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Taiwanese Falun Gong Followers Rally Against China

March 8, 2010

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Yahoo News

Wire Service: AP

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20100307/tap-as-taiwan-falun-gong-rally-d3b07b8.html

More than 1,000 Falun Gong followers have marched and distributed anti-China pamphlets in downtown Taipei to protest against Beijing's suppression of the spiritual movement.

Demonstrators said Sunday they want to show support for the group's...

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India's 'Untouchables' Declare Own Religion

February 3, 2010

Author: Harmeet Shah Singh

Source: CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/03/india.new.religion/

In an event considered rare, one of India's low-caste communities has declared its own distinct religion.

Followers of a 14-century spiritual figure, Guru Ravidass, will now have their own holy scriptures, a flag and a greeting, sect officials said.

The new holy book compiles Guru Ravidass' writings, which until now were...

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Rights Group: Russian Religious Freedom In Danger

January 25, 2010

Author: Nataliya Vasilyeva

Source: Yahoo News

Wire Service: AP

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100125/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_religious_freedoms

Religious freedoms are being rapidly curtailed throughout Russia as the Orthodox Church seeks to boost its dominance, human rights activists warned Monday.

In its annual report on religions freedoms, the independent Moscow-...

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Church Of Scientology Sues Ga. City

January 14, 2010

Author: Staff Writer

Source: San Jose Mercury News

Wire Service: AP

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_14191570?nclick_check=1

A federal judge may soon decide the fate of the Church of Scientology's bid to turn a building in an Atlanta suburb into the group's Georgia headquarters.

The Church of Scientology filed a federal lawsuit Thursday claiming that Sandy Springs discriminated against the religious...

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Scientology Sees Historic Growth

January 2, 2010

Author: David Yonke

Source: The Toledo Blade

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100102/NEWS10/1020350/-1/NEWS

In a tumultuous year in which most religious groups scraped by or tried to hold their own, the Church of Scientology reported its biggest expansion in history in 2009.

The church that was founded in 1954 by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard said it has expanded to more than 8,000...

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Ancient Iraqi Minority Group Seeks Mass. Center

December 6, 2009

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Boston Channel

Wire Service: AP

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/21880218/detail.html

Refugee activists are hoping to build a Mandaean cultural center somewhere in Massachusetts as more Iraqi Mandaean refugees relocate to the Bay State.

Mandaean doctor Wisam Breegi said activists are developing plans to raise $2.5 million for a cultural center that would offer job...

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Australia Mulls Scientology Probe

November 18, 2009

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8365606.stm

The Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has said he will consider calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the Church of Scientology.

But he said the evidence must be looked at carefully before proceeding.

Senator Nick Xenophon launched a scathing attack on Scientology, citing letters from former followers alleging extensive criminal activity....

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