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:===Begin Quote===
In a libel lawsuit, the Church of Scientology failed to show actual malice by a
writer for Time magazine, which published an exposé of the organization in 1991,
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has held.

The appeals court, in a suit filed over the Time cover story ''Scientology: The
Cult of Greed,'' also said that no reasonable jury could find that reporter
Richard Behar published allegations about a stock scam and murder-suicide
involving members of the church ''with purposeful avoidance of the truth.''
- New York Law Journal, Jan. 16, 2001
	 http://www.nylj.com/stories/01/01/011601a1.htm
:===End Quote===

The Scientology organization has issued a statement about this case.  I
responded to that statement in a message posted to the AR-talk mailing list.
That response, which provides background to the above news item, is now posted
at the Apologetics Index website:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/s04h01.html

It includes links to the original TIME story and other documentation.

Anton  (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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The Jan. 15 issue of Religion News Report is now posted at:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/news1/an010115.html

It includes the following items:

=== Falun Gong
1. China Punishes Falun Gong Leaders
2. China Defends, Details Drive to Crush Falun Gong
3. Detained Falungong supporters go on hunger strike
4. Falun Gong Slams China for 'Evil Persecution'
5. Falun Gong demands China rights
6. Hong Kong Detains Adherents Of Sect Denounced by Beijing
7. Falun Gong Sect Meets in Hong Kong

=== Waco / Branch Davidians
8. Ex-Prosecutor Charged After Waco Case Wants Notes Taken By Investigators

=== Scientology
9. Scientology hearing founders in jabs, jeers

» Part 2

=== Islam
10. Nigeria Judge Sets Date for Flogging
11. Nigerian teen mother fears lashing
12. Women's group seeks to stop girl's terrible ordeal
13. Ban on fatwas on hold in Bangladesh
14. Islamic groups urged to shun militant image
15. Shariat to be made supreme law: Moin

=== Mormonism
16. Shipps' LDS essays honest, objective
17. Scholar's passion: studying LDS faith

=== Hate Groups
18. Bertollini says police beat him up

=== Rebirthing
19. Trial Delayed For 2 Therapists
20. Journalists Fight For Open Trial

» Part 3

=== Other News
21. Cannibalism Alleged in Disappearance
22. Guru shrugs off sex allegations (Sai Baba)
23. Purging of 'demons' nets millions (UCKG)
24. Yogic flyers crash out of British politics
25. Yogic fliers come down to earth
26. The faithful stand watch over Temple
27. Religious Theme Park to Open near Orlando, Fla.

=== Noted
28. Power in the pulpit (T.D. Jakes)
29. Garden of Eden in Turkey, says Bible scholar
30. The Rastafarians are receiving

Since the last update, several other issues of RNR have also been posted.  For a
list of the 10 last posted issues, see:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/apolnews.html#archive

Note: I am way behind adding these news items to the searchable database.

Anton  (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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The Jan. 5, 2001 issue of Religion News Report is now archived at:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/news1/an010105.html

It includes the following items:

=== Aum Shinrikyo
1. Man arrested after shots fired at AUM-linked residence

=== Falun Gong
2. Banned Chinese Sect Is Spurred On by Exiled Leader
3. Beijing, Falun Gong Trade Barbs
4. China Lambastes Falun Gong Figure
5. Beijing attacks SAR Falun Gong leader
6. Singapore Falun Gong organization says it did not organize gathering
7. Hong Kong, Falun Gong reach compromise on international meeting
8. Xinhua Article on Uproars Produced by Falungong

=== Scientology
9. $1.2 million recovered in fund scam

=== Unification Church
10. UPI's de Borchgrave becoming editor at large

=== Buddhism
11. Dream of freedom fades for boy lama

=== Hinduism
12. Nepal turns down appeal from Norwegian missionary
13. India taps Web to manage mammoth festival

» Part 2

=== Islam
14. Bangladesh court bans religious edicts

=== Jehovah's Witnesses
15 Court OKs hospital's bid for transfusion
16. Jehovah's Witness suicide plunge

=== Paganism / Witchcraft
17. Brandi: The Teenage Witch
18. Boy turned into yam is guarded by police

=== Hate Groups / Hate Crimes
19. Extremist Group's Headquarters Raided
20. FBI Raids Brooklyn Jewish Center
21. Judge orders KKK leader to pay news crew
22. White supremacist objects to prison diet
23. Limits of free speech online
24. Yahoo looks for hate
25. MTV to List Hate Crimes Victims

» Part 3

=== Other News
26. Suicide-Cult Tale Spurs NYPD Alert
27. Bizarre cult-suicied threat chills city hall
28. Man Justifies Attack In Ranting Statement
29. Russia registers 9,000 religious groups
30. Students Fail To Prove Yale Violated Religious Rights
31. ISKCON's free meals get kids back to school
32. Santeria Priests Predict Stormy, Lusty 2001
33. Better Future Predicted for Nigeria
34. Rapist, Inspired by Bible, Cuts Off Penis

=== Death Penalty
35. The Death Penalty's Days Are Numbered (Robert Jay Lifton)

=== Noted
36. In Japan, spirituality search can lead to cults
37. Support for people leaving sects
38. Teen virginity pledges surprisingly effective, study says

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A belated Happy New Year to everyone!


- Religion News Report
- Scientology
- News Database?

=== Religion News Report

I have archived the Jan. 1, 2001 issue of Religion News Report:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/news1/an010101.html

It includes the following items:

:===Begin Quote===
=== Aum Shinrikyo
1. Children of Asahara forced to pay for guru's alleged crimes
2. Aum ranks' rights compromised by fear

=== Falun Gong
3. China Detains Hundreds in Falun Gong Protests
4. Falun Gong in Singapore Standoff
5. Falun Gongs Refuse To Post Bail
6. Falun Gong Urges Members in Singapore to Accept Bail
7. Falun Gong Members Charged
8. Falun Dafa movement lobbies for local support

=== Zhong Gong
9. Four Members of Zhong Gong Sect Jailed for Subversion
10. Falling victim to U.S.-Chinese diplomacy

=== Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God
11. Ugandan President Vows to Prevent Cult Tragedy

=== Scientology
12. Prozac defense hits home

» Part 2

=== Islam
13. Muslims still looking for martyrs
14. British Muslims take path to jihad
15. U.S. Freedoms Give American Muslims Influence Beyond Their Numbers
16. Canada assails Nigeria on flogging
17. Gambia to introduce Sharia law
18. Iran Now a Hotbed of Islamic Reforms
19. Religious pressures rising in Indonesia

=== Mungiki
20. Mombasa Muslim leaders disown Mungiki
21. Sect Leader Scoffs At Expulsion Threat

=== Mormonism
22. In a Push for Unity, Mormons Stand Apart
23. Polygamy Facts
24. Federal regulators clear way for sale of Salt Lake Tribune
25. Regulators Clear Sale Of Tribune

