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Choose a page number: 1 Religion RSS FeedsWhite Muslim convert arrested over ?Gordon Brown assassination plot? - All four men are being questioned about a posting on an Arabic website that often carries messages from senior members of al-Qaeda. The message, written in English, allegedly included a threat to target "all the political leaders, especially Tony Blair and Gordan (sic) Brown"....Feed Source: feeds.feedburner.com Danish publisher hopes to publish The Jewel of Medina - The Jewel of Medina tