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LaCanna  Xavier             

NZ seeks to limit Brethren influence

     Author LaCanna  Xavier      
    Posted: 12/5/2007 9:05:00 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Exclusive Brethren (Bruce D. Hales)

    Publication:
AAP
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 12/4/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lacey  Marc             

A U.S.-Trained Entrepreneur Becomes Voodoo’s Pope

     Author Lacey  Marc      
    Posted: 4/7/2008 12:00:49 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Voodoo

    Publication:
New York Times
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 4/5/2008 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lacey  Marc             

Abuse Trails Central American Girls Into Gangs

     Author Lacey  Marc      
    Posted: 4/11/2008 10:28:21 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Gangs

    Publication:
New York Times
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 4/11/2008 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Laguardia  Joan             

Application filed for construction of Ave Maria University, town

     Author Laguardia  Joan  D.   
    Posted: 8/25/2003 12:28:57 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Ave Maria University (Tom Monaghan)

    Publication:
News-Press
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 8/7/2003 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lakeman  Geoffrey             

Cult member commits suicide by eating yew tree leaves

     Author Lakeman  Geoffrey      
    Posted: 10/16/2005 10:47:35 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Barry Long Foundation

    Publication:
The Mirror (UK)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 10/15/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Lakshmi  Rama             

A Daily Round of Rituals For Boys Becoming Priests

     Author Lakshmi  Rama      
    Posted: 10/19/2007 11:53:06 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Hinduism

    Publication:
Washington Post
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 10/18/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lakshmi  Rama             

A Daily Round of Rituals For Boys Becoming Priests

     Author Lakshmi  Rama      
    Posted: 10/19/2007 11:53:06 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Hinduism

    Publication:
Washington Post
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 10/18/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lakshmi  Rama             

Dalai Lama Airs Prospect of Quitting

     Author Lakshmi  Rama      
    Posted: 3/19/2008 8:27:29 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Dalai Lama

    Publication:
Washington Post
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 3/19/2008 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lakshmi  Rama             

With Reports Of Violence, Anger Ignites Beyond Tibet

     Author Lakshmi  Rama      
    Posted: 3/15/2008 9:40:29 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Dalai Lama

    Publication:
Washington Post
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 3/15/2008 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lalich  Janja             

Book Review: New Religious Movements/Cults: Sociologist’s Book Criticized

     Author Lalich  Janja      
    Posted: 7/7/2003 7:26:27 PM  Type: Doc_bkreview         
    Topic: tp_religious_studies,tp_sociology      Group: NRM (New Religious Movement),Cult Apologists

    Publication:
Cultic Studies Review
   
Vol.: 02  No.: 02
   
Date:    2003  Page(s): Web Version


Lalich  Janja             

Repairing The Soul After A Cult

     Author Lalich  Janja      
    Posted: 8/25/2004 12:03:11 PM  Type:           
    Topic: tp_fms,tp_recover_mem,tp_recovery,tp_women      Group: Recovery

    Publication:
Cult Observer
   
Vol.: 13  No.: 05
   
Date:    1996  Page(s):  


Lalich  Janja             

The Cadre Ideal: Origins and Development of a Political Cult

     Author Lalich  Janja     Ph.D.
    Posted: 8/8/1999 3:20:39 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group:  

    Publication:
Cultic Studies Journal
   
Vol.: 09  No.: 01
   
Date:    1992  Page(s): 001-077


Lalich  Janja             

Using the Bounded Choice Model as an Analytical Tool: A Case Study of Heaven’s Gate

     Author Lalich  Janja     Ph.D.
    Posted: 12/27/2004 8:27:26 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic: tp_general,tp_mindcontrol      Group: Mind Control,General Cult Articles

    Publication:
Cultic Studies Review
   
Vol.: 03  No.: 03
   
Date:    2004  Page(s):  


Lalich  Janja             

Book Review: Awesome Families: The Promise of Healing Relationships in the International Churches of Christ

     Author Lalich  Janja      
    Posted: 5/1/2007 3:04:56 PM  Type: Doc_bkreview         
    Topic:        Group: International Churches of Christ (Kip McKean)