=== Jehovah's Witnesses
26. Fugitive mom turns self in She's charged with child abduction

» Part 3

=== Hate Groups
27. Hate in state
28. Web restrictions unlikely to muzzle neo-Nazi speech
29. Cross-burning case appeal fails
30. McVeigh Execution Could Be in May
31. Devil Dogs left scars on Gilbert

=== Other News
32. Nun Killed, 13 Hurt in Church Attack
33. 2nd bust in Caribbean church horror
34. Millennium renews concerns about cult (Concerned Christians)
35. Dutch Faith Healers Make Inroads (Jomanda)
36. Sects and Religions in Russia Face Day of Reckoning
37. National Anthem Calls Russia 'Holy'
38. Cult attempts to regenerate deceased girl (Raelians)
39. True to the Temple (Indianapolis Baptist Temple)
40. Would-be messiahs back in action
41. Sects, power and miracles in the Bible belt of Essex (Peniel)
42. Iglesia ni Cristo's Executive Minister Erano G. Manalo marks his 76th birth
anniversary
43. Prayer urged to stop presidential `curse'

» Part 4

=== Noted
44. The Beauty And Perils Of The Irrational (False Memory Syndrome)
45. Miracles don't happen (Premanand, Indian skeptic)
46. Back to Ruby Ridge: Why Idaho Shouldn't Be Prosecuting FBI Agent Lon
Horiuchi
:===End Quote===


=== Scientology

The l-o-n-g page on Scientology has now been split up and divided over 14 pages,
starting here:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/s04.html


=== News Database?

If you reguarly use the news database feature, I'd like some feedback on whether
or not you think it is too slow.  Here's why:  the recommended size of the data
file is 1 MB.  After that, the program may get too slow in serving data.  That
said, the program's instruction files do say that this depends on the servers.

As you probably know, Apologetics Index is a Gospelcom affiliate.  Gospelcom is
the net's most-visited religion site ( see:
http://www.apologeticsindex.org/news/an201222c.html#34 )  It uses 4 powerful
servers, which should assure that you usually get the info you want pretty fast.
However, since I have a 24/7 high-speed cable connection, I have no way of
checking how fast most people receive the info - especially from the news
databse, which now is nearly 2.5 MB in size (thus well over the recommended
limit).

So far, I have heard no complaints.  However, should the database be or get too
slow for most users, I may have to split it up into different sections (say, by
year).  The alternative is to purchase the SQL version of the database, which,
at $350, is far out of my reach.

*If* you do regularly use the news database (either directly or through one of
the predefined news database links as described here:
http://www.apologeticsindex.org/apolnews.html#database), and *if* you think it
is *too slow,* please let me know by writing to: database@...

If you do, please include the following information:

- the connection speed with which you access the internet
- the general geographic location (e.g. India, London, California)
- time(s) and date(s) you accessed the news database (this is so I
	 can check with Gospelcom whether there were server maintenance
	 routines during those times)
- how many seconds it took for the first results page to display
	 (approximately)
- whether you used a pre-defined link (what topic?) or searched using
	 your own settings (which terms and preferences?)

Thanks,

Anton  (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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I'm running behind...   Since the last update I mailed, 8 additional issue of
Religion News Report have been archived here:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/apolnews.html

The latest issue was posted today, and includes the following items:

=== Waco / Branch Davidians
1. ATF works on its battered reputation

=== Falun Gong
2. Falun Gong Members' Appeals Denied

=== Zhong Gong
3. Chinese Police Detain Executive Linked to Sprirtual Sect
4. Detained Zhong Gong Leader Files for Release
5. U.S. Lawmakers ''Concerned'' about Sect Leader on Guam

=== Scientology
6. Kicking and Screening

=== Islam
7. Islam's New Face Visible in a Changing Indonesia
8. The Chilling Goal of Islam's New Warriors
9. Religion of Islam
10. Use of Makeup May Have Sparked Slaying, Family Says

=== Mungiki
11. Kenya: President Moi appeals for end to female genital mutilation

» Part 2

=== Mormonism
12. Petitioners Ask LDS Church to Alter Gay Stance

=== Paganism / Witchcraft
13. Mexican Witches Cast Year-End Spells

=== Hate Groups
14. Judge Orders Public Defender To Represent Supremacist
15. Neo-Nazi Youths Arrested in Germany

=== Other News
16. Accused cannibal credits God with release
17. Last child-sex ring defendant released from prison after court action
18. Poacher Guilty; Abandons Religion Defense
19. Indian Guru Blames Staff Disloyalty for Dotcom Bust
20. China clamps down on religious groups
21. Chinese Christians flock to official and underground churches
22. Got meat? Jesus wouldn't have eaten it, billboard says

» Part 3

=== Noted
23. Students' Religious Beliefs Changing
24. Death Knell Tolls for Cults
25. Scholars debate Jesus's birthplace
26. Japanese Town Claims Tomb of Christ

=== Books
27. 'Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?'

=== The Happy People Around The Corner
28. Science Tracks the Good Life


In addition, note the following item from the Associated Press:

Dutch Faith Healers Make Inroads
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20001229/aponline100337_000.htm
(...)
The 52-year-old former ballet dancer, who goes by the name of Jomanda, is one of
a host of healers, New Age and other, who are using radio and television and
making inroads into Dutch society, deeply influenced by Calvinism.
[...more...]

In fact, Jomanda has been around for many years, and today is less ubiquitous
than before.  The exposure of most other "healers" appears to be mostly limited
to public access channels.

I have today added a short page on Jomanda:
http://www.apologeticsindex.org/j15.html


Anton  (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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The Dec. 8 issue of Religion News Report is now available at:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/news/an201208.html

It includes the following items:

=== Choma / Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God
1. Kenya Haunted By Strange Sect

=== Falun Gong
2. Hong Kong Falungong followers refuse to bow to Beijing
3. 2 Chinese Sect Members Said Dead

=== Islam
4. Christians report Malukus slaughter
5. Hundreds flee Moluccas violence
6. Members of Muslim Cult Sentenced
7. Fundamentalists Gain Small Voice in Egypt
8. Muslims eating during fast to be named on air

=== Mungiki
9. Mungiki members lynched

» Part 2 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/news/an201208b.html

=== False Memory Syndrome
10. Sects and Lies

=== Hate Groups / Hate Crimes
11. German Parliament Backs Ban on Far-Right Party
12. White Patient Refuses Black Help

=== Other News
13. Amish Man Goes to Jail Over Color
14. Natural Law deputy floats in for visit
15. Toronto church gets around ban on same-sex marriage
16. Pastor says couples do not need church to sanctify marriage

» Part 3 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/news/an201208c.html

=== Religious Freedom / Religious Intolerance
17. Moscow Court Puts Salvation Army in Limbo
18. God in Ohio motto argued in court

=== Death Penalty
19. Clinton postpones federal execution for six months
20. South seeks death-penalty pause
21. Brakes on Death Row
22. No Death Penalty in Killing of Md. Priest

=== Noted
23. Did Jesus live in India?

