religious sect
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A New Zealand court has jailed a religious sect leader over the death of an elderly follower who had travelled from China to live with his family.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Thousands of members of a powerful Philippine religious sect rallied in Manila on Tuesday, snarling traffic as they protested the expected arrest of a senator and church member.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Nash Athanasiou, the leader of a religious sect called the Very Good Friends, has summoned Hercule to investigate a near-fatal attack on one of his followers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
The Druze, members of a religious sect that is an offshoot of Ismailism, number around 1 million people across the world, half of them in Syria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025
He lived with a religious sect in Delhi until his death in 1998.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
