[ColdWater]

The evidence points toward him practicing the Islamic "religion", normally. ...As you can see, "religion" doesn't necessarily mean there needs to be a "god" of any kind involved. Atheism for example is a kind of religion

I don't have enough info. Perhaps if we had some of his tracts.

"Her captor claimed to be a minister of a 'church' he called God's Desire and indoctrinated her with self-published religious tracts."

[Nathan Zachary]

""Her captor claimed to be a minister of a 'church' he called God's Desire and indoctrinated her with self-published religious tracts."

Again, this is media leading the reader to think he was some kind of Christian, which clearly he isn't. "He saw himself as the head of a religious cult, which he based on self published doctrine". would have been the proper way to word it.

[LADY J]

"I don't have enough info. Perhaps if we had some of his tracts."

He has a page/kind of blog with all his garbage, but I misplaced the URL.

Maybe another FReeper has it?