=== The Tortoise Around The Corner
24. Shell-shocked church marvels at slow labour

Anton  (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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The December 6 issue of Religion News Report is now posted:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/news/an201206.html

It includes the following items:

=== Scientology
1. Starbucks seen as welcome jolt to city

=== Buddhism
2. New Dalai Lama-China contacts
3. China refuses to confirm or deny new dialogue with Dalai Lama
4. Buddhist congregation grows in Macomb County
5. Court blocks tax-break challenge

=== Hinduism
6. Christians do not consider women to be human, says Hindu leader

=== Mungiki
7. Kenya: Muslim leaders among 24 charged with sect membership

=== Islam
8. Police release 82 city riot suspects
9. I Told Muslims To Fight, Says Nassir
10. Stamp To Honor Muslim Holidays 'Eid' Greeting Symbolic Breakthrough
For U.S. Religious Minority

=== Catholicism
11. Nun evicted from South End center for performing priest rites

=== Mormonism
12. Tribune sale - the truth
13. Mesa police officers accuse department of discrimination

» Part 2 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/news/an201206b.html

=== Jehovah's Witnesses
14. Jehovah's Witnesses demand alternative service, get jail
15. Georgian customs ordered to release literature seized from
Jehovah's Witnesses

=== Witchcraft
16. Women killed in PNG for allegedly practising witchcraft
17. New South African law targets old fears of occult

=== Hate Groups
18. Police withdraw from Klan cross display
19. Online Tips to Fight Neo-Nazis
20. With the Web, Midwest minister of hate gains a global reach
21. Swastika Symbol Cut Down in Forest
22. German Escapes Charges Over 'Adolf' Furniture
23. No way out

» Part 3 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/news/an201206c.html

=== Other News
24. Indian astrologer killed by annoyed clients over wrong predictions
25. Red tape may force Salvation Army to retreat from Moscow
26. Battle of Prayers / With Philippine president fighting impeachment, faith
emerges as political weapon
27. 1,000 minds aim to think alike in a telepathy test
28. Papua New Guinea/USA: US religious TV station to begin broadcasting

=== Death Penalty / Human Rights Violations
29. Activists urge Clinton to suspend federal executions
30. 17 Americans executed for crimes committed as juveniles since 1973

=== Noted
31. Fears media controls are a stalking-horse
32. Scholars question media treatment of `other' religions
33. Rasta Homeland
34. Innovators. Time 100: The Next Wave

=== Books
35. Unofficial aid adds to Harry Potter cult

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--- Religion News Report

The December 4 issue of RNR is now posted at:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/news/an201204.html

It includes the following items:

=== Aum Shinrikyo
1. Aum left 2 gold ingots behind

=== Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God
2. Team set up to probe Kanungu

=== Falun Gong
3. China refuses access to Canadian prisoner

=== Scientology
4. Scientologists, protesters keep their distance
5. Russia: consumption of hard drugs quadrupled here last year

=== Buddhism
6. Dalai Lama celebrates golden jubilee as Tibetan head of state
7. The search for Nirvana

=== Al-Ma'unah
8. Seven members of Muslim cult plead guilty in Malaysia

=== Mungiki
9. Leaders' woes over Mungiki

=== Mormonism
10. Lawsuit Details D-News-LDS Intrigues to Acquire The Tribune
11. The Deseret Alphabet Died With Brigham Young

=== Hate Groups / Hate Crimes
12. Sydney, Olympics Host, Frets Over a Spate of Attacks on Jews
13. Rallying against racism
14. Group has become its own worst enemy (Bertollini/Butler)
15. Court rightfully denies Barrett non-profit status
16. Parents advised to be watchful

=== Other News
17. Federal push to control cults (Australia)
18. Self-Proclaimed 'Devil' Threatens Killings At Courthouse
19. Amish Want Child - Labor Exemption

=== Death Penalty / Human Rights
20. Death row inmate nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

=== Noted
21. Society needs welcome mat for ex-cultists
22. A nightmare life left by a cult's dream of love
23. Degrees of divinity: Just what do theologians do?

=== The Saint Around The Corner
24. Tax Police Blessed With Patron Saint



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As mentioned before, I am in the process of giving each entry in the A - Z Index
its own page.  Today I finished updating the "B" pages, and started on the "C"
entries.  The result look likes this:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/b00.html

You can use either the drop-down menu or scroll through the list of links.

Moving each entry to its own page has a number of advantages.  For example:

- The entries load faster (because they are not clustered on one huge
	 page).

- Entries are easier to update and expand.

- It is easier to link directly to individual entries (so-called
	 "deep-linking").

- Each entry can be expanded into multiple pages (as, for example, is
	 the case with the entry on cult apologist organization CESNUR:
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c10.html)

Note that if you currently link to entries in the A-Z Index, you do not have to
change a thing.  All entries can be reached through either the old or the new
links.  For example, if you previously linked to the entry on the "Book of
Mormon," your link would have look like this:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/b00.html#bom

or like this:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/b00.html#bom

Those links still work, and will continue to work.  They simply lead to a
referring URL that points to the new page:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/b60.html

Keep in mind that you can build simpler links by using these alternative URLs:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/
	 http://www.countercult.com/

Anton  (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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The Dec. 2, 2000 issue of Religion News Report has been archived:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/news/an201202.html

It includes the following items:

=== Aum Shinrikyo
1.  Japan Says Three Convicted Murderers Hanged

=== Falun Gong
2.  Canadian-Chinese sentenced for membership in Falun Gong

=== Scientology
3.  Scientology critics plan protest this weekend
4.  City teen's killer still on the loose
5.  Police: Scientology video links suspects to car break-ins, BB shootings

=== Unification Church
6.  Koreas Sun Moon setting up in Marshall Islands

=== Islam
7.  Mosque burnt in traders fury
8.  Fighting was planned, says faiths group
9.  Religious leaders see state role in Kenya clashes

=== Catholicism
10. Pope Wants His Cultural Center In D.C. To Be A Religious Experience

=== Mormonism
11. LDS copyright, Internet suit settled
12. Settlement of LDS Church v. Utah Lighthouse Ministry
13. LDS Suit Nearing Settlement
14. Tanners say LDS suit is settled
15. AT&T To Sell Salt Lake Tribune
16. Suit Aims to Stop Tribune Sale
17. Federal suit over LDS scriptures is possible
18. BYU Gene Data May Shed Light On Origin Of Book of Mormon's Lamanites

=== Paganism / Witchcraft
19. Teenagers search for spells and the meaning of life
20. Court Denies Haun's Bid for New Trial in Dally Slaying

