First, the insider’s tip for those of you who are part of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva — don’t miss this weekend’s worship service. I think you’ll enjoy what Lindsay and I have put together. Oh, and I’d recommend Saturday evening because — no, I won’t say any more because that will spoil the surprise.

As for new religious movements, I found a delightfully snarky article from “Lingua Franca” that reveals how scholarship in new religious movements can be quite profitable for the scholars involved. You’ll find it at this online site for new religious movements.

Scroll down and look for the article by Charlotte Allen. Turns out some anti-cultist scholars pocket big money for serving as expert witnesses, and some of those who champion religious tolerance and acceptance for new religious movements are getting funded by the Unification Church and Scientology.

There’s also an excellent article on the same page by John Chryssides which attempts to come up with a good definition of “new religious movement,” and which uses Unitarian Universalism as an example of a movement that has been accused of being a new religious movement, but which is not. Since “new religious movement” is the politically correct term for cults, that means we’re not a cult. How about that.