=== Aum Shinrikyo
1. AUM guru may undergo mental tests

=== Falun Gong
2. falungong leader savages ''wicked'' Chinese leadership
3. China's crackdown on falungong sect rooted in fear and ignorance: members
4. China Jails 13 More Falun Gong Activists

=== Unification Church
5. Ministers upset by Moon visit
6. Rev. Moon's event raises local hackles
7. In Oakland, Moon Stresses Family
8. Rev. Moon delivers message in Oakland
9. The Reverend Moon's Comeback

=== Islam
10. 2 Bamyan Buddhas completely destroyed, reports AIP
11. Taliban vows to keep thumbing nose at the world
12. Taliban close BBC Kabul office
13. The anti-Buddhist fury in Afghanistan

=== Catholicism
14. Ranking Congressmen Support Suspect Religious Group

=== Mormonism
15. Skinhead Church
16. 'It Isn't A Sunday Religion. It's A Lifetime Change.'

=== Hate Groups
17. FindLaw Forum: Court should have heard KKK case
18. Haider the Rightist Is Firing Up Vienna's Election With Slurs

=== Other News
19. Novato 'Diploma Mill' Shut Down by State
20. Leader Of Religious Group, Son Charged With Molestation
21. Man charged with DUI and fired after drinking kava sues employer
22. Elementary may be closed due to polygamists withdrawal
23. 'Fairy' pictures fetch £6,000

=== Faith-Based Initiatives

24. Christian leaders pan Bush's faith plan
25. Cult fear hits Bush plan to fund by faith
26. Poll: Americans approve of Bush
27. Delay on Faith-Aid Plan Puts Time on Bush's Side
28. Senate To Introduce Religion Plan

=== Human Rights Violations

29. Amnesty International Condemns Sentencing of 14-year-old Boy to Life Imprisonment Without Possibility of Parole

=== Noted
30. Hearing From Dearly Departed Proves a Hit on Sci-Fi Channel

=== Trends
31. Claim of 'Post-Denominational Era' Defied
32. It's chic to be a Protestant in France


=== Catholicism

14. Ranking Congressmen Support Suspect Religious Group, Announces The Kronzer Foundation
Business Wire, Mar. 13, 2001 (Press Release)
http://news.excite.com/
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WASHINGTON (BUSINESS WIRE) - In a letter recently verified by the Phillip Kronzer Foundation for Religious Research, two United States Congressmen have voiced support for an alleged religious scam revolving around the controversial village of Medjugorje, Bosnia where people claim to have seen and spoken to apparitions of the Virgin Mary.

According to the letter, which has been acknowledged by congressional staff, Congressmen Tom Lantos (D, CA) and Chris Smith (R, NJ) extended personal invitations to a ''special briefing'' to members of a religious sect known as Children of Medjugorje.

Children of Medjugorje is currently under investigation and being sued for religious fraud in California. The organization has also been accused of diverting funds to Croatian militias involved in Bosnian war crimes and selling Papal ''indulgences'' on the Internet.
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For a complete copy of the Congressional letter, visit www.kronzer.org.
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Phillip Kronzer, a successful Silicon Valley businessman, has dedicated his life to debunking the myth of Medjugorje and has spent over 4 years and more than $750,000 investigating its authenticity.
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The Kronzer Foundation is seeking a court order from the Sacramento Superior Court enjoining Children of Medjugorje from raising funds in California on grounds of deceptive business practices.

The Kronzer Foundation, is a non profit California corporation that investigates religious fraud within the Catholic Church.
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