> Part 2

=== Satanism
21. Church arsonist pleads innocent in 3 more fires
22. Cemetery damage 'hard to fathom'

=== Hate Groups / Hate Crimes
23. A lifetime to think about hate
24. Motel won't let Butler preach in conference room
25. Skinheads Sentenced for Temple Bomb
26. Mother's e-mail access cited in spread of hate
27. State decides not to investigate religious harassment complaint

=== Other News
28. Sikh leader facing murder charge loses top religious post in India
29. Native American Church leader, wife arrested on drug charges
30. Medicine men or drug dealers?
31. Ogden Man Waives Preliminary Hearing In Religious Peyote Distribution Case
32. Coalinga faith healer pleads no contest to charges of sex crimes
33. Man who believed wife was practicing voodoo sentenced for her murder
34. Psychics and wizards said battling for Russian minds
35. Kazakh sect follower commits suicide near southern capital
36. Judge sees this in woman's future: no refund from psychic

=== Noted
37. Psychologist Philip Zimbardo Elected APA President For 2002
38. Childhood of Shame
39. Uriella suffers for Mankind (Fiat Lux)

=== Death Penalty / Human Rights Abuses
40. Scandals Damage Cop Credibility, According to National Juror Poll
41. Execution Opposition to Meet

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The latest issue of Religion News Report has been posted to the Apologetics
Index site:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/news/an201129.html

It includes the following items:

=== Aum Shinrikyo
1. [Children barred from school]

=== Falun Gong
2. TCD protests for Chinese dissident
3. Persecuted Falun Gong practitioner flees to Troy

=== Scientology
4. Scientology under the Christmas Tree
5. Russian president: drugs are a threat to national security

=== Buddhism
6. Buddhist temple's groundbreaking brings faiths together

=== Islam
7. Lessons of Inclusion
8. Muslims See New Clouds Of Suspicion
9. Ramadan bolsters interfaith friendships
10. Saudi Women Bound By Tradition

=== Catholicism
11 Vatican ban on exorcism at Mass

=== Mormonism
12. District Finds No Fault in Book of Mormon Dispute

=== Paganism / Witchcraft
13. Suit Filed Against California Faculty Association Union
14. Indonesian island sees spate of ''witch'' murders
15. Fear grips Ghana as ritual killer claims 34th victim

=== Hate Groups
16. City can't block Klan cross
17. Germany braced for neo-Nazi terror blitz
18. Aryan guard to be set free

=== False Memory Syndrome
19. The sins of the mother?
20. 'Retractor' helps others find answers

=== Faith Healing
21. Court Rejects Faith Healers' Defense
22. Parents convicted in death of diabetic daughter
23. Faith healing experiences local revival
24. Spokane has been home to popular faith healer before

=== Other News
25. Praise the Lord and pass the cane
26. Atttorney David Waters appears in court to face charges (O'Hair)
27. Dutch legalise euthanasia
28. Dutch Criteria for Legal Euthanasia
29. Russian interior minister demands ban on extremist sects
30. Kyrgyz people fight their own war against religious sects
31. Vicar returns to work after sex change
32. Britons claim to see host of angels
33. Ministry building headquarters (Benny Hinn)

=== Religious Freedom / Religious Intolerance
34. Religious Freedom on the Decline in Turkmenistan
35. Fenton High limits religious songs after criticism

=== Science
36. Proposed rules boost teaching of creationism
37. Patent allows creation of man-animal hybrid
38. France to Allow Human Embryo Research

=== Noted
39. UK is 'losing' its religion
40. Exorcists and Exorcisms Proliferate Across U.S.

=== Books
41. Scholar Has New Theory on Old Testament

Note:  due to my computer problems (I am still using a loaner) items froms the
last 5 issues of Religion News Report have not yet been added to the searchable
news database.


Anton  (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
--
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1020+ pages of apologetics and countercult information about cults, sects, and
alternative religious movements.

Greetings!

You receive this Apologetics Index update because you signed up for it at:

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A number of people have written to ask why I have not sent out any updates
lately.

In short, this is due to computer problems.  A voltage spike fried my old
machine.  Someone then loaned me money for a new computer, but the new machine
turns out to have more problems than the old one...  So far the store has
refused to give a refund, even though by now they have already spent more on
various repairs than they made in profit from the sale of the system.

So I am now back to using a loaner - a machine that is just a couple of steps up
from a rock :)  But at least it is running off of a UPS (a thingamajig that
takes care of voltage spikes, brownouts and other unscheduled disasters).

Updates will be made to the site soon.  My first priority is catching up with
posting the Religion News Report newsletters, after which I will have to update
the searchable news database.

Blessings,

Anton  (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
--
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1010+ pages of apologetics and countercult information about cults, sects, and
alternative religious movements.

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As of yesterday, Apologetics Index has over 1,000 pages online.

Archived today:
Religion News Report, October 31, 2000 (Vol. 4, Issue 280)
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/news/an201031.html

This issue includes the following news items, linked to relevant entries in the
A-Z Index:

=== Falun Gong
1. 3 Falun Gong Members Die in Custody
2. Falun Gong's Influence ''Corrosive'', Article from 'Qiushi' Says
3. Falun Gong protests fade on China law anniversary

=== Scientology
4. Bid for spiritual peace (e-meter sale halted)
5. Facing Scientology's risk

=== Buddhism
6. S.Korea Cancels Visit by Dalai Lama

=== Islam
7. The Problems of Turkey Rest on Women's Heads

=== Mungiki
8. Five Mungiki members held
9. Police lethargy and the Mungiki craze

=== Paganism / Witchcraft
10. Witches' fury with encyclopaedia
11. New Witch Book Provides Perspective
12. The allure of witchcraft is spellbinding and timeless

=== Hate Groups
13. Aryan Group Loses Case, Holds March
14. Raining on his parade
15. Boisterous protesters razz Aryans
16. Aryans Facing Tough Times
17. Court asks government view on Klan suit against Missouri
18. Neo-Nazis Attack Turks in Germany

=== Other News
19. Thomas Green's trial delayed until January
20. Federal plan to let Hopi sacrifice eaglets is criticized
21. Zealots predict apocalyptic end to uprising (Temple Mount Faithful)
22. New dates for Temple ceremony (Temple Mount Faithful)
23. Possible schism threatens Baptists
24. Southern Baptists in Texas cut $5 million from denomination
25. Ukraine urges pooling efforts to combat religious extremism
26. FTPS probes into 30 extremist religious orgns

=== Death Penalty / Human Rights Violations
27. Report: 16 Executed Despite Evidence of Innocence
28. Jurors to Get in Halloween Spirit

=== Noted
29. A Religious Triple Play
30. Biblical melange surfaces (Dead Sea Scrolls)
31. She knows meaning of flower power

=== Books, Internet
32. Harry Potter battles claims of Satanism
33. An electronic medium to reach the dearly departed

For details about the Religion News Report, a service of Apologetics Index, see:
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/apolnews.html

Anton  (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
--
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1000+ pages of apologetics and countercult information about cults,
sects, and alternative religious movements.

