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Wabala  Dominic             

Saul to Paul? Leader of brutal cult sees the Light

     Author Wabala  Dominic      
    Posted: 12/3/2006 12:59:31 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Mungiki (Maina Njenga)

    Publication:
Daily Nation
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 12/3/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wabala  Dominic             

Tide turns against Mungiki as welling public anger is let out

     Author Wabala  Dominic      
    Posted: 4/23/2007 10:02:18 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Mungiki (Maina Njenga)

    Publication:
Daily Nation (Kenya)
   
Vol.: 06  No.: 02
   
Date: 4/22/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wachter  Paul              

Group promotes secession from U.S.

     Author Wachter  Paul       
    Posted: 6/17/2004 3:35:41 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: ChristianExodus (Cory Burnell)

    Publication:
The State (S.C.)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 6/15/2004 8:00:00 AM  2004  Page(s):  


Wachter  Paul             

Sect targets S. Carolina for secession

     Author Wachter  Paul      
    Posted: 6/27/2004 3:04:06 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: ChristianExodus (Cory Burnell)

    Publication:
Duluth News Tribune
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 6/27/2004 8:00:00 AM  2004  Page(s):  


Wade  Jake             

Klansman Becomes Reverend

     Author Wade  Jake      
    Posted: 12/14/2007 11:50:08 AM  Type:           
    Topic:        Group: KKK,Ku Klux Klan

    Publication:
13WMAZ TV News (GA)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 12/7/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wade  Jake             

Klansman Becomes Reverend

     Author Wade  Jake      
    Posted: 12/14/2007 11:50:08 AM  Type:           
    Topic:        Group: KKK,Ku Klux Klan

    Publication:
13WMAZ TV News (GA)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 12/7/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wade  Nicholas             

Scientists Worry Journals May Aid Terrorists

     Author Wade  Nicholas      
    Posted: 7/26/2002 8:59:01 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Bio-Terrorist (Other Fax)

    Publication:
New York Times
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 7/26/2002 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wadhwani  Anita             

Secret book attracts Christian fire

     Author Wadhwani  Anita      
    Posted: 4/27/2007 8:59:34 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: The Secret (Rhonda Byrne)

    Publication:
The Tennessean
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 4/20/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wadhwani  Anita             

Child’s death renews scrutiny of Remnant Fellowship Church

     Author Wadhwani  Anita      
    Posted: 2/9/2007 9:32:37 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic: tp_child,tp_legal      Group: Remnant Fellowship (Gwen Shamblin),Weigh Down (Gwen Shamblin)

    Publication:
Tennessean
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 2/7/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Waer  Rebecca             

Truck stop chapel is spiritual haven for lonely drivers

     Author Waer  Rebecca      
    Posted: 2/5/2003 9:51:26 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Christ Delivers Life Church (Ron & Gladys Dudley)

    Publication:
Christian Times
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 2/4/2003 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wagner  Dennis             

Polygamist church battered as April trial is set for Jeffs

     Author Wagner  Dennis      
    Posted: 12/15/2006 10:08:22 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic: tp_polygamy      Group:  

    Publication:
Arizona Republic
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 12/15/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wagner  Thomas             

Targeting Yazidi sect, gunmen kill 23 people

     Author Wagner  Thomas      
    Posted: 4/23/2007 4:02:11 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Yazidis

    Publication:
Register-Guard (OR)
   
Vol.: 06  No.: 02
   
Date: 4/23/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wahala  Dominic             

Where are the bodies of slain sect members?

     Author Wahala  Dominic      
    Posted: 7/8/2007 10:37:37 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Mungiki (Maina Njenga)

    Publication:
Daily Nation (Kenya)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 7/8/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wahpepah  Mary             

Expert: 'Watered-down' gangs pose real threat

     Author Wahpepah  Mary      
    Posted: 2/16/2001 1:55:06 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: 1 on 1

    Publication:
Shawnee News-Star
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 6/28/2000 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wainwright  Robert             

Dance photos reminder of a troubled trainee

     Author Wainwright  Robert      
    Posted: 2/11/2005 9:33:40 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Kenja Communications (Ken Dyers)

    Publication:
Sydney Morning Herald
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 2/12/2005 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Waithaka  Casper             

Why Mungiki sect leader is a cut above the other inmates

     Author Waithaka  Casper      
    Posted: 5/7/2008 11:19:47 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Mungiki (Maina Njenga)

    Publication:
Daily Nation
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 5/7/2008 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wakefield  Mary             

The kingdom of heaven: yours for £25

     Author Wakefield  Mary      
    Posted: 8/9/2006 11:23:12 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Prosperity Gospel,Cerullo (Morris Cerullo World Evangelism),Hinn (Benny Hinn),Murdock (Mike Murdock)

    Publication:
The Telegraph (UK)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 7/23/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Waldman  Amy             

This Guru Hugs a Lot, and Gets Lots of Love Back

     Author Waldman  Amy      
    Posted: 9/29/2003 9:47:58 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi)

    Publication:
New York Times
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 9/29/2003 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Walker  Susan             

