Scientology always has a high profile owing to its many celebrity adherents, but recent headlines have not always been good news for the church. A lengthy New Yorker article profiled the defection of director and screenwriter Paul Haggis, for example, and revealed that the FBI is investigating Scientology on human trafficking allegations.
Scientology is what sociologists classify as a New Religious Movement, or NRM. But for many people it is a buzzword for “fringe religion,” or a “Hollywood” faith for celebrities whose propensity to make news guarantees that Scientology has a profile out of proportion to its membership numbers. In fact, among NRMs, few make headlines as [...]
As children know, Halloween is a time to let the imagination run wild. A new survey of religious beliefs, however, shows that adults do the same, and not just for Halloween. Baylor University’s expansive survey, released in September 2006, found what it termed a “surprising level” of paranormal belief and experience. According to a 2005 [...]
This season in television and films may be spookier and more out of this world than any in recent history. The big and small screens are alive with psychics (Medium), ghosts (Ghostwhisperer), extraterrestrials (Invasion), the walking dead (Just Like Heaven), demons (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) and otherworldly creatures (Surface) (see list). And why not? [...]
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