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- News Archive
- Recent Updates
- The correct URL for Apologetics Index?
- Page count
- How you can help


=== News Archive

Added today, the October 28 issue of Religion News Report (RNR):
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/news/an201028.html

This issue includes the following items:

=== Waco / Branch Davidians
1. Subpoenas upheld in Waco case
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028.html#1

2. Grand jury witnesses allege testimony isn't needed
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028.html#2

=== Attleboro Cult / The Body
3. DSS keeps custody of cultists' 4 children
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028.html#3

=== Falun Gong
4. Falun Gong Demonstrates in Tiananmen Square
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028.html#4

5. Two more Falungong followers die in Chinese police custody: rights body
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028.html#5

6. Taiwan embraces the spiritual movement that terrifies Peking
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028.html#6

=== Scientology
7. Interior Agency Booklet on sect penitential camp
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028.html#7

8. Press Release - Dialog Zentrum Berlin (About COS prison camps)
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028.html#8

=== ''Heaven's Gate''
9. American Suicide Cult Invade Kenya
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028.html#9

=== Unification Church
10. Unification Church launches auto venture in North Korea
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028.html#10

11. Moon and his ballet stars
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028.html#11

=== Buddhism
12. Thai Buddhism faces crisis after monks' scandals
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028.html#12

13. Sixth Qoizang Hutuktu Living Buddha Cremated in Qinghai
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028.html#13

14. Britain Says Shown Photos Of Missing Tibetan Lama
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028.html#14

=== Mungiki
15. Abong'o outlaws Mungiki meetings
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028.html#15

=== Paganism / Witchcraft
16. Christians and witches face off in historic Salem
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#16

17. Salem profits as witching hour nears
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#17

18. Not-So-Practical Magic
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#18

19. Wiccans strive to shake satanic image
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#19

20. The way of the Wiccan
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#20

21. Halloween's Pagan Origins Are Pretty Scary, Kids
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#21

=== Hate Groups
22. Judge refuses Butler's request for new trial
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#22

23. Darkness ought not cloak doings of thugs
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#23

24. Anti-hate walk set for Sunday
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#24

25. Dutch Jews and Muslims talk to prevent violence
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#25

26. German states want ban on extreme-right party
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#26

27. Germans Protest Neo-Nazi Marches
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#27

=== Other News
28. Wonder Valley witness says she saw nothing criminal
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#28

29. Nigerian Church Ordered Out of Kenyan District
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#29

30. Complaint against Church dismissed
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#30

31. Group Moves to End Cultism, Communal Clashes
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#31

32. [T.D. Jakes] (New church building)
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#32

=== Noted
33. A higher degree Hare Krishnas take learning to new level in KC seminary
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#33

34. Those memories can be made or simply borrowed
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#34

35. What would Jesus do -- about copyright?
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/an201028b.html#35

As always, should we need more timely news alerts, please sbscribe to the
AR-talk mailing list, where RNR is always posted first:
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologia/mainpages/aboutartalk.html


=== Recent Updates

Attleboro Cult ("The Body")
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/a97.html

Harry Potter
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/p03.html


=== What is the correct URL for Apologetics Index?

I get this question a lot.  Currently, Apologetics Index can be reached at any
of three URLs:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.com/
	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/

Apologetics Index is a Gospelcom alliance member.  Gospelcom is the largest and
most-visited Christian site on the Internet.  It includes nearly 200 ministires
(alliance members).  Since Apologetics Index is hosted on Gospelcom's servers,
all URLs roll over into this one: http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/


=== Page Count

The Apologetics Index site currently counts 988 pages.

Note: Our A-Z index pages have been growing too large, which makes them load too
slowly for those without broadband connections. Thus we're changing our
approach. Over time, each entry in the index will be on a page by itself. That
way pages will load faster, and the entries can be expanded and updated more
easily. Too, this change will help Apologetics Index users who have been asking
for an easier way to link to invidual entries. The ''A'' page is done.  I have
only recently got around to thge "B" pages:
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/b00.html


=== How You Can Help

Apologetics Index is provided to you without charge and without obligation
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Anton  (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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980+ pages of apologetics and countercult information about cults,
sects, and alternative religious movements.

Greetings!

You receive this Apologetics Index update because you signed up for it at:

	 http://www.egroups.com/group/ai-updates/info.html

If you regularly visit Apologetics Index, you may have noticed that over the
past year our news reporting on cults, sects, and alternative religions has
greatly increased.

AI's newsletter, Religion News Report, is posted to the site every few days, and
the items reported are added to the searchable database as soon as possible.

In addition, our main page - http://www.apologeticsindex.org/ - includes links
to up-to-date news wire reports.  In order to see these reports, you must have
java script enabled.  The items will appear in a separate, smaller window.

No new entries have been added to the A-Z index over the past week.  However,
you will news updates throughout the site.  See, for example, the "news
database" sections of these entries:

Aryan Nations
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/a83.html

Attleboro Cult
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/a97.html

Scientology
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/s04.html
(Check various recent news items, and you'll note that Scientologists are
increasingly attacking their critics much the same way hate groups do).

Catholicism
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/c16.html

Zhong Gon
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/z02.html
(Important asylum hearing coming up this Wednesday).

Harry Potter
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/p03.html

Witchcraft
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/w02.html


=== How You Can Help

Apologetics Index is provided to you without charge and without obligation
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Anton  (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
--
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920+ pages of apologetics and countercult information about cults,
sects, and alternative religious movements.

Greetings!

You receive this Apologetics Index update because you signed up for it at:

	 http://www.egroups.com/group/ai-updates/info.html

Lots of stuff has been happening in the world of cults, sects, and alternative
religions, and I haven't always taken the time to send these updates.

Several subscribers to this announcement list have asked for more frequent
updates.  From now on, I will make an effort to post updates at least once a
week.

Meanwhile, the latest news and additions are always listed on the front page of
Apologetics Index:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/

=== Aryan Nations

Regular visitors, and readers of the Religion News Report, will have noticed
that we're paying more attention to hate groups.  That is in part because many
such groups base their teachings and practices on religious convictions.  Such
is the case with the Aryan Nations, a hate group that promotes the

	 Christian Identity teachings
	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/i00.html#identity

Aryan Nations lost a major trial this week.  The lawyer involved hopes the
damage award will bankrupt the group.  Read more about it here:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/a83.html


=== Attleboro Cult

An another interesting legal case is the controversy over the "jailing" of a
member of the Attleboro fundamentalist sect in an effort to protect her unborn
baby.   Two of the cult's children have died under suspicious circumstances, and
the group's other children have been taken away by the court.

