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Reported in the media:
This page focuses on Australian News primarily, as well as other articles selected for their informative content and insight into the cult phenomenon.

Australian News Index 2008:

• Twelve Tribes: - August 6, 2008
  Controversy continues to brew over sect cafe
  
• Foundation for Humanity's Adulthood (FHA): - August 1, 2008
  Half-million payout for ABC defamation
  
• Hillsong: - July 29, 2008
  accused of closet zealotry
  
• ASMY: - July 29, 2008
  Local Governments Fund Cult Recruitment
  
• Pope Apologizes for Sex Abuse: - July 19, 2008
  
• Scientology: - July 11, 2008
  Minister free to call Scientologists bastards: Rann
  
• Scientology: - July 10, 2008
  Scientologists are bastards: minister
  
• The Family International: - July, 2008
  A sex cult stole my childhood
  
• Kenja: - June 25, 2008
  Woman's fake beard was 'bogus'
  
• 'Church ran my life' says ex-member: - June 25, 2008
  A WARWICK church has been accused of controlling members
  
• Samford Church "Destructive Cult": - June 25, 2008
  A Brisbane Pentecostal church has been labelled a cult that destroys marriages and family relationships
  
• Brisbane Christian Fellowship: - June 23, 2008
  Call to probe Brisbane church over abuse allegations
  
• Brisbane Christian Fellowship, Stafford: - June 23, 2008
  FORMER cult members have spoken out to warn others of a Brisbane church they say is emotionally abusing its followers
  
• Scientology: the Anonymous protestors - June 20, 2008
  The Church of Scientology, notoriously ruthless at crushing its critics, may have met its match
  
• Magnificat Meal Movement: - June 12, 2008
  Taxpayer cash linked to religious cult
  
• Scientology: - May 30, 2008
  Scientology branded as celebrity cult
  
• Bretheren: - May 27, 2008
  Big Brother’s David to write ‘cult’ book
  
• Bretheren: - May 18, 2008
  Rudd knocks back pleas for inquiry
  
• The Fellowship: - May 10, 2008
  Presbyterian church split over cult’s fate
  
• Scientology: - May 10, 2008
  See ya, Tom: Packer quits Cruise's church
  
• Anonymous vs Scientology: - May 8, 2008
  The internet pranksters who started a war
  
• Kenja: - April 21, 2008
  "Beyond Our Ken"    ... this movie .. literally made my jaw drop open. The whole thing was riveting.
  
• Kenja: - April 20, 2008
  "Beyond Our Ken"    I knew this was going to be an interesting screening...
  
• Scientology: - April 17, 2008
  Masked activists target NZ Scientology headquarters
  
• Scientology: - April 13, 2008
  Why I fled Scientology.
  
• Redeemer Baptist School: - April 12, 2008
  School out to crucify critic, says Greens MP.
  
• Scientology: - April 11, 2008
  Declaration of Graham E. Berry - Detailing alleged illegal practices and abuses of Scientology
  
• Simon Kadwell: - April 3, 2008
  Missing Nannup author a spiritual conman, cult buster claims
  
• Russian Doomsday Cult: - April 3, 2008
  Doomsday sect is linked to missing Nannup WA residents.
  
• Landmark Education: - April 2, 2008
  Defence workers trained by 'cult'
  
• Jesus Christians: - March 30, 2008
  Inside the kidney cult.
  
• Scientology: - March 28, 2008
  Credibility of Scientology video channel called into question.
  
• Twelve Tribes: - March 25, 2008
  The general manager of the Royal Easter Show said he would not be surprised if a cafe run at the event by a Christian sect was inspected...
  
• Twelve Tribes: - March 24, 2008
  Harsh discipline of children is a central tenet of a religious sect operating in Picton, writes Tim Elliott.
  
• Twelve Tribes: - March 24, 2008
  Sect woos recruits among the fairy floss at Easter Show.
  
• Jesus Christians: - March 21, 2008
  Kidney cult transplant goes ahead in Cyprus.
  
• Mercy Ministries: - March 18, 2008
  Why Mercy Ministries was godsent for Hillsong.
  
• Mercy Ministries: - March 18, 2008
  Cult-rescue group concerned about Mercy Ministries.
  
• Mercy Ministries: - March 17, 2008
  Hillsong Church, Gloria Jeans linked to abuse claims.
  
• Landmark Education: - March 9, 2008
  City uses taxpayers money to send police and staff to Landmark.
  
• Scientology: - February 10, 2008
  Protesters picket in Adelaide.
  
• Maharishi School: - January 27, 2008
  School year to start on a meditative note.
  
• Exclusive Brethren: - January 21, 2008
  Exclusive Brethren schools to get $10m subsidy.
  
• Sects, lies and videotape: - January 19, 2008
  A new biography of Tom Cruise has unleashed the fighting instincts of the star and his cult, writes David Marr.
  
• Scientology: - January 18, 2008
  Cruise targeted Packer as perfect convert.
  
• Quackery's envoy: the gospel on Cruise: - January 17, 2008
  Biographer Andrew Morton has turned his pen on the "phoney" actor...
  
• Scientology: - January 15, 2008
  Pan Macmillan will not print a local edition of the book Tom Cruise, An Unauthorised Biography in Australia due to legal concerns, a move that has been labelled an act of censorship.
  
• Exclusive Brethren: - Jan. 14, 2008
  Australian government continues to fund schools run by extremist cult.
  

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