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News about Cults, Alternative Religions, Etc.

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Religion News Archive Searchable News Archive Database

Apologetics Index provides various religion news resources. Our primary focus is on news about cults, sects, alternative religious movements, world religions, etcetera. Combined with pertinent entries in our A-Z Index and News database database these news items are provided for research purposes.

Religion News weblog

» Religion News Blog

Up-To-Date Religion News - General

» Christian and secular sources of religion news
» Wire services- and newspaper searches

News on Specific Religions, Movements, Organizations

Many entries in our A-Z Index includes pre-defined searches of major news sources. See, for example:

» Falun Gong
» Scientology
» Waco - Branch Davidians
» More examples

Religion News Report

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. If you need timely religion news alerts - with a focus on cults, sects, world- and alternative religions - subscribing to AR-talk (free) is your best option.

Religion News Archive

Older issues of "Religion News Report" are archived here. News items are cross-referenced to entries in the A-Z Index.

Searchable News Archive Database

Starting with the Oct. 25, 1999 issue of "Religion News Report," items have also been added to the searchable News database database. Older items will be added as time permits.

Various entries in the A-Z Index already have predefined archive searches. See, for example,

» Aum Shinrikyo
» Scientology
» Waco - Branch Davidiands

Apologetics Index (apologeticsindex.org, countercult.com, cultfaq.org) provides 39,900+ pages of research resources on religious cults, sects, new religious movements, alternative religions, apologetics-, anticult-, and countercult organizations, doctrines, religious practices and world views. These resources reflect a variety of theological and/or sociological perspectives.

The site provides information that helps equip Christians to logically present and defend the Christian faith, and that aids non-Christians in their comparison of various religious claims. Issues addressed range from spiritual and cultic abuse to contemporary theological and/or sociological concerns.

Apologetics Index also includes ex-cult support resources - including a directory of cult experts (CultExperts.org), up-to-date religion and cult news (Religon News Blog: ReligionNewsBlog.com), articles on Christian life and ministry, and a variety of other features.