CultNEWS101 Articles: 12/27/2016

Armenia, ​Scientology, FLDS, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Transcendental Meditation, Bikram Yoga, Homeopathy, Charles Manson, legal, India

Azernews: Armenians prefer sects to Church

"Approximately 350,000 people are involved in sects in small Armenia, while 250,000 of them are followers of destructive sectarian organizations, the head of the Center, Alexander Amaryan, told reporters. He noted that 54 of 65 religious organizations registered in the country are sects. Moreover, over 200 sectarian organizations operate in Armenia illegally, without registration."

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http://www.azernews.az/aggression/106799.html

EconoTimes: The Church of Scientology Choir “Flash Mob Performance” Boosts Holiday Spirits Downtown

"On Friday, December 16th, the Church of Scientology Choir surprised passersby on Cleveland Street with a special performance - dressed in Victorian Costumes in Downtown Clearwater."

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http://www.econotimes.com/The-Church-of-Scientology-Choir-%E2%80%9CFlash-Mob-Performance%E2%80%9D-Boosts-Holiday-Spirits-Downtown-462917

USA Today: ‘Scientology’ accuses church leader David Miscavige of physical abuse

"Scientology adversaries, Leah Remini and Mike Rinder headed to Seattle, Wash. and Los Angeles, Calif. in Tuesday’s episode of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, which focused on founder L. Ron Hubbard’s successor, David Miscavige.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2016/12/21/leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath-episode-4-/95689966/

Salt Lake City Tribune: Two FLDS food-stamp defendants to stay in jail pending trial

A judge on Wednesday opted to keep two defendants charged in the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints food stamp case in jail until their trials.

http://www.sltrib.com/home/4740280-155/two-flds-food-stamp-defendants-to

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Finance and Companies

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http://www.cultnews101.com/2016/12/maharishi-mahesh-yogi-finance-and.html

Transcendental Meditation Financial (Ajay Prakash Shrivastava)

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http://www.cultnews101.com/2016/12/transcendental-meditation-financial.html

Law360: Attorney Who Toppled Bikram Founder Could Take Over Yoga Empire

"On Tuesday, a California judge granted Jafa-Bodden’s request for assigned rights to payments from any licensing, franchise or intellectual property agreements owned by Choudhury or his yoga teacher college, including revenue streams from the studios, his “Bikram yoga” and “Bikram” trademarks, numerous domain names, and copyrights for his books and training courses."

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https://www.law360.com/articles/874085/attorney-who-toppled-bikram-founder-could-take-over-yoga-empire

Big Think: Homeopathy is Sugar Water. The FTC is Finally Regulating Industry Claims

"The FDA has generally taken a hands-off approach to homeopathic remedies. As long as manufacturers don’t make medical claims the agency won’t regulate. This blind eye has resulted in billions of dollars in sales of sugar water in the United States alone. While enviable to soda companies, it’s terrible medicine."

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http://bigthink.com/21st-century-spirituality/homeopathy-is-sugar-water-the-ftc-is-finally-regulating-industry-claims

Rolling Stone: 5 Things We Learned From 'Scientology and the Aftermath,' Episode 4

Thanks to strong ratings in its first few weeks – including their highest series premiere numbers since 2014 – A&E's Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath surprised viewers with not one, but two episodes this Christmas week. In Monday's special installment, Remini answered questions from her Reddit "Ask Me Anything" and introduced the story of Paulette Cooper, a journalist who was allegedly the target of a nasty Scientology PR campaign called "Operation Freakout."

http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/5-things-we-learned-from-scientology-the-aftermath-ep-4-w457153

MyNewsLA: Manson follower denied hearing by California Supreme Court

"The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to hear the case of former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, who was denied parole in July by Gov. Jerry Brown for her involvement in the 1969 killings of grocers Leno and Rosemary La Bianca at their Los Feliz home."

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http://www.cultnews101.com/2016/12/manson-follower-denied-hearing-by.html

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Armenian government to pay out 112,000 euro to Jehovah's Witnesses

YEREVAN, May 8, 2013 (RAPSI) - The Armenian government allocated €112,000 to the Justice Ministry during its meeting on Wednesday to be paid out to Jehovah’s Witnesses in accordance with a judgment rendered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in November 2012, according to an official statement.

In 2004, the claimants were assigned service positions in such institutions as hospitals and nursing homes as an alternative to military service based on their religious views. The following year, they informed their institutions that they would no longer be willing to serve due to the fact that their alternative service positions were controlled by the military. Criminal proceedings were brought against the applicants based on the refusal to serve, and they were placed in detention. Based on these issues, they filed complaints with the ECHR, alleging violations of their rights under the European Convention of Human Rights (Convention).

The ECHR held that with regards to most of the applicants, there had been violations of the right to liberty and security and the right to compensation for unlawful detention, in violation of Article 5 of the Convention. Accordingly, the Court held that each claimant whose rights were found to have been violated should receive €6,000 in non-pecuniary damages, and that the lot of them should be awarded €10,000 for costs and expenses.

http://rapsinews.com/judicial_information/20130508/267305169.html