[Let all of this contribute to a consideration of whether or not magick has any moral content, and whther or not magick 'works' or not. - Trevor Blake]

Pastor abused trust, jury told
http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20312/frank-seeko-lawrence-4
A Toronto pastor who had sex with two women he was claiming to rid of evil spirits abused his position of trust and is guilty of sexual assault, a prosecutor says.

Madonna Gets Gucci $$$ for Kabbalah
http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20314/madonna-kabbalah
neither Gucci nor UNICEF is aware – even though it’s been noted here many times—that Raising Malawi is merely a front for Philip Berg’s Kabbalah Center of Los Angeles.

'Family turned a blind eye' as teenage bride was beaten to death by arranged husband
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article...
The victim's mother-in-law and a sister-in-law blamed her horrfic injuries, which included at least 15 fractures on 10 fractured ribs, on 'evil spirits, curses and black magic.'

Girls Stabbed, Strangled During Magic Spell
http://www.kcci.com/news/14991454/detail.html
Kendra and her sister Alysha were found dead in their bedroom on Sunday. Police said they had been stabbed and strangled. Police said that stepfather Harris told investigators he had been casting a spell that had gone bad.

Catholics Flock To Garage Door to see image of Virgin Mary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZld8Zg1aA
Believers in Minersville,Pa, have been flocking to a garage door because they say they can see the image of the Virgin Mary on it.

Phony psychic sentenced for bilking woman of savings
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004108648_fortuneteller...
psychic who fled prosecution in Seattle and ended up on fugitive list in Canada was sentenced Friday to 1-½ years in prison nearly nine years after tricking woman into turning over her life savings

Man gets 5 yrs for magical transportation
http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20271/magical-airplane
Chikumbutso Mponda is behind bars after he fell down from a magic plane on his way to his home village. sentenced to five years imprisonment with hard labour without option for practising witchcraft.

Woman defrauded of $300K by 'psychic'
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20773211-1702,00.html
A 60-year-old woman has been defrauded of $300,000 by a woman claiming to be a psychic, police say.

USAO/CDCA Press Release
http://www.usdoj.gov/tax/usaopress/2003/txdv03004.html
MANHATTAN BEACH COUPLE SENTENCED TO PRISON IN TAX CONSPIRACY STEMMING FROM PSYCHIC BUSINESS

Cop, Psychic Plead To Defrauding Elderly
http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/021706CopPsychic.html
A former Delray Beach police officer and a self-proclaimed psychic and fortune teller have pleaded guilty to fraud and corruption charges in U.S. District Court in Miami.