WorldWide Religious News
Asia/Pacific - Pacific Islands
- Official: Jamaica to take in radical Muslim cleric
(AP, January 7, 2010) - Island holds reconciliation over cannibalism
Briony Leyland ("BBC," December 7, 2009) - Fiji police hold church leaders
("BBC," July 22, 2009) - Fiji freemasons held for sorcery
("BBC," July 16, 2009) - Sect silent over death
By Monika Singh ("The Fiji Times Online," February 24, 2009) - Papua New Guinea schism ‘healed’
By George Conger ("Religious Intelligence," January 27, 2009) - Cargo cultists hinder relief supply flow to parts of flood-stricken PNG province
("Radio New Zealand," December 9, 2007) - Cultists attack police on patrol
by Clifford Faiparik ("The National," October 8, 2007) - Samoa police minister says country is not endangered by Scientologists
("Radio New Zealand," October 5, 2007) - 2 Papua New Guinean men sentenced to death for beheading 'witch'
(AP, October 4, 2007) - Christians march in Samoa against scientology
("Radio New Zealand," October 4, 2007) - Cannibal tribe apologises for eating Methodists
by Nick Squires ("Telegraph," August 17, 2007) - Mob beats up 4 sorcery suspects
by Peter Korugl ("The National," May 21, 2007) - Human sacrifice cult in shootout with PNG police: report
(AFP, May 9, 2007) - PNG cult leader's wife surrenders
("ABC News," March 27, 2007) - PNG cult leader's wife sought over rape, murder accusations
by Steve Marshall ("ABC News," March 20, 2007) - PNG villagers wash hands of 'Black Jesus'
by Lloyd Jones (AAP, March 16, 2007) - Stony-faced Jasper proving a hit
(AAP, March 7, 2007) - Vanuatu cargo cult marks 50 years
by Phil Mercer ("BBC News," February 15, 2007) - Witchcraft brings murder to Pacific paradise
by Nick Squires ("Telegraph," February 9, 2007)