Read more about the Attleboro Cult here:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/a97.html

The group's theology is heavily influenced by the offbeat teachings of Carol
Balizet:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/b17.html


=== Harry Potter hoax email

No matter what side of the Harry Potter debate you're on, it pays to check your
sources. The writer of this hoax clearly did not do so...

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/p03.html#hoax


=== US Report on Religious Freedom

The US government has again issued a report of what it considers violation of
''religious freedom,'' chiding sovereign nations like France and Germany for not
accepting the Scientology organization as a ''religion'' - a practice the US
considers to be akin to ''human rights abuses.'' While the report contains some
legitimate concerns, e.g. regarding religious persecution in China, it once
again fails to address human rights abuses in America itself.

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/usa-00.html#reportgov

Incidentally, Scientology refers to this report in its PR efforts - and
especially in its fight against the German government.

Read the facts about Germany's position on Scientology:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/s04.html#freedomrel


=== Religion News Report

Religion News Report, our free newsletter, is the web's most complete source of
news about cults, sects and alternative religions.  It is always posted first to
the AR-talk mailing list:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologia/mainpages/aboutartalk.html

Later it is archived at the Apologetics Index site:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/apolnews.html

The archived versions are linked to relevant A-Z index entries, and items are
then added to our searchable news database:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/apolnews.html#database

Many A-Z index entries have pre-defined news database searches that bring up the
latest news items on a movement or issue.  See, for example, the news database
links at these entries:

	 - Zhong Gong
		 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/z02.html

	 - Aum Shinrikyo
		 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/a06.html

	 - Witchcraft
		 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/w02.html

	 - Mungiki
		 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/m09.html

	 - Fang-Cheng church
		 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/f04.html

	 - Falun Gong
		 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/f02.html


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Anton
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sects, and alternative religious movements.

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Thank you for using Apologetics Index!

The latest on Waco:

:===Begin Quote===
Investigator absolves U.S. government in Waco siege
AOL/Reuters, July 21, 2000

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - An outside investigator assigned to probe the 1993 siege
and fire at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, Friday completely
absolved the government of wrongdoing in the disaster.

Former Sen. John Danforth said in a report that David Koresh, leader of the
group, and several others were entirely responsible.
[...more...]
http://my.aol.com/news/story.tmpl?table=n&cat=0106&id=0007210146235406
:===End Quote===

Remember, you can find more news about the Branch Davidians at this Apologetics
Index page:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/b10a01.html#wires

Anton
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and Alternative Religious Movements - for Research and Ministry.

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Thank you for using Apologetics Index!

=== Branch Davidians

The advisory jury has ruled the U.S. government is not at fault in the Branch
Davidian raid.  The judge is expected to mirror the jury's conclusion.  However,
that is not the last we'll hear about the Branch Davidians vs. the U.S.
government.

Read all about the trial, the aftermath, the continuing investigation(s), and
possible legal appeals:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/b10a01.html


=== Jesus Christians

This Australia-based cult of Christianity is again in the news.  This time, a
16-year old British boy has run off with them.  He subsequently was made a ward
of the court, and the cult is now trying to negotiate with the authorities.

According to England's Daily Mail, "[t]he cult's literature calls on converts to
forsake their jobs, boss, even their family and friends."

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/j13.html


=== Anson Shupe

An update on upcoming activities of this cult apologist:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/s06.html


=== Religion News Report

Religion News Report is the web's most complete source of news about cults,
sects and alternative religions.  For the latest issues, see:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/apolnews.html#archive

Anton
--
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and Alternative Religious Movements - for Research and Ministry.

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In this update:

- Index Changes
- France's proposed cult-crimes law
- A-Z updates
- Academic Support for Alternative Religions

=== Index Changes

Our A-Z index pages have been growing too large, which makes them load to slowly
for those without broadband connections. Thus we're changing our approach: Over
time, each entry in the index will be on a page by itself. That way pages will
load faster, and the entries can be expanded and updated more easily. Too, this
change will help Apologetics Index users who have been asking for an easier way
to link to invidual entries.  In addition, each page can be "marketed" more
directly to various search engines.

We've made a start with the ''A'' listings, which are partly done:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/a00.html

The change will also significantly increase the number of pages we have online.
Currently, Apologetics Index consists of 815 pages.


=== French cult-crimes law

In recent weeks you may have heard various cults, but also U.S. Government
officials, talk about France's proposed law dealing with cult crimes.  Not
surprisingly, a lot of misinformation is being spread about the proposed bill.
For example, cultists claim France has "blacklisted" Baptists in its report on
cults.  But even a casual reading of the report shows that is not true.

Too, extremist organizations like the Church of Scientology, and cults like the
Unification Church are suggesting that this law, if ratified, would mean the end
of democracy in France.  However, the law addresses very specific cult-related
crimes.

To read up on the law, see the Apologetics Index page on France:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/france-00.html

where you will also find a link to the report on cults.

Incidentally, Larry Witham (a Unification Church member), Religion Editor of the
Washington Times (owned by the Unification Church) also wrote an article about
the proposed bill.  Other papers and online news services have made note of it.
The article is a good example of the misinformation being spread.  See my
comments at the end of this item:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/news/an200630b.html#35


=== Updated in the A-Z Index

Items are updated and added almost every day.  Some major updates:

Hare Krishnas (including information about the lawsuit alleging child abuse):
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/i12.html

Seventh-day Adventism
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/s18.html

Religious Freedom, Tolerance, and Intolerance
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/r04.html


=== Academic Support for Alternative Religions

The following item comes from Stephen Kent:

:===Begin Quote===
(...)
From the prelimiary program for the Society for the Scientific Study of
Religion, Doubletree Post Oak Hotel, Houston, Texas, October 18-22, 2000.
Session E1-SSSR
Friday, 8:30-10:00 Ballroom B
New Religious Movements, Cults, and Anti-Cults

"CAN, We Hardly Knew Ye: Sex, Drugs, Deprogrammers' Kickbacks, and
Corporate Crime in the (Old) Cult Awareness Network." Anson Shupe,
Indiana-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Kendrick Moxon, and Susan E. Darnell
shupe@...
[...more...]
:===End Quote===

Note:

The real Cult Awareness Network has been hijacked by the Church of Scientology,
and now operates as a hate group:

	 About Scientology's CAN
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c19.html

Compare CAN's actions and attitude with Scientology's practice of

	 Dead Agenting
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/d05.html

Even cult apologist Jeffrey K. Hadden - one of CAN's so-called "professional
referrals" - states:

	 "The CAN name, logo and other assets were purchased by a member of the Church
	 of Scientology. CAN has been reopened under the guidance of Scientology. The
	 new mission statement purports to, "promote religious tolerance, good will
	 and understanding." Thus far, the content of the page focuses heavily on
	 attacking the old CAN and its allies. This is, at best, confusing to one who
	 is not familiar with the history of the conflict, and almost certainly
	 counter-productive to the stated aims of the new CAN."

