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25 most recent entries:
Student accuses teacher of being a witch; tries to set her on fire (Oct 09 2008 12:30 GMT)
A 20-year-old man is facing an assault charge after allegedly accusing his English literature teacher of being a witch and then pouring liquid on her. The man also threatened the teacher with a cigarette lighter and cigarette.
Muslim terrorists on trial in the UK (Oct 09 2008 12:05 GMT)
Bilal Abdulla, 29, and Mohammed Asha, 27, came to the UK from the Middle East to train as doctors in British hospitals. But instead they were part of an Islamic terror cell that wanted to maim and kill as many people as possible through a UK-wide bombing campaign, Woolwich Crown Court was told.
Muslim inmates get new clothes after sniffer dogs search their cells (Oct 09 2008 11:45 GMT)
A source at Dover prison said: ?It seems ridiculous that staff have to go out of their way to treat these prisoners differently. Philip Davies, Tory MP for Shipley in Yorkshire, said: ?
Holy war strikes in India: 35 Christians killed and 50,000 forced from their homes (Oct 09 2008 11:34 GMT)
Mrs Panda and thousands of others like her are victims of the worst communal violence between Hindus and Christians that India has seen for decades. For a country that boasts of its mutual religious tolerance, the long-simmering tension that has erupted in the Kandhamal district of the state of Orissa ? a nun being raped, churches being burned, at least 35 people killed and thousands forced from their villages ? is both a belated wake-up call and a mounting embarrassment.
Hutterites challenge post-9/11 security rules (Oct 09 2008 11:09 GMT)
Post-9/11 security measures will be thrust squarely in the sights of the Supreme Court of Canada today by a small Hutterite community seeking an exemption from the use of mandatory photographs on driver's licences. In a clash of Old World religion and New World realities, the 252 Hutterites claim that adhering to the post-9/11 security provision would force them to violate a biblical commandment forbidding idolatry.
Law firm booted from FLDS Church?s trust case (Oct 09 2008 10:57 GMT)
In a ruling that could have widespread impact on the ongoing legal war involving the Fundamentalist LDS Church, the judge overseeing the polygamous sect's real-estate arm has ousted the law firm that used to represent it. "This is an irreconcilable conflict, and it mandates the disqualification of Mr. Parker and the law firm," 3rd District Judge Denise Lindberg said. "It extends to the consultation of present and future litigants."
Prosecutors defend charges in faith healing death (Oct 08 2008 11:27 GMT)
The parents of an 11-year-old girl who died when the couple reportedly chose to pray for her recovery should have known to seek medical attention, prosecutors say. Madeline Neumann, who was known as Kara, died on Easter from undiagnosed complications of diabetes, according to a medical examiner's report.
Group of Muslim scholars gains political clout in Indonesia (Oct 08 2008 11:09 GMT)
In a sign of its growing prominence, the Council of Ulemas in Indonesia has moved its headquarters from the basement of a major mosque here into an expensive new office tower in the heart of the capital. The council was established in 1975 by Suharto, the country's leader for three decades, as a quasi-governmental body of Muslim scholars, partly as a tool to keep politically minded Islamic organizations in check. But in the decade since the dictator's fall, the group - whose leaders have increasingly espoused a radical form of Islam - has worked to establish itself as an assertive political force.
The camp that ?cures? homosexuality (Oct 08 2008 10:10 GMT)
Exodus is one of the ministries of the so-called ?ex-gay? movement, a controversial fundamentalist Christian campaign that encourages gay people to renounce their sexuality. This, its annual conference, promises ?an amazing week of breakthroughs, transformations and healings?.
FLDS suit: Seizing trust violates religious freedom (Oct 08 2008 09:29 GMT)
Members of a polygamous sect contend a court-ordered reorganization of their property trust violated their constitutional rights and are suing to reverse the changes or regain control of the trust. In a federal civil rights lawsuit filed Monday, members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints argue that changes to the United Effort Plan Trust since a court takeover in 2005 have secularized it, violating their religious freedoms.
France: A Pro-Church Law Helps a Mosque, while many Muslim students attend Catholic schools (Oct 07 2008 09:12 GMT)
Extraordinarily for secular France, in the Alsace-Moselle region the state not only helps to finance the construction of places of worship but also approves the appointments of clergy members and even pays their salaries. But not for Islam.Plus: France has only four Muslim schools. So the 8,847 Roman Catholic schools have become a refuge for Muslims seeking what an overburdened, secularist public sector often lacks:
Appeal over Goth murder sentence (Oct 07 2008 08:13 GMT)
A gang of savage beasts -- jailed for their attack on a Goth couple, in which the woman died and the man was permanently injured -- have appealed their lengthy sentences. On passing sentence at Preston Crown Court in April, Judge Anthony Russell QC described the attack in August 2007 as "feral thuggery" and said the boys' behaviour "degrades humanity itself".
Feds bringing evangelist Alamo back to Arkansas (Oct 06 2008 21:03 GMT)
Evangelist Tony Alamo left Arizona for Arkansas under the watch of federal marshals Monday, preparing to answer to charges that he took children across state lines to engage in sexual activity. Alamo, 74, had waived his right to fight extradition to Arkansas. He has not yet been indicted.
