...

#trump #trumpcult #FakeChristian #religion #news #religionnews #religionnewsblog
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:

wapo.st/448fDw6
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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‘Smallville’ Star Allison Mack Gives First Interview on Surviving the Abusive Sex Cult NXIVM and Going to Prison: ‘I Don’t See Myself as Innocent’
variety.com/2025/tv/news...

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‘Smallville’ Star Allison Mack Gives First Interview on Surviving the Abusive Sex Cult NXIVM and Going to Prison: ‘I Don’t See Myself as Innocent’
Allison Mack — the 'Smallville' actor who enabled NXIVM sex cult leader Keith Raniere, tells her story in the CBC podcast 'Allison After NXIVM.'
variety.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Still Unfinished After 143 Years, Barcelona’s Dazzling Sagrada Familia Is Now the Tallest Church in the World
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...

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Still Unfinished After 143 Years, Barcelona's Dazzling Sagrada Familia Is Now the Tallest Church in the World
Last week, a new addition to the basilica—designed by architect Antoni Gaudí—brought its height to 534 feet, breaking a record set by Germany’s 530-foot-tall Ulm Minster
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Mary was not co-redeemer, Vatican says amid spread of cult of the Madonna
archive.is/LnYbn

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Mary was not co-redeemer, Vatican says amid spread of cult of the Madonna
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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'It's like they're coming out of a cult': Ukraine tackles Russian indoctrination of repatriated children
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

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'It's like they're coming out of a cult': Ukraine tackles Russian indoctrination of repatriated children
To date, 1,762 Ukrainian children have been repatriated after being forcibly transferred by Moscow. Ukrainians are working to de-indoctrinate them and are warning that today, all children living under...
www.lemonde.fr
November 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Former ‘Two by Twos’ worker says he warned church about child abuse and was ignored
www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-new...

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November 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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NBC News Report: Assemblies of God churches shielded accused predators — and allowed them to keep abusing children
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3FH...
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM