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Egyptians Mourn Massacre of Coptic Christians

Admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:30:19 +0000

Funeral services were held today in Cairo for some of the victims of a military attack against a group of Christian protestors that left 26 dead and hundreds wounded.

In the wake of what could be the worst act of violence against Egyptian Christians in modern history, leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Church have called for three days of fasting and prayer for divine intervention, along with three days of mourning.

Romney responds to Mormon ‘cult’ comment

Admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:30:21 +0000

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney Saturday sought to calm the religious divisions that surfaced at the influential Values Voters Summit during his second bid to become the first member of the Church of Latter Day Saints to win thepresidency.

Romney addressed the issue a day after Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress dubbed Mormonism a “cult” following his endorsement of Texas Gov. Rick Perry at the gathering and moments before Bryan Fischer, of the American Family Association, said that Romney’s faith was “outside the mainstream of historic Christianorthodoxy.”

Beards, hair cut off in attacks on Amish

Admin — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:30:03 +0000

A group of religious castoffs has been attacking fellow Amish, cutting off their hair and beards in an apparent feud over spiritual differences in the deeply traditional community.

The attacks occurred over the past three weeks in the heart of Ohio’s Amish population, one of the largest in the United States.

Christian rock promoter pleads guilty to fraud

Admin — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 07:30:21 +0000

The owner and operator of a Downey, California, firm has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a Ponzi scheme that collected nearly $1 million from victims who were falsely promised that their money would be used to host Christian rock concerts.

The charge of wire fraud carries a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.

Video: Moscow police raid Church of Scientology

Admin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:30:03 +0000

Moscow police have been searching the Church of Scientology on Taganskaya Street since Thursday morning.

According to a source who spoke to Russian news agency Interfax, “The search could be part of a criminal investigation by the Moscow region’s Investigative Committee into the distribution of scientology literature of the extremist nature.”

Jadon Higganbothan died from single gunshot wound; Cult leader charged

Admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:30:03 +0000

An autopsy report released Tuesday shows 5-year-old Jadon Higganbothan died from a gunshot wound to the head before being wrapped in plastic bags and buried in a shallow grave behind a Durham, N.C. home.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against the cult leader who is charged with his murder.

Iran Threatens To Kill Evangelical Christians Unless They “Repent”

Admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:30:15 +0000

Militants with suspected ties to Iranian security forces have threatened to kill nearly a dozen evangelical Christians who fled Iran unless they “repent” and return to Islam.

At least 11 Iranian Christians received electronic mail messages from ‘The Unknown Soldiers Of The Hidden Imam’ calling on them to either repent or face extra-judicial execution.

Controversial book part of adopted girl’s murder investigation

Admin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 07:30:21 +0000

Once again the book “To Train Up A Child,” by Michael and Debi Pearl of ‘No Greater Joy Ministries’ features in a murder investigation.

The parents of a 13-year-old girl adopted from Ethiopia have been accused of starving and locking the girl outside resulting in hypothermia that killed her.

Jurors in faith-healing trial say evidence overpowered a weak defense

Admin — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:30:19 +0000

Jurors deliberated less than four hours and their verdict sent another resounding warning to the members of the Hickmans’ church, the Followers of Christ, that failing to provide medical care to critically ill children is unacceptable and will be punished.

The ‘faith healing’ church has a long history of children dying from treatable medical conditions.

Woman accused of luring teenage boy to his death claims to be member of vampire cult

Admin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:30:18 +0000

A Florida woman jailed in the slaying of a 16-year-old boy says she and her cohorts were members of a vampire cult and that she loves drinking blood.

The 18-year-old denies drinking the victim’s blood after the murder, but reportedly claims she has drunk the blood of her fianceand co-defendant.