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Leader of cult-like Destiny Church has 7000 'sons' swear oath of loyalty
U.S. senator calls for federal investigations into 'sweat lodge' deaths
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Leader of cult-like Destiny Church has 7000 'sons' swear oath of loyalty

The leader of Destiny Church, Brian Tamaki, who not long ago anointed himself bishop of the church he founded, has now proclaimed himself the church's "spiritual father" and designated the male members of the church as "spiritual sons".

Last December the cult-like church announced plans to create a 'holy city' for its followers.

At the time Tamaki reportedly urged church members to sell up their homes around the country and move to his promised land.

Observers see in Destiny Church a cult in the making.

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U.S. senator calls for federal investigations into 'sweat lodge' deaths

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar is asking both the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the circumstances related to the "Spiritual Warrior" program run by motivational speaker James Arthur Ray.

Three people died as a result of Arthur's New Age version of a sweat lodge ritual.

"I've taught that we're all going to have adversity and we can't run from it," Ray said at a recent recruitment session in Denver.

Meanwhile the founder of the website Americans Against Self-Help Fraud says he hopes and prays the sweat lodge incident "will put a chilling effect on the self-help industry."