A pinch of politics in parties' programs

     Author Walker  Susan      
    Posted: 1/11/2008 12:35:07 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Falun Gong (Li Hongzhi),New Tang Dynasty Television Canada

    Publication:
Toronto Star
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 1/11/2008 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wall  Emma             

Suicide Cult Girl Cut Down by Dad

     Author Wall  Emma      
    Posted: 1/25/2008 2:37:51 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic: tp_suicide      Group: Suicide,Mass Suicide

    Publication:
Daily Star (UKL)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 1/24/2008 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wallace  Lynne             

Violent sexual abuse, brainwashing and neglect: What it's like to grow up in a religious sect

     Author Wallace  Lynne      
    Posted: 9/5/2007 9:45:33 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Children of God,CoG (The Family) (David Moses Berg)

    Publication:
The Independent (UK)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 9/2/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wallace  Natasha             

Cult leader now accused of sex with girl, 11 [Order of St. Charbel]

     Author Wallace  Natasha      
    Posted: 10/21/2005 9:01:14 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Order of St. Charbel (Little Pebble) (William Kamm)

    Publication:
Sydney Morning Herald
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 10/21/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Wallack  Todd             

Hewlett grant went to cult-linked charity

     Author Wallack  Todd      
    Posted: 2/12/2005 2:00:51 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Children of God,CoG (The Family) (David Moses Berg)

    Publication:
San Francisco Chronicle
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 2/12/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Wallgren  Christine             

Twelve Tribes opens its Plymouth home to curious neighbors

     Author Wallgren  Christine      
    Posted: 8/1/2006 12:30:36 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: 12 Tribes,The Communities,Island Pond (Elbert Eugene Spriggs)

    Publication:
Boston Globe
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 7/23/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wallgren  Christine             

What is the Twelve Tribes?

     Author Wallgren  Christine      
    Posted: 8/1/2006 12:23:46 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: 12 Tribes

    Publication:
Boston Globe
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 7/23/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wallis  Daniel             

Uganda rejects LRA leader’s peace claims

     Author Wallis  Daniel      
    Posted: 7/1/2006 2:26:46 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Lords Resistance Army,LRA (Joseph Kony)

    Publication:
Business Day (S. Africa)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 6/30/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wallis  Lynne             

Cult watch

     Author Wallis  Lynne      
    Posted: 12/14/2007 9:58:41 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic: tp_general      Group: General Cult Articles,Scientology (L. Ron Hubbard),ICC,International Churches of Christ (Kip McKean)

    Publication:
TES Magazine (UK)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 12/14/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wallis  Lynne             

Cult watch

     Author Wallis  Lynne      
    Posted: 12/14/2007 9:58:41 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic: tp_general      Group: General Cult Articles,Scientology (L. Ron Hubbard),ICC,International Churches of Christ (Kip McKean)

    Publication:
TES Magazine (UK)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 12/14/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Walliss  John             

Understanding Contemporary Millenarian Violence

     Author Walliss  John      
    Posted: 8/6/2007 1:39:08 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic: tp_millennium,tp_religious_studies,tp_violence      Group: Millennium,Violence (Group Violence)

    Publication:
Religion Compass
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 7/1/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Walliss  John             

Understanding Contemporary Millenarian Violence

     Author Walliss  John      
    Posted: 8/6/2007 1:39:08 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic: tp_nrm,tp_violence      Group: Millennium,Violence (Group Violence)

    Publication:
Religion Compass
   
Vol.: 07  No.: 01
   
Date: 7/1/2007 8:00:00 AM  2008  Page(s):  


Walliss  John             

Understanding Contemporary Millenarian Violence

     Author Walliss  John      
    Posted: 8/1/2007 5:21:37 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic: tp_violence      Group:  

    Publication:
Religion Compass
   
Vol.: 07  No.: 01
   
Date:    2008  Page(s):  


Walls  Jeannette             

Willis wants kids kept away from Kabbalah

     Author Walls  Jeannette      
    Posted: 9/27/2005 2:27:28 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Kabbalah Learning Center (Rabbi Phillip Berg)

    Publication:
MSNBC - Gossip Column
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 9/27/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Walls  Jeannette             

Katie’s dad furious about shotgun wedding

     Author Walls  Jeannette      
    Posted: 10/12/2005 2:09:31 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Scientology (L. Ron Hubbard)

    Publication:
MSNBC News - Gossip
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 10/12/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Walls  Jeannette             

Katie’s dad furious about shotgun wedding

     Author Walls  Jeannette      
    Posted: 10/12/2005 2:09:31 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Scientology (L. Ron Hubbard)

    Publication:
MSNBC News - Gossip
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 10/12/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Walls  Jeannette             

Inside Belushi's Brain

     Author Walls  Jeannette      
    Posted: 5/22/2006 9:54:34 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Sterling Institute (Justin Sterling)

    Publication:
MSNBC - Gossip
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 5/22/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Walls  Jeannette             

Interviewing Tom Cruise can be risky business

     Author Walls  Jeannette      
    Posted: 4/18/2006 10:45:54 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Scientology (L. Ron Hubbard)

    Publication:
MSNBC
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 4/18/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Walsh  Denny             

