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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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

UK watchdog raps Indian channel for ad promoting the occult, psychic practi
2008-04-25 19:59:00
The advert on DD-India channel in Hindi said that Pandit Bharatraj Shastri was an expert in "palmistry, birth kundali (horoscopes), vastu expert, marriage issues, troubles in business, dissatisfaction at work, warding off affects of black magic, family problems".
More About: Indian , Promoting , Psychic , Channel , Occult

Tom Cruise is returning to Oprah
2008-04-25 18:50:00
Tom Cruise is scheduled to return to "The Oprah Winfrey Show," nearly three years after a couch-jumping appearance that spawned countless YouTube parodies and late-night jokes. [video]
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Bank of Israel website cracked by Muslim hacker
2008-04-25 18:37:00
The Bank of Israel ?s website was cracked Thursday. Readers of the English-language website noticed anti-Israeli and anti-American messages planted on the site by a Muslim hacker.
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Utah judge rejects new trial for Warren Jeffs
2008-04-25 18:18:00
A Utah judge on Thursday rejected claims by polygamous-sect leader Warren Jeffs' attorneys that his rape-by-accomplice convictions should be thrown out because of a decision to remove a juror that the defense had actually supported at the time.
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Bishop tells Muslims they are in denial
2008-04-25 17:52:00
Muslims were accused of being "in denial" by the senior Christian bishop accused of inflaming anti-Islamic feeling by declaring extremists have made parts of Britain "no go areas" for non-Muslims.
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Former Scientologists, Including Church Leader?s Niece, Share Stories With
2008-04-25 17:43:00
Scientology's worldwide leader David Miscavige says Scientology can offer its followers greater ability in all areas of life, rid people of negativity, and make them "clear." But some former members of the Sea Organization, or Sea Org (Scientology's version of clergy -- the group of people who essentially run the church), including a niece of Miscavige, see another side to the religion. They spoke to "Nightline" about how they became increasingly disillusioned with the Church of Scientology, until they decided it was time to leave. [video]
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Denmark: Religious sect cleared of neglect charges
2008-04-25 17:28:00
Religious sect Father House was cleared of child neglect charges by a Lolland court on Thursday, finding that no children lived at the address without a parent present.
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Muslims fight for pigs? rights
2008-04-25 17:06:00
Danish imam Abdul Wahid Petersen and several other Muslims have started a group, 'Muslims for Danish pigs' rights'...
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Jehovah?s parents agree to treatment for unborn twins
2008-04-25 16:53:00
Doctors said the ?ideal management? of the pregnancy would have been for a foetal blood sample to be taken and the unborn children to receive a transfusion in the womb to treat any anaemia. However, that was not possible because of the parents? beliefs and doctors say the babies will instead have to be delivered prematurely, raising ?all the risks associated with pre-term delivery?.
More About: Twins , Treatment , Jehovah , Witnesses , Parents

Tonight: Niece of Scientology Leader Shares Her Story on Nightline
2008-04-24 22:23:00
In the interview, Jenna Miscavige Hill gives her account of her life growing up in Scientology , how she became disillusioned with the Church, and why she finally decided to leave.
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Tough Transitions Ahead for Polygamy Sect Children
2008-04-24 19:38:00
"These kids don't know who the president is. Don't know that we're at war. Don't know who Elvis was, don't know who the Beatles were," said Bobby Gilliam, director of the Methodist Children 's home in Waco, Texas, where some of the children will be staying.
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Ireland: High Court grants twins transfusion order
2008-04-24 19:26:00
The delivery of the 32-week-old babies, whose Jehovah Witness parents objected to their getting blood products on religious grounds but have agreed to abide by the court order, is expected to be induced shortly in light of the suspected seriousness of their condition.
More About: Twins , Ireland , Grants , Witnesses

Number used to report abuse in sect is linked to woman
2008-04-24 14:07:00
A court document says a phone number used to report alleged abuse at a polygamist retreat in West Texas had been used previously by a 33-year-old Colorado woman.
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Faithful gather as remains of Stigmata Saint go on display
2008-04-24 13:54:00
Padre Pio's body is unusually central to the cult that surrounds him, and exceptionally controversial.
More About: Display , Catholic Church , Faithful , Gather , Saint

Book by film director refutes Bible teachings about the birth of Jesus
2008-04-24 12:49:00
Film director Paul Verhoeven has written a book that contradicts the Bible by suggesting that Jesus might have been fathered by a Roman soldier who raped Mary.
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Judge refuses to delay FLDS leader Warren Jeffs hearing on new trial
2008-04-24 12:41:00
The motion seeking a new trial was filed last December, two months after the conviction. It claims trial errors and other improprieties occurred.
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?Prophet? jailed for contempt of Islam
2008-04-24 11:32:00
Ahmad Mushaddeq alias Abu Salam, 63, leader of the Al Qiyadah Al Islam iyah sect, was "guilty of showing contempt in public against a religion recognised by the state," Judge Zahrul Rabaid told a packed courtroom today.
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