Demolition bid at former chapel of religious sect rejected

The old Glasite Chapel in Galashiels dates back to the mid-19th Century but has been empty for years.

A timeline of two towns on the Arizona-Utah border once controlled by a polygamist sect

The neighboring towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona, have transformed in the years since Warren Jeffs led a ...

Polygamous sect’s sway has dwindled in twin towns on Arizona-Utah line. Residents enjoy new freedoms

Two neighboring towns on the Arizona-Utah border that once served as a haven for a polygamous religious sect have entered a new era.
Yahoo

Religious sect followers prayed and sang as an 8-year-old died. All 14 have been found guilty of manslaughter

Fourteen members of a small religious sect in Australia have been found guilty of the manslaughter of an 8-year-old girl, who died after they withheld insulin needed to treat her diabetes because of ...
Eagle-Tribune

The Druze are a religious sect. Here's a look at their beliefs and history

The Druze religious sect, enmeshed in an outbreak of tit-for-tat violence in Syria, began roughly 1,000 years ago as an offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. Most Druze religious practices ...
Southeast Missourian

Religious sect member claims she had miscarriage

ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- A member of a religious sect that rejects modern medicine had a miscarriage in November and is not hiding the baby from authorities, her lawyer told a judge Tuesday. Rebecca and ...
WRAL

Religious sect followers prayed and sang as an 8-year-old died. All 14 have been found guilty of manslaughter

Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Fourteen members of a small religious sect in Australia have been found guilty of the manslaughter of an 8-year-old girl, who died after they withheld insulin needed to ...