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New Mexico residents talk about apocalyptic church members
2008-05-01 22:04:00 Members of an apocalyptic church have had a mellow relationship with people in this northeastern New Mexico ranching community, now abuzz about the removal of three children from the church's secluded compound. More About: Church , New Mexico , Talk , Members
Scientology Belgium formally charged in fake jobs case
2008-05-01 19:21:00 The investigating magistrate heading an investigation into alleged fake job offers by the Church of Scientology in Belgium has today formally charged the organization with fraud. More About: Jobs , Fake , Case
Scientology cruiseship in asbestos controversy
2008-05-01 18:29:00 Scientology makes some fantastic healing claims, which many people consider to be nothing short of quackery. But can the cult handle asbestos? More About: Scientology , Controversy
Russian doomsday sect members safe after ?cave-in?
2008-05-01 16:43:00 A police source later said that the 'cave-in' had in fact not put the sect members in any danger, saying that "nothing catastrophic has occurred - rescue workers are clearing the entrance of fallen clumps of earth." More About: Russian , Safe , True Russian Orthodox Church , Cave In , Doomsday
Jury gets camp case; mom asked about book
2008-05-01 13:43:00 Prosecutor Michael Gordon agreed the teen was troubled but said it was no excuse for Flowers, who founded the camp with his wife, to resort to committing a crime. More About: Book , Case , Camp
Pastor: Teen girl was not dragged
2008-05-01 13:38:00 A San Antonio church pastor on Tuesday denied accusations that he dragged a teen behind a van in Banquete during his Christian boot camp last summer. More About: Girl , Pastor
Islam critic and evangelist author charged with arson
2008-05-01 13:29:00 Daphne Anis Shorrosh, a Palestinian Arab and author of Christian evangelist books critical of Islam , was arrested early Wednesday morning and accused of attempting to set fire to a plastic recycling bin at the Loma Alta Towers where he lives. More About: Author , Arson , Critic
Texas: New FLDS mother is a minor; polygamous sect?s lawyer says she?s 18
2008-05-01 12:25:00 The count of FLDS children in Texas custody increased by one Tuesday after a female whose age is in dispute gave birth to a boy at a San Marcos, Texas, hospital. More About: Lawyer , Mother , Minor
Polygamist sect builds compound in Four Corners
2008-05-01 12:14:00 With the heat on in Texas, some people in the Four Corners area are wondering if the sect is getting the compound ready for new arrivals. More About: Four Corners , Builds
Girl tells court she had sex at 9
2008-05-01 11:45:00 By the time she was 9, Daniel Cormier, a self-proclaimed minister of a now-defunct downtown Montreal church, was having intercourse with her, the girl testified yesterday at Cormier's trial. More About: Girl , Court , Tells
Feds: School bomb plotter wanted to kill Jesus
2008-05-01 11:39:00 "He said death was better than life," Craig Townsend said. "He told the sheriff he wanted to die and go to heaven and once he got there, he wanted to kill Jesus ." More About: School , Bomb , Kill , Wanted
Guilty verdict in cult murder trial
2008-05-01 11:36:00 Taylor was on trial for shooting George Davis, 62, last April in the bedroom of Davis? Redwood Road apartment. Part of Taylor?s defense focused on Davis? study of black magic and his efforts to bring young people, including Taylor, into a cult based on his teachings. More About: Murder , Cult , Trial , Verdict , Guilty
Child?s body found in Pa. raises fear of kin here
2008-05-01 09:54:00 Khadan does not know the name of the group but said its members identify themselves as Christian and do not believe in health care or formal education. She said that she fears that the boy was starved to death for some reason. More About: Body , Fear , Child
?Feral thugs? jailed for murder of ?Goth? student Sophie Lancaster
2008-04-29 15:05:00 Two teenagers were jailed for life today for murdering a young woman in a park because she was dressed as a Goth . More About: Murder , Student , Sophie
Boston: Scientology case headed to court
2008-04-29 12:24:00 A previously covert member of a controversial web-based group called Anonymous is headed for Boston Municipal Court this week to face misdemeanor harassment charges for his alleged role in anti-Church of Scientology demonstrations. More About: Case
Inmates turn to Wicca after other faiths fail them: High priest
2008-04-29 12:15:00 The number of practising Wicca ns and Pagans behind bars in Canada has tripled in the last five years. More About: High , Turn , Priest
Boot camp officials face lesser charges
2008-04-29 11:49:00 A judge Monday lowered charges against two Christian boot camp officials accused of dragging a teen behind a van in Banquete from a felony to a misdemeanor because of an issue with the indictment. More About: Face , Camp , Boot Camp , Boot