    Publication:
Cultic Studies Review
   
Vol.: 06  No.: 01
   
Date:    2007  Page(s): 77-79


Lalich  Janja             

Book Review: Bounded Choice: True Believers and Charismatic Cults

     Author Lalich  Janja      
    Posted: 4/13/2005 1:28:34 PM  Type: Doc_bkreview         
    Topic:        Group:  

    Publication:
Cultic Studies Review
   
Vol.: 04  No.: 01
   
Date:    2005  Page(s): 65-69


Lalich  Janja             

Book Review: Moon Sisters, Krishna Mothers, Rajneesh Lovers

     Author Lalich  Janja     Ph.D.
    Posted: 2/13/2000 1:18:09 PM  Type: Doc_bkreview         
    Topic: tp_women      Group:  

    Publication:
Cultic Studies Journal
   
Vol.: 14  No.: 01
   
Date:    1997  Page(s): 158-161


Lalich  Janja             

Book Review: Them and Us: Cult Thinking and the Terrorist Threat

     Author Lalich  Janja      
    Posted: 10/25/2004 1:31:14 PM  Type: Doc_bkreview         
    Topic:        Group:  

    Publication:
Cultic Studies Review
   
Vol.: 03  No.: 02
   
Date:    2004  Page(s): Web Version


Lalich  Janja             

Introduction: "We Own Her Now"

     Author Lalich  Janja     Ph.D.
    Posted: 6/16/1999 2:39:12 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic: tp_women      Group:  

    Publication:
Cultic Studies Journal
   
Vol.: 14  No.: 01
   
Date:    1997  Page(s): 001-003


Lalich  Janja             

Myths, Misnomers, and Missed Signals: Demystifying Cult Research

     Author Lalich  Janja      
    Posted: 11/11/2007 2:45:05 PM  Type: Doc_conf_session         
    Topic: tp_resh      Group:  

    Publication:
 
   
Vol.: Friday  No.:  
   
Date:    2008  Page(s): 11:00 - 12:30


Lalich  Janja             

The Puzzle of Brainwashing

     Author Lalich  Janja      
    Posted: 11/11/2007 3:19:02 PM  Type: Doc_conf_session         
    Topic: tp_thoughtreform      Group:  

    Publication:
 
   
Vol.: Saturday  No.:  
   
Date:    2008  Page(s): 4:00 - 5:30


Lalich  Janja             

Opening Keynote Address: The Violent Outcomes of Ideological Extremism: What Have We Learned Since Jonestown?

     Author Lalich  Janja      
    Posted: 11/13/2007 10:37:06 AM  Type: Doc_conf_session         
    Topic: tp_violence      Group:  

    Publication:
 
   
Vol.: Friday  No.:  
   
Date:    2008  Page(s): 09:30 - 10:30


Lalich  Janja             

Special Lunch Discussion Session: On Going to College or Graduate School After a Cult Experience

     Author Lalich  Janja      
    Posted: 11/26/2007 8:21:10 PM  Type: Doc_conf_session         
    Topic:        Group:  

    Publication:
 
   
Vol.: Friday  No.:  
   
Date:    2008  Page(s): 12:30 - 2:00


Lamb  David             

Snipers' Motives Start to Emerge

     Author Lamb  David      
    Posted: 12/15/2003 7:32:08 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Brainwashing,Mind Control

    Publication:
Los Angeles Times
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 12/14/2003 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lamb  Gregory             

China faces suspicions about organ harvesting

     Author Lamb  Gregory  M.   
    Posted: 8/4/2006 10:45:23 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Falun Gong (Li Hongzhi)

    Publication:
Christian Science Monitor
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 8/3/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lamb  William             

North Jersey 'witches' battle pop-culture myths

     Author Lamb  William      
    Posted: 10/31/2006 12:22:21 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Wicca

    Publication:
Bergen Record (NJ)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 10/31/2006 9:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lambeck  Linda             

Packed University of Bridgeport hall hears Moon

     Author Lambeck  Linda  C.   
    Posted: 9/24/2005 10:16:38 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Unification Church (Sun Myung Moon),Universal Peace Federation (Sun Myung Moon)