Islamic hate preacher urges his followers to reject the laws of the UK (Oct 06 2008 17:04 GMT)
A ranting hate preacher is touring the Midlands in an attempt to radicalise young Muslims and promote extremism.Abu Waleed - a disciple of hook-handed fanatic Abu Hamza - told audiences in Birmingham, Derby and Leicester that they should rise up against Britain.
Pope: Millions are losing their religion and declaring God is dead (Oct 06 2008 16:38 GMT)
Modern culture is so devoid of faith that some people are declaring God "dead" and entire nations are losing their identity, Pope Benedict XVI warned yesterday.His comments, made during a Mass at the start of a month-long synod of Roman Catholic bishops from around the world, come amid growing concern about the decline in church attendance and interest in religion in many Western nations.
Birmingham, UK: Former office block to be handed to Scientologists (Oct 06 2008 16:18 GMT)
The controversial Church of Scientology is set to complete a multi-million pound deal for a huge new HQ in a leafy Birmingham street within weeks, it emerged today The Birmingham Mail exclusively revealed the sect ? famed for its celebrity disciples like Tom Cruise and a belief in aliens ? was ready to stump up about £4.25 million for the former office block on Moor Green Lane in April.
Foreclosures: Did God Want You to Get That Mortgage? (Oct 05 2008 23:39 GMT)
Has the so-called Prosperity gospel turned its followers into some of the most willing participants ? and hence, victims ? of the current financial crisis? While researching a book on black televangelism, says Jonathan Walton, a religion professor at the University of California at Riverside, he realized that Prosperity's central promise ? that God will "make a way" for poor people to enjoy the better things in life ?
US financial crisis causes spike in online anti-Semitism: monitor (Oct 05 2008 23:28 GMT)
The US financial crisis has provoked an outpouring of anti-Semitism on the Internet, with Jews being blamed for the debacle on Wall Street, a monitoring group said on Thursday.Blogs devoted to conspiracy theories as well as white supremacist and neo-Nazi websites have sought to exploit events on Wall Street and the subprime crisis to support their agendas, ADL said.
Mormon Church plans 5 new temples (Oct 05 2008 21:42 GMT)
Mormon church president Thomas S. Monson said Saturday the church has plans to build five new temples worldwide, three abroad and two in the United States.The Mormon Church is considered to be, theologically, a cult of Christianity. Its temples, rituals and doctrines are rejected by mainstream Christians.Due to its attempts to pass off Mormon doctrines and practices as being compatible to -- or even representative of -- Christianity, the Mormon Church is considered to be, theologically, a cult of Christianity.
Faith-healing parents arrested; plead not guilty in death of son (Oct 05 2008 21:04 GMT)
Neal Beagley, 16, died because of bladder complications nearly four months ago. Authorities said his parents belong to the Followers of Christ Church, a religion relying on prayer in place of medical care.Several of the Beagleys' relatives attended the arraignment, including their daughter, Raylene Worthington and her husband, Carl, whose 15-month-old daughter died under similar circumstances in March. The Worthingtons are awaiting trial on charges of manslaughter and criminal mistreatment.
Families in deadly ritual are Al-Arqam follower (Oct 04 2008 10:16 GMT)
The two families who took part in a ritual ?cleansing? to cure illness that led to the death of a couple are followers of the banned deviant group Al-Arqam. Al-Arqam, theologically a cult of Islam, was banned in Malaysia as a deviant sect in 1994.
Faith healers dangerous for public health, Amsterdam alderman claims (Oct 03 2008 11:17 GMT)
The City of Amsterdam and the COC -- an advocacy group for LBGT men and women -- are calling for an investigation by the Netherlands Health Care Inspectorate into healing rituals offered by Pentecostal churches for homosexuals and HIV patients.The healing services can lead to HIV patients forsaking their medicines, and contribute to the stigmatization of homosexuals.
Mother of malnourished baby denies sect-related negligence (Oct 03 2008 10:40 GMT)
She says, contrary to media reports, she never refused medical attention and insists that belonging to an obscure Moorish-American religious sect that promotes a holistic lifestyle played no role in the events that culminated with her being charged."Why would I have taken my son to the hospital if I was against treatment? It doesn't make sense," the mother said.
Couple beaten to death in stop-smoking ?cleansing ritual? (Oct 03 2008 10:26 GMT)
A couple who went to a relative's house to celebrate the end of Ramadan and agreed to an 'alternative treatment' to rid them of their problems, ended up dead after being battered with helmets and broomsticks during the cleansing ritual. Five others who also participated in the ritual, including the couple's children and relatives, suffered head injuries and were being treated at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital here.
Dutch court extends prison for 4 Muslim terror plotters (Oct 03 2008 10:14 GMT)
An appeals court on Thursday increased the prison sentences of four Islamic radicals accused of plotting attacks on Dutch politicians, convicting them of the additional charge of membership in a terrorist organization.While testifying as a defense witness in a case against several of his friends, ringleader Samir Azzouz told judges: "We reject your system. We hate you. I guess that about sums it up.
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