In France, Prisons Filled With Muslims
2008-04-29 11:40:00 About 60 to 70 percent of all inmates in the country's prison system are Muslim, according to Muslim leaders, sociologists and researchers, though Muslims make up only about 12 percent of the country's population. More About: France
31 of 53 teen girls from polygamist sect are pregnant or have children
2008-04-29 08:19:00 Asked if the pregnancy rate justified a raid at the Yearning for Zion ranch in Eldorado 3 1/2 weeks ago, Mr. Crimmins recited CPS officials’ testimony at a two-day hearing in San Angelo earlier this month. “There was a pervasive belief that children having children was what they were supposed to do,” he said. More About: Children , Girls , Pregnant
Apostates from Islam: No place to call home
2008-04-29 07:55:00 Although the Qur’an does not prescribe a temporal punishment for apostasy, the vast majority of traditional Islam ic theology and jurisprudence has advocated the death penalty for a mentally sane male apostate and life-long imprisonment or harsh treatment for a female apostate. More About: Home , Apostates , Place , Call
Homicide Charges for Parents Who Prayed as Daughter Died
2008-04-28 21:53:00 The couple face up to 25 years in prison if convicted. Madeline - called Kara by her parents - died Easter Sunday at the family's rural Weston home. An autopsy determined she died from undiagnosed diabetic ketoacidosis, an ailment that left her with too little insulin in her body. More About: Parents , Died , Homicide , Daughter
Faith healing: Parents face homicide charges in girl’s death
2008-04-28 21:46:00 A town of Weston couple whose 11-year-old child died after they chose to pray for her healing rather than seek medical attention will be charged Wednesday with second-degree reckless homicide, a prosecutor said today. More About: Faith , Healing , Death , Faith Healing , Face
Polygamous sect’s kids in hospital, moms want answers
2008-04-28 21:28:00 At least nine children taken from a polygamous sect's ranch are or have been in the hospital and attorneys for most of the mothers say they have received little or no information about their conditions. More About: Kids , Hospital , Answers , Moms
?Control Freak? Televangelist
2008-04-26 22:38:00 As the Televangelist Kenneth Copeland continues to defy a Senate Finance investigation, internal ministry documents shed new light on how Copeland runs his $100 million church. More About: Freak , Control , Control freak
Divided polygamous community in BC a study in contradictions
2008-04-26 18:52:00 Outside scrutiny of what was already one of Canada's most controversial communities has intensified since authorities in Texas raided a sister sect of polygamists in that state. More About: Community , Study
British Columbia pressed to crack down on polygamists
2008-04-26 18:38:00 For years, Bountiful, the polygamous community on the outskirts of the town of Creston, has escaped prosecution even though polygamy is illegal. The head of one of the polygamous communes believes religious rights protect them. More About: Columbia , British , Crack , British Columbia
Sect children from YFZ ranch all in foster care
2008-04-26 18:29:00 "Separating women from children is always a difficult thing," Azar said. "There were tears by the children, by the women and by some of our caseworkers as well. It's not easy to do, and no one was untouched." But, he said, the separation was "the only alternative at this time" to ensure that the children remain safe and protected. More About: Children , Care , Foster Care , Foster , Ranch
Why I would let my daughter die before allowing her to have a blood transfu
2008-04-26 11:53:00 Jehovah's Witnesses blindly believe the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society's claims regarding the Bible's teachings on blood and blood transfusions. They are willing to die -- or let their family members die -- for their false beliefs. More About: Blood , Daughter
Ireland: High Court rules life-saving blood transfusion was lawful
2008-04-26 00:41:00 The High Court has ruled that doctors at the Coombe Women's Hospital in Dublin did not act unlawfully in giving a blood transfusion to one of Jehovah 's Witnesses . More About: Life , Ireland , Rules
Camp officials accused of dragging girl; Mother testifies about incident
More articles from this author:2008-04-25 20:06:00 Charles Flowers, 47, and 21-year-old Stephanie Bassitt of Love Demonstrated Ministries boot camp are charged with aggravated assault. They are accused of using a rope to tie camper Siobahn McClintock to a van on June 12 and dragging her behind it. More About: Girl , Mother , Camp , Incident 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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