(LOGOS APOLOGIA) — Throughout this strange confrontation with Mr. Klein I have wondered, “Where does he get this kooky stuff?” Unfortunately, Ken is following the typical profile of a cult by manufacturing new revelations that “correct” orthodox Christian beliefs. I thought I had found my answer when I researched the heresies of Origen and Mormon [...]

2012! What is this about? When you scan the landscape for explanations you have plenty to choose from that either scares you to death or inspires you. So which one do you choose? Which story is really true? Confused? Here’s a new perspective that might provide a different view on the matter. This mystery is [...]

(SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE) — One of two brothers sentenced to death in Contra Costa County in 2005 for slaughtering five people in a bizarre murder-extortion plot designed to hasten Christ’s return to Earth has been hospitalized after apparently trying to commit suicide. Justin Helzer, 37, was found in his cell at San Quentin State Prison [...]

(ST. PETERSBURG TIMES) — Now, after 33 years as a Scientologist, the past 13 as the voice extolling the virtues of Scientology and the perils of walking away, [Larry] Anderson is walking away. He says the church failed to deliver the spiritual gains it promised. He also wants his money back, nearly $120,000 he says [...]

The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, now approaching 90 and still one of the world’s most controversial religious figures, is handing over day-to-day control of his Unification Church to three U.S.-educated sons. There are some changes afoot in fundraising and boosting membership, the sons say. But Moon — who will preside over another series of his [...]

WE ARE THE LOST ONES From a Time before Time From a Land beyond the Stars From the Age when Anu walked the earth In company of Bright Angels. We have survived the first War Between the Powers of the Gods And have seen the wrath of the Ancient Ones Dark Angels Vent upon the [...]

By SHARON K. GILBERT April 13, 2008 IN PART I of this article, we followed Russia’s religious history, pointing out the incestuous relationship between government and church. We saw how tsarist ‘king-maker’ Patriarchs ruled an uneducated peasantry through secular proxies only to be devoured by the very government they engendered. As illustrated by Christ’s parable [...]

By SHARON K. GILBERT April 3, 2008 WHAT DO an electrical engineer, a former policeman, and Vladimir Putin have in common? They are all three revered as icons by the wide-eyed believers of Russia’s whirlwind cult machine. According to Russian tradition, St. Andrew first brought the message of Jesus Christ to Sythian and Greek colonies [...]

Fourteen members of a Russian doomsday cult have come out from the cave they were hiding in while waiting for the world to end, according to emergency officials in Moscow. Spokesman Dmitry Yeskin said all are in decent condition. Melting snow caused part of the cave to collapse, and a number of cult members, including [...]