    Publication:
Connecticut Post
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 9/22/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Lambeck  Linda             

Finance picks up at UB

     Author Lambeck  Linda  C.   
    Posted: 9/9/2005 2:34:52 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Unification Church

    Publication:
Connecticut Post
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 9/5/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Lamont  Leonie             

Sect leader accused of assaulting girl, 12 [Kenja Communications]

     Author Lamont  Leonie      
    Posted: 6/2/2006 11:27:52 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Kenja Communications (Ken Dyers)

    Publication:
Sydney Morning Herald
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 5/26/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lampert  Allison             

Hijacking of debate over Ritalin is feared

     Author Lampert  Allison      
    Posted: 6/10/2006 9:23:15 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Scientology (L. Ron Hubbard)

    Publication:
Montreal Gazette
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 6/8/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lampman  Jane             

American Buddhism on the rise

     Author Lampman  Jane      
    Posted: 9/15/2006 11:18:08 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Buddhism,Dalai Lama

    Publication:
Christian Science Monitor
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 9/14/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lampman  Jane             

A Mosque in America's Heartland

     Author Lampman  Jane      
    Posted: 10/1/2007 9:06:05 PM  Type: Doc_news         
    Topic: tp_terrorism      Group:  

    Publication:
Christian Science Monitor
   
Vol.: 07  No.: 01
   
Date: 9/6/2007 8:00:00 AM  2008  Page(s):  


Lampman  Jane             

Where women build new lives

     Author Lampman  Jane      
    Posted: 4/19/2006 10:18:56 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Magdalene (Rev. Becca Stevens)

    Publication:
Christian Science Monitor
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 4/13/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lan  Na             

China: No Concentration Camp for Falun Gong Activists Exist

     Author Lan  Na      
    Posted: 4/15/2006 12:38:04 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Falun Gong (Li Hongzhi)

    Publication:
CRI News
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 4/15/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lance  D.             

Note From A Former Yellow Deli Member

     Author Lance  D.      
    Posted: 5/10/2008 10:51:17 AM  Type: Doc_article,Doc_deptpersacct         
    Topic:        Group: Twelve Tribes (Island Pond,The Communities)

    Publication:
Chattanoogan
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 5/9/2008 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lancione  Ugo             

Pope John Paul II beatification process launched amid protests

     Author Lancione  Ugo      
    Posted: 6/29/2005 9:37:58 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Legionaries of Christ (Regnum Christi) (Marcial Maciel Degollado)

    Publication:
Unspun
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 6/28/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Lancione  Ugo             

Pope attacks gays to deflect child abuse accusations

     Author Lancione  Ugo      
    Posted: 6/8/2005 9:30:38 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Legionaries of Christ (Regnum Christi) (Marcial Maciel Degollado)

    Publication:
Press Esc
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 6/8/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Lancione  Ugo             

Pope faked child abuse investigation

     Author Lancione  Ugo      
    Posted: 6/3/2005 2:23:42 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Legionaries of Christ (Regnum Christi) (Marcial Maciel Degollado)

    Publication:
Unspun/PressEsc
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 5/29/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Lancione  Ugo             

How Maciel trumped the pope

     Author Lancione  Ugo      
    Posted: 6/3/2005 2:14:32 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Legionaries of Christ (Regnum Christi) (Marcial Maciel Degollado)

    Publication:
Unspun/PressEsc
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 5/31/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Lancione  Ugo             

Fears of child abuse as pope urges priests to love the young

     Author Lancione  Ugo      
    Posted: 6/3/2005 2:08:31 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Legionaries of Christ (Regnum Christi) (Marcial Maciel Degollado)

    Publication:
Unspun
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 6/1/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Landa  Shirley             

Professional Profile: Shirley Landa

     Author Landa  Shirley      
    Posted: 8/17/2004 3:41:28 PM  Type: Doc_profindiv         
    Topic:        Group:  

    Publication:
Cult Observer
   
Vol.: 09  No.: 10
   
Date:    1992  Page(s):  


Landa  Susan             

Children and Cults: A Practical Guide

     Author Landa  Susan      
    Posted: 4/4/2005 9:04:01 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic: tp_abuse,tp_child,tp_legal      Group: Children Raised in Cults

