ATTLEBORO SECT TRIAL - "THE BODY" MASSACHUSETTS Sect member granted immunity testifies against brother-in-law The Associated Press "TAUNTON -- A member of an Attleboro religious sect testified in the murder trial of his brother-in-law, recalling how he helped bury the remains of a one-year-old child prosecutors say was starved to death." Attleboro sect member describes burial of infant The Boston Globe "TAUNTON - The uncle of a baby prosecutors say starved at the hands of his parents testified that he built the child's plywood casket and months later helped the boy's father take it to a remote area of a Maine state park and bury it." Star Witness Testifies In Sect Murder Trial WCVB TheBostonChannel.com "Another former member of an Attleboro sect testified Friday in the case against Jacques Robidoux, who is charged with starving his infant son to death." David Corneau

INDIANA
Faith in the Force
Some fans find spirituality in the 'Star Wars' saga
The Indianapolis Star
"Devotees couldn't wait to see the latest Star Wars movie: "Episode II: Attack of the Clones." In fact, many have become so attuned to the messages in George Lucas' films that they have taken their devotion to a higher, more spiritual level -- including considering themselves Jedi knights."
Also:
Followers see principles of many faiths in the saga
and Jedi Knights spread their faith

MINNESOTA
Course Melds Yoga And Judiasm
Knight Ridder Tribune
"ST. PAUL -- When she was growing up here, Diane Bloomfield loved dance and Judaism. Over time, Bloomfield nurtured those interests."

VIRGINIA
Although he feels the ''last days'' are near, preacher doesn't worry
The Virginian Pilot
"Bishop T.D. Jakes, the multimillionaire described by Time magazine as "a virtuoso, a prodigy" and the nation's best preacher, is pretty sure that the world is in the dour "last days" preceding God's ultimate judgment. But he doesn't seem to spend a lot of time worrying about it."

NEW ZEALAND
Religious sect denies blame over Caleb's death
New Zealand Herald
"A Dargaville woman who helped start a radical fringe religious sect does not believe its beliefs on religion and nutrition contributed to Caleb Moorhead's death. Caleb, aged six months, died in March last year, two weeks after his Seventh-Day Adventist parents Roby Jan Moorhead, 45, and Deborah Anne Moorhead, 34, removed him from Auckland's Starship Children's Hospital against the strongest medical advice."

PHILIPPINES
PBMA founder a ‘Christ-like’ figure
Second of three parts
The Manila Times
"CAGAYAN DE ORO — “Voices” trained Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) founder Ruben Ecleo Sr. in reading and writing in Arabic, Hebrew, Sanskrit and Aramaic so he could “interpret the ancient mysteries,” according to cult members."
Part One: Ecleo cult a mix of great faiths, the occult

ZAMBIA
Adultery Amongst Jehovah's Witnesses Worries Court
The Post
"LUSAKA -- Why should Jehovah's Witnesses be filled with adulterous people and yet they teach God's word in depth, wondered Lusaka Boma local court presiding justice Sainet Chitambo as he fined a Jehovah's Witness K500, 000 for defamation of character."

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