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Choose a page number: 1 Religion RSS FeedsPeaceful Demostrator Punched by Scientologist at Los Angeles Event - A peaceful demonstration on L Ron Hubbard Way turned ugly when a member of the Church of Scientology punched a protester without provocation. This isn't the first time L Ron Hubbard Way has attracted notice. Assaults, weekly street closures for Scientology parties, a recent death and now this incident focus attention on the shadowy cult of Scientology....Feed Source: feeds.feedburner.com Counseling urged for FLDS children - Texas authorities are asking parents from a polygamous sect to send daughters ages 10 to 17 to counseling sessions designed to teach them about sexual abuse and marriage laws.Asked if the department was requiring completion of the course as a condition of dismissing a case, Crimmins said, "Yes, it can be."... Town?s fears of FLDS easing - Lee Steed, an FLDS member who purchased the property in Westcliffe, recently told the town's Wet Mountain Tribune newspaper that it is merely a home for his family and some elderly women and their caregivers.
But a lawsuit filed against the FLDS Church claims properties in Westcliffe and surrounding communities had once been safe houses for then-fugitive FLDS leader Warren Jeffs and some of his wives.... Ireland: Laws urged on right to refuse care - People should be able to refuse in advance medical treatment in the event of their becoming incapacitated by serious accident or illness, according to the Law Reform Commission in Ireland. The commission also provisionally recommends that refusal of treatment on religious grounds in advance care directives be permitted. This issue has been explored by the courts recently in relation to Jehovah's Witnesses, who, on religious grounds, do not accept blood transfusions.... Exodus of Christians as killers step up religious cleansing in Ira - This story of violence against Christians is one of many to emerge over the past fortnight from Mosul, a flashpoint city in northern Iraq.At least 13 Christians have been killed in that period and fear of further attacks has prompted 1,200 families to flee to nearby villages, convents, monasteries and even farther afield to Iraq's Kurdish region to the north or to Baghdad in the south.... Defense in FLDS rape case casts wide net - A 5th District Court judge said Friday he will consider a Fundamentalist LDS Church member's request to compel the Washington County Attorney's Office to seek out and provide evidence gathered by various agencies and individuals during the state's investigation of FLDS leader Warren Jeffs.
Allen Glade Steed, who appeared in court with his parents and Salt Lake City attorney Jim Bradshaw, was charged in September 2007 with first-degree felony rape a day after ... Muslim hate criminal could be out of prison by Christmas - A terror preacher convicted of raising funds for suicide bombers could be free by Christmas, the Sunday Mercury has learned.
An appeal by lawyers for Muslim cleric Abu Izzadeen, who was caged in April for a string of violent jihadi rants, casts doubt on crucial evidence filmed at a community centre in Small Heath, Birmingham, and at mosques in London.
Izzadeen, 32, whose real name is Omar Brooks, was convicted of terrorist fund-raising and inciting terrorism overseas after jurors at Kingston Crown Court were shown video clips of extremist speeches... Court rules against dad in faith case: Mormonism not Protestant - A father found in contempt for violating a custody agreement that barred him from promoting Mormonism to his two sons lost his appeal at the Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday.Joel Mark Rownak and Lisa Monette Rownak agreed in their 2005 divorce to raise their children ?in the Protestant faith.? The decree bars them from promoting another religion without the other?s consent.... Cult leader says his prosecution will bring about the end of the world - Cult leader and self-proclaimed messiah Wayne Bent claims his "persecution" is bringing about the end of the world.
Bent, who also goes by the name Michael Travesser, is awaiting trial in Union County after he was accused of lying naked with underage nude girls.... B.C. Human Rights Commission rejects Muslim complaint over Maclean?s article - The B.C., Canada, Human Rights Commission has rejected a human rights complaint against Maclean's magazine that claimed an article about Islam violated anti-hate laws.
In a ruling released Friday, the commission found the article by Mark Steyn did not violate anti-hate laws or raise hatred against Muslims.... Copyright © 2008, Chicago Best Price. All Rights Reserved. |