Bomb plotter found guilty

     Author Walsh  Denny      
    Posted: 9/28/2007 2:49:26 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic: tp_terrorism      Group: Earth Liberation Front,ELF

    Publication:
Sacramento Bee
   
Vol.: 07  No.: 01
   
Date: 9/28/2007 8:00:00 AM  2008  Page(s):  


Walsh  Rebecca             

Rebecca Walsh: Feminists waffle in FLDS case

     Author Walsh  Rebecca      
    Posted: 5/29/2008 9:05:41 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic: tp_polygamy      Group: YFZ (Yearning for Zion)

    Publication:
Salt Lake Tribune
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 5/25/2008 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Walsh  Tom             

Former “Healers” Face Consumer Fraud Lawsuit

     Author Walsh  Tom      
    Posted: 8/14/2006 7:07:03 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Gentle Wind Project (John Miller)

    Publication:
Ellsworth American (Maine)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 7/20/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Walsh  Tom             

Gentle Wind Refund Claims Being Accepted

     Author Walsh  Tom      
    Posted: 5/10/2007 11:36:09 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Gentle Wind Project (John Miller)

    Publication:
Ellsworth American (ME)
   
Vol.: 06  No.: 02
   
Date: 5/10/2007 8:00:00 AM  2007  Page(s):  


Walt  Vivienne             

He doesn't care if he dies

     Author Walt  Vivienne      
    Posted: 8/13/1999 1:38:58 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Aryan Nations (Richard Butler),Christian Identity Movement

    Publication:
Salon Magazine
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 8/12/1999 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Walter  Vic             

Sex Cult Pastor Arrested in Texas

     Author Walter  Vic      
    Posted: 5/16/2008 8:50:30 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: House of Yahweh,House of Judah (Yisrayl Hawkins)

    Publication:
ABC News
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 5/15/2008 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Walton  Dawn             

Court throws out Jehovah's Witness lawsuit

     Author Walton  Dawn      
    Posted: 6/14/2006 9:17:30 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Jehovahs Witnesses

    Publication:
Globe and Mail (Canada)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 6/14/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Walton  Dawn             

Net holds dark hints on slayings

     Author Walton  Dawn      
    Posted: 4/27/2006 11:48:39 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Gothic

    Publication:
Globe and Mail (Canada)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 4/26/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Walz  Robert             

Former polygamist wife reacts to Jeffs' sentence

     Author Walz  Robert      
    Posted: 11/28/2007 11:24:15 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: FLDS (Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) (Warren Jeffs)

    Publication:
ABC 4 News
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 11/20/2007 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wang  Lin             

Falun Dafa and ignorance

     Author Wang  Lin      
    Posted: 12/2/2005 9:36:19 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Falun Gong (Li Hongzhi)

    Publication:
Minnesota Daily (Univ. of MN)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 12/2/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Wang  Lin             

Propaganda or my experience?

     Author Wang  Lin      
    Posted: 12/8/2005 12:28:30 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Falun Gong (Li Hongzhi)

    Publication:
Minnesota Daily (U. of MN)
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 12/8/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Want  Flora             

Group established to probe into abuse of Falun Gong

     Author Want  Flora      
    Posted: 12/20/2006 10:26:29 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Falun Gong (Li Hongzhi)

    Publication:
Taipei Times
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 12/20/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Wantanabe  Teresa             

Four California activists investigating charges of religious persecution against Aum

     Author Wantanabe  Teresa      
    Posted: 10/17/1998 3:46:12 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Aum Shinrikyo (Other Fax),Cult Apologists,Melton

    Publication:
Los Angeles Times
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 5/6/1995 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Warburton  Nicole             

Boarding school ordered to refund tuition

     Author Warburton  Nicole      
    Posted: 8/19/2005 11:03:25 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic: tp_abuse,tp_bootcamp      Group: Worldwide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS),Academy at Ivy Ridge (WWASPS)

    Publication:
Deseret Morning News
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 8/19/2005 8:00:00 AM  2005  Page(s):  


Warburton  Wendy             

Passage to India: Yoga fans get their own spa treatments

     Author Warburton  Wendy      
    Posted:    Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Ayurveda Medicine,Transcendental Meditation (Marharishi Yogi),Shirodhara

    Publication:
Ottawa Citizen
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 11/6/2004 9:00:00 AM  2004  Page(s):  


Ward  Bob             

1997: John Denver's death leaves local residents shocked

     Author Ward  Bob      
    Posted: 9/15/2006 12:02:53 PM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic:        Group: Hunger Project (The Hunger Project) (Joan Holmes)

    Publication:
Aspen Times
   
Vol.:    No.:  
   
Date: 8/17/2006 8:00:00 AM     Page(s):  


Ward  Christian             

Courts: Herbert Rosedale Resource on Cults and the Law

     Author Ward  Christian  S.  Editor-in-Chief
    Posted: 12/8/2006 11:13:00 AM  Type: Doc_article         
    Topic: tp_legal      Group: Legal

    Publication:
Advisor
   
Vol.: 05  No.: 05
   
Date:    1983  Page(s): 9