	 About the real CAN
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c44.html

	 About Anson Shupe
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/s06.html

Kendrick Moxon is a top scientologist and a Scientology lawer.  For his role
(and that of Anson Shupe) in the destruction of the real CAN, see Stephen Kent's

	 Alternative Religions and Their Academic Supporters
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c25.html

Stephen Kent is under sustained attack by cult apologist Massimo Introvigne's
CESNUR precisely because he consistenly exposes academics who
support alternative religions.

	 Consumer Alert: CESNUR
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c10.html


Anton
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and Alternative Religious Movements - for Research and Ministry.

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In this update:

- Branch Davidians trial
- France plans crackdown on cult crimes
- Religion News Report


=== Branch Davidians

This week will the trial of the Branch Davidians vs. the U.S. Government starts:

:===Begin Quote===
Davidians, Govt to Meet in Court 7 Years After Waco
AOL/Reuters, Jun 16 2000
http://my.aol.com/news/story.tmpl?table=n&cat=01&id=0006160237214446
WACO, Texas (Reuters) - Seven years after the fiery end of a siege outside Waco,
Branch Davidians and the U.S government will face off in court next week over
Davidian claims that federal agents caused the deaths of around 80 cult members.

At stake is the question, still hotly debated in America, of whether the FBI or
Branch Davidians are responsible for the deaths of cult leader David Koresh and
many of his followers.
[...more...]
:===End Quote===

To help you stay on top of news regarding this trial and related issues (cults,
sects, apologetics, religious freedom, etcetera), Apologetics Index provides the

	 Branch Davidians News Page
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/b10a01.html

It includes

1) a pre-defined search of our news database,
2) a link to archived version of the Religion News Report
3) Pre-defined searches for the latest trial news (wire services, etc.).

Also, we have just uploaded a

	 Chronological History of the Branch Davidians
	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/b10a02.html

You may discover many things you did not know about the Branch Davidians.


=== France plans crackdown on cult crimes

	 ''President Jacques Chirac has told Mr Clinton that religious freedom will no
	 longer be a subject for bilateral presidential talks, in the light of what
	 has been officially described as ''shocking'' White House' support for
	 Scientologists and Moonies.''
	 - http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/news/an200614.html#21

For more info about France, see: http://www.apologeticsindex.org/france-00.html


=== Religion News Report

The June 18, 2000 issue of Religion News Report has been posted:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/news/an200618.html

Blessings,

Anton
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In this newsletter:
- Changes in Listing System
- Directory Plans
- Religion News
- Privacy Statement
- The Way Of Cain

=== Changes in Listing System

If you use the A - Z Index, you may have noticed that some pages are growing too
large, and thus load slowly - especially on slower connections.  We are
therefore gradually moving to a new listing system in which most entries will be
listed on separate pages.  See, for example, these recent additions:

	 Sunni
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/s30.html

	 Shi'a
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/s31.html

Giving each entry a separate page has many advantages, including faster loading,
easier updating, more accurate search engine listings, etcetera.

=== Directory Plans

Over the next few weeks, Apologetics Index intends to add a large number of
links to apologetics- and countercult ministries.  We intend to have Apologetics
Index grow into the largest annotated online directory of such links.  Recent
additions include:

	 Aereopagus II America
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/a17.html

	 Access Research Network
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/a18.html

	 Institute of Biblical Defense
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/i10.html

	 The Irenaeous Foundation
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/i11.html

	 Lord, I Believe
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/i35.html


=== Religion News

Apologetics Index publishes "Religion News Report" - the web's most complete
source of news about cults, sects and alternative religions.  The newsletter is
always posted first to the

	 AR-talk mailing list
	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologia/mainpages/aboutartalk.html

Issues are then archived at the Apologetics Index site:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/apolnews.html

News items are linked to relevant entries in the A - Z Index, and added to the
searchable news database:


http://www.gospelcom.net/cgi-apologeticsindex/dbman/db.cgi?db=default&uid=defaul\
t&view_search=1

Throughout Apologetics Index, you'll also find pre-defined searches, both to
current and archived news items.  See, for example, the entry on Branch
Davidians:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/b10.html

Visit daily to get the latest news regarding the Branch Davidian Waco/FBI trial.

Recently, when a young girl died during a so-called "rebirthing," Apologetics
Index provided full coverage:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/r08.html


=== Privacy Statement

We have added a privacy statement, noting that Apologetics Index does not
collect email addresses or other private information:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/privacy.html


=== The Way Of Cain

We have added

	 The Way of Cain
	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/r06.html
	 In her feature-length examination of the Toronto Blessing Movement, Lisa
	 Havener details its strange doctrines, bizarre manifestations, false
	 prophecies and heretical teachings.

Blessings,

Anton
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and Alternative Religious Movements - for Research and Ministry.

Greetings!

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    http://www.apologeticsindex.org/m08.html

Anton
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and Alternative Religious Movements - for Research and Ministry.

Greetings!

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If you haven't visited Apologetics Index in a while, you may have missed the
fact that we moved to a new server.  You can still reach the site at:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/

but you'll notice that all links will automatically be "translated" like this:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/

Apologetics Index is a member of Gospelcom - the Internet's largest and most
visited Christian web site.

Among recent updates:

	 Mormonism - a Cult of Christianity
	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/m04.html
	 Mormonism is among the fastest-growing religious cults.

	 Catholicism
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c16.html
	 Includes a look at the categories of Roman Catholics, and a brief
	 examination of doctrinal differences with the Protestant church.

	 T.D. Jakes
	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/j11.html
	 Updated with additional information regarding his oneness-pentecostalism.

	 Benny Hinn
	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/h01.html

	 A Course in Miracles
	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/c08.html
	 This deceptive book, purported to be dictated by "Jesus,"
	 again is at the center of controversy.


Among recent additions:

	 Religious Freedom, Tolerance, and Intolerance
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/r04.html
	 A look at how cults and cult promoters misuse these concepts.

	 Hello & Goodbye from Robert Vaughn Young
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/s23.html
	 A former top-Scientologist shares his inside insights.  Also by Robert:

	 Toward a new model of Cult Control
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/s25.html

	 A Cult Recipe?
	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/c09a02.html
	 Just what do you mean when you say "cult"? This chapter from "Prophets of the
	 Apocalypse," looks at the background and ambiguity of the term.

	 Jeffrey K. Hadden
	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/h14.html
	 Author of memo discussing ways of possibly "neutralizing"
	 anticult organizations, Hadden is working hard at building his
	 reputation as a cult apologists

	 The Power Abusers
	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/a08.html
	 Twenty years after this article on authoritarianism in the church was first
	 published, Dr. Ronald Enroth's observations are still timely and relevant.

