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A person walks past the sign of Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, more commonly known as the Unification Church, at its Tokyo headquarters in Tokyo, Japan August 29, 2022. Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/REUTERS

World Oct 16

Unification Church slams Japan’s dissolution request as a threat to religious freedom

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

World May 13

Kenya police exhume remains of suspected followers of a Christian cult from shallow graves in Kilifi
Kenya cult death toll surpasses 200, more than 600 people reported missing

The death toll linked to a doomsday cult in Kenya hit 201 Saturday after police exhumed 22 more bodies, most of them bearing signs of starvation, according to the coast regional commissioner.

By Evelyne Musambi, Associated Press

World Apr 23

Kenya police exhume remains from suspected Christian cult graves in Kilifi
Kenyan authorities find 39 bodies during investigation of religious cult leader

Thirty-nine bodies have been found so far on land owned by a pastor in coastal Kenya who was arrested for telling his followers to fast to death.

By Associated Press

Nation Nov 19

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40 years later, Rep. Speier looks back on surviving Jonestown

This weekend marked the 40th anniversary of the Jonestown massacre, in which more than 900 followers of Jim Jones were victims of a cult mass murder-suicide in Guyana. Among the survivors was Jackie Speier, now a Democratic congresswoman from California.

Politics Oct 10

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Mitt Romney’s Mormonism Marks Tricky Territory for GOP Rivals

After endorsing Gov. Rick Perry at the Value Voters Summit in Washing on Friday, Baptist minister Robert Jeffress focused on GOP candidate Mitt Romney's faith, saying, "Mormonism is a cult." Judy Woodruff discusses the role of religion in the Republican…

Jan 29

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At Least 200 Militants Killed in Battle near Najaf

U.S.-backed Iraqi troops killed more than 200 insurgents from a religious cult in a weekend battle near the Shiite holy city of Najaf, Iraqi officials said Monday. A Los Angeles Times reporter in Baghdad discusses the fighting and its implications.

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