Tag: Sects
Falun Gong's Olympic 'call for justice'
About 100 protesters from the Falun Gong sect have gathered in Sydney's CBD calling for greater scrutiny of China's labour camps during the Olympics.[MORE]
Indonesia issues restrictions on Islamic sect
Indonesia's Government has issued a decree severely restricting the activities of the minority Islamic sect Ahmadiya.[MORE]
Brazilian police arrest fugitive rabbi
Brazilian police and Interpol say they have arrested a fugitive rabbi wanted in his native Israel on charges of torturing children in exorcism rites.[MORE]
Hardliners threaten 'war' against Islamic sect
An Indonesian group of Islamic hardliners has threatened to wage war on members of a minority sect of Islam unless it is formally banned by the Government this week.[MORE]
Texas court sends polygamy kids back home
A Texas judge has allowed over 400 children removed from a polygamist ranch in West Texas to return to their parents.[MORE]
Texas high court says polygamy kids' removal 'unwarranted'
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the removal of 468 children from a polygamist sect on grounds they were at risk of abuse "was not warranted."[MORE]
Authorities appeal court decision on polygamist sect kids
Texas childcare authorities have appealed a state court's decision to reverse their removal of hundreds of children from a polygamist sect, arguing that returning them would be irresponsible.[MORE]
Custody hearings commence in Texas polygamy case
Custody hearings are taking place in the US state of Texas for 463 children found living with a polygamist sect.[MORE]
Indonesian sect members seek asylum in Australia
Six members of an Islamic sect in Indonesia are seeking asylum in Australia after being threatened with a government ban in their country.[MORE]
Sect leader arrested in New Mexico sex probe
The leader of an apocalyptic church was arrested at a remote ranch in New Mexico as part on a child sex abuse investigation, police said.[MORE]
Polygamous sect made 'big mistake' coming to Texas
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Following raids in Texas, the practices of a polygamous sect are expected to receive thorough legal scrutiny.[MORE]
31 polygamist sect teens pregnant or have babies: officials
Child welfare officials say more than half of the teenaged girls removed from a polygamist sect in Texas are already mothers or are currently pregnant.[MORE]
Council knocks back Exclusive Brethren school plans
An Exclusive Brethren school proposed for Barnsley near Newcastle has been unanimously refused by Lake Macquarie Council.[MORE]
More teen mothers emerge in Texas polygamy probe
Texas authorities say they have identified 25 more mothers under 18 among those removed from a polygamist compound, raising to about 460 the number of minors at the heart of a huge abuse probe.[MORE]
Polygamy sect children swabbed for DNA tests
Authorities in Texas have begun running DNA tests on over 400 children removed from a polygamist compound in the state's west, to determine if some were born to underage mothers.[MORE]
Doomsday cult pair allegedly die in cave
Russian police are investigating claims that two members of a doomsday sect have died in an underground cave. [MORE]
Polygamist sect groomed girls for sex: Texan official
Hundreds of young girls removed from a polygamist sect in Texas were being groomed to accept sex with adult men as soon as they reached puberty, officials have said in court records.[MORE]
Texas raids: 534 children, women taken from polygamy sect
Authorities have removed 534 women and children from the sprawling Texas compound of a polygamist sect under investigation for sexual and physical abuse, officials said.[MORE]
Russian Doomsday sect members continue to emerge
More followers of a Doomsday sect in southern Russia have come out of a cave they have been been living in for the past five months. [MORE]
Brown wants clarity on Brethren links
Greens Leader Bob Brown has called on a Tasmanian Liberal candidate to reveal his links to the religious group, the Exclusive Brethren.[MORE]
Exclusive Brethren 'bankrolling appeal' against sex shop
An adult industry association has accused the Exclusive Brethren religious sect of bankrolling an appeal against a proposed adult shop in Lithgow, in central New South Wales.[MORE]
Council to keep politics, religion out of Exclusive Brethren application
The Mount Alexander Shire says it will consider a proposal for a new school by a radical Christian sect based on planning requirements.[MORE]
Immigration dept looks into sham marriage claims
The Department of Immigration is investigating claims that sham marriages arranged by a religious sect have taken place in Byron Bay, on the New South Wales north coast.[MORE]
Greens senator calls for religious group to come clean
The Australian Greens have called on the leader of the Exclusive Brethren, the Elect Vessel Bruce Hales, to reveal if the group has been spying on politicians in Australia.[MORE]
Private detective admits working for Exclusive Brethren in NZ
A New Zealand private detective has confirmed he was hired by the Exclusive Brethren religious group to dig up dirt on Prime Minister Helen Clark and her husband.[MORE]