    Publication:
Journal of Family Law
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date:    1990-91  Page(s):  


Landau  Saul             

Purges, Pedophiles and Cover Ups

     Author Landau  Saul      
    Posted: 5/8/2005 11:48:09 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Legionaries of Christ (Regnum Christi) (Marcial Maciel Degollado)

    Publication:
Out of Bounds Magazine
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 5/7/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Landler  Mark             

Amid Unrest, Chinese Face an Ugly Reality: Deflation

     Author Landler  Mark      
    Posted: 7/26/1999 10:47:46 AM  Type:           
    Topic:        Group:  

    Publication:
New York Times
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 7/24/1999 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Landphair  Ted             

For Celibate Sect, Not Much Shaking Goes On Any Longer

     Author Landphair  Ted      
    Posted: 2/16/2007 2:41:03 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Shakers (United Society of Believers in Christs Second Appearing)

    Publication:
Voice of America
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 2/15/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lane  Sabra             

APEC organisers accredit Falun Gong journalist

     Author Lane  Sabra      
    Posted: 9/5/2007 12:14:43 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Falun Gong (Li Hongzhi)

    Publication:
ABC Local Radio (Australia)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 9/3/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lane  David             

The Spiritual Crucible: A Critical Guide to America's Religious/Cultic Renaissance*

     Author Lane  David  Christopher   
    Posted: 12/27/1999 7:29:58 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group:  

    Publication:
Cultic Studies Journal
   
Vol.: 03  No.: 01
   
Date:    1986  Page(s): 078-092


Lanfranco  Edward             

FBI chief holds talks on Olympic security

     Author Lanfranco  Edward      
    Posted: 2/1/2008 12:25:58 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Falun Gong (Li Hongzhi)

    Publication:
UPI
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 1/31/2008 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Langa  Mahesh             

Niche Faiths

     Author Langa  Mahesh      
    Posted: 6/1/2007 2:21:09 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Swaminarayan,Sant Mat (Sant Thakar Singh),Radha Soami Satsang Beas

    Publication:
Express News Service (India)
   
Vol.: 06  No.: 03
   
Date: 5/27/2007 8:00:00 AM  2007  Page(s):  


Langbein  Sarah             

Twisted tale of abuse led to house of horrors

     Author Langbein  Sarah      
    Posted: 6/25/2007 12:33:28 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Misc Groups

    Publication:
Orlando Sentinel
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 6/24/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Lange  Jason             

Accusers of Legionaries' founder say Vatican is too lenient, sent wrong message

     Author Lange  Jason      
    Posted: 5/31/2006 7:56:45 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Legionaries of Christ (Regnum Christi) (Marcial Maciel Degollado)

    Publication:
Catholic News
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 5/26/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Langfitt  Frank             

Church dispute spills onto Internet

     Author Langfitt  Frank      
    Posted: 5/15/2004 12:05:34 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Bible Speaks,Greater Grace (Carl H. Stevens)

    Publication:
Baltimore Sun
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 5/15/2004 8:00:00 AM  2004  Page(s):  


Langford  Terri             

Few willing to break away from FLDS

     Author Langford  Terri      
    Posted: 6/8/2008 11:04:24 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: FLDS (Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) (Warren Jeffs)

    Publication:
Houston Chronicle
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 6/7/2008 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Langford  Terri             

FLDS seeks restraining order against possible grand jury witness

     Author Langford  Terri      
    Posted: 7/9/2008 10:08:02 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: YFZ (Yearning for Zion),FLDS (Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) (Warren Jeffs)

    Publication:
Houston Chronicle
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 7/9/2008 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Langford  Terri             

FLDS adults not suspected of abusing boys

     Author Langford  Terri      
    Posted: 5/2/2008 10:25:45 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: YFZ (Yearning for Zion)

    Publication:
Houston Chronicle
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 5/2/2008 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Langford  Terri             

Polygamist sect children present a cultural challenge for foster-care facilities

     Author Langford  Terri      
    Posted: 5/1/2008 3:27:46 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: YFZ (Yearning for Zion)

    Publication:
Houston Chronicle
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 4/25/2008 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):