Noted:

	 Releasing The Bonds
	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/books/releasingbonds.html
	 Apologetics Index highly recommends Steve Hassan's new book.

Books and more:

	 Apologetics Index is an Amazon.com affiliate.  By ordering your books, music,
	 videos, DVDs, power tools, toys, software, etcetera, through Apologetics
	 Index, you help Apologetics Index (we receive a small commission on
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	 library that was lost in the mail when I moved back to Holland).

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News:

	 Apologetics Index News Resources
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/newsindex.html
	 From links to daily religion news to our searchable archive of
	 cult-related news items, Apologetics Index keeps you informed.


By way of explanation:

	 I have been declared disabled due to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.  Some
	 cultists and cult promoters are spreading misinformation about my condition.
	 However, for the facts on CFS, see the

		 CFS FAQ
		 http://www.cfs-news.org/faq.htm

Finally, don't forget to visit Thom Tapp's "Church of The Covered Dish,"
featured daily in Apologetics Index:

	 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/notes.html#cocd

Blessings,

Anton
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and Alternative Religious Movements - for Research and Ministry.

Dear Friends,

Please note:  Apologetics Index is moving to a new server.  If you have
bookmarked the site using our domain name,

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no change is necessary.  However, if you bookmarked (or ink to) our site using
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and Alternative Religious Movements - for Research and Ministry.

Greetings!

You receive this Apologetics Index update because you signed up for it at:

	 http://www.egroups.com/group/ai-updates/info.html

>>Some recent updates:

* Christianity and Postmodernism
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/p02.html

* Interfaith Activities and Interreligious Dialogue
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/i06.html

* International Churches of Christ
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/i02.html
	 This movement considers itself to be the only true church, but Christian
	 apologists and countercult professionals correctly identify it as a cult of
	 Christianity.


>>Recent Additions:

* The Modern World of Witchcraft
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/w04.html
	 Part of a growing section on Wicca.  I am looking for

* FBI: Project Megiddo
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/usa-01.html
	 An FBI strategic assessment of the potential for domestic terrorism in the
	 United States undertaken in anticipation of or response to the arrival of the
	 new millennium.


>>News

Our "Religion Items in the News" newsletter has been renamed.  It is now:
"Religion News Report."  This is just one of our news resources:

= Up-to-date religion news

		 Religion news sources, including wire services- and newspaper searches
		 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/news.html

		 Wire services- and newspaper searches only
		 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c09f.html#headlines


= Specific movements

		 Various entries in the

			 A-Z Index
			 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/apologetics.html

		 include predefined searches of major news sources.  See, for example:

			 Waco/Branch Davidians
			 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/b10.html#newscurrent

			 Scientology
			 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/s04.html#scientsearch

			 Falun Gong
			 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/f00.html#falungongnews


= Newsletter

		 "Religion News Report"
		 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c09f.html#rin
		 Apologetics Index compiles a newsletter alerting apologists, anticult-
		 and countercult professionals to relevant news items.

		 Published several times a week, "Religion News Report" (formerly known
		 as "Religion Items in the News") is provided as an exclusive service to
		 the AR-talk apologetics research resources discussion list

			 http://www.gospelcom.net/apologia/mainpages/chartertalk.html

		 RNR is posted to the list two or three times a week, so if you need
		 timely alerts, subscribing to AR-talk (free) is your best option.

= News Archive

		 Older issues of "Religion News Report" are archived here:

			 News Archive
			 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/apolnews.html

		 News items are cross-references to entries in the A-Z Index.  Note,
		 the newsletters are archived as time and energy permit...  That said,
		 the most recent issue of the newsletter is already archived:

			 RNR, Nov. 16, 1999
			 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/news/an991116.html


= News Database

		 Starting with the Oct. 25, 1999 issue of "Religion News Report,"
		 articles can be searched using our

			 News Archive Database
			 http://cgi.apologeticsindex.org/dbman/db.cgi

		 Older items will be added as time permits.  Various entries in the A-Z
		 Index already have predefined searches.  See, for example, the entries on:

			 Aum Shinrikyo
			 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/a00.html#aums

			 Breatharianism
			 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/b12.html

			 Scientology
			 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/s04.html#newsarch

Anton
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and Alternative Religious Movements - for Research and Ministry.

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=  Updated: Dental Miracles and Gold Dust
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/d04.html
	 Not all that glitters is gold. Indeed, as it turns out, some of it is
	 glitter...

= Scientology Trial in France
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/s00.html#scientsearch
	 Predefined searches for up-to-date news on Scientology

= Updated: Cult Awareness Network
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c19.html
	 Is your confidential mail now in the hands of a hate group?

= Among the new and updated A-Z Index entries are:

	 Louis DeMeo
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/d00.html#demeo

	 The Way International
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/w00.html#wayint

	 France
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/france-00.html

	 Red Heifer
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/h00.html#heifer

= Reminder: If you wish to stay informed on all the developments regarding the
	 FBI's Waco cover-up, click here:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/b10.html#newscurrent
	 Easy access to up-to-date wire services reports, CNN items,
	 Washington Times articles, etcetera.

Anton
--
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and Alternative Religious Movements - for Research and Ministry.

Greetings!

You receive this Apologetics Index update because you signed up for it at:

	 http://www.egroups.com/group/ai-updates/info.html

If you wish to stay informed on all the developments regarding the FBI's
Waco cover-up, click here:

	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/b10.html#newscurrent

You'll have easy access to up-to-date wire services reports, CNN items,
Washington Times articles, etcetera.

Anton
--
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Apologetics and Countercult Information about Cults, Sects,
and Alternative Religious Movements - for Research and Ministry.

Greetings!

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On August 30, these entries were added to the A-Z Apologetics Index:

	 Growing Families International
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/g02.html
	 An extended Apologetics Index entry on this cultic, for-profit
	 "ministry."

	 J. Gordon Melton
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/m06.html
	 Updated, and now an extended Apologetics Index entry on a religion
	 scholar considered by many to be a cult apologist.

Updated:

	 Cult Awareness Network
	 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c19.html
	 The Scientology-purchased "Cult Awareness Network" has dropped
	 its third-party, public message board.

Anton
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and Alternative Religious Movements - for Research and Ministry.

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=== Latest Updates

The Doctrine of the Trinity
http://www.apologeticsindex.org/t03.html
This outline study by Robert Bowman demonstrates the Biblical basis of the
doctrine of the Trinity. It includes about 700 Scripture references.

History of the Creeds
http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c20.html
Many of today's false teachings are variations of ancient heresies. The Creeds
of the Christian Church were developed to address and counter those heresies.

Blessings,

Anton Hein
Apologetics Index
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