ISSUE NO. 1437
17 - 23 JANUARY 2013
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Tough times blamed as cults on increase
FLOOR SYMBOLS: Cabo de Gata Salinas temple.
RELIGIOUS, satanic and sexual cults are flourishing in Almeria. Sects frequently thrive during tough times and local membership is now estimated to be around 2,000. Almeria Province is continuing to face up to the tough economic surrounds, a situation that leads to cults flourishing, according to the Sect Studies Ibero-American Network. The province now has among the highest
Hoping for €225m sales boost ANDALUCIAN shopkeepers are hoping for a €225 million sales bonanza. With discounts of 50-70 per cent, they hope to sell enough to make up for the poor results of past
months, according to the Andalucian Business Confederation. The biggest and best discounts are on clothes, which represent 75 per cent of all sales items sold.
prevalence of ‘pseudoreligions’ in Spain with an increase in satanic ritual practices, including the Children of Lucifer cult. Other cults include pyramid structure companies which are alleged to cash in on members’ work and investment, and also sexual cults. Dead animals with their throats slit, candles and inverted crosses as well as other satanic paraphernalia have been found in the Benahadux, Alhama de Almeria and Carboneras, it has been reported. Satanic symbols and writings were also previous reported in Cabo de Gata’s Las Salinas temple with the floor covered with a parchment that included symbols. Jose Miguel Cuevas, a cult expert, said: “A third of members leave cults by themselves; a smaller fraction leave with the help of a professional and a third group get expelled because they are no longer useful to the organisation.”
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Sharp drop AROUND 14,000 cruise passengers are expected to arrive at Almeria City Port this year, a 45 per cent drop from 2012.
Young goal TWENTY-FIVE children participated in the BB (Baby) category of the Adra Tournament, organised by Almeria Football Federation.
Late payer THE outstanding payments from last year owed to the 500strong Almeria Province public defenders’ workforce by the Andalucian Government will be paid from now until April.
Priest homage A SQUARE has been built in Canjayar as a tribute to Father Pedro Aliaga, who served the town for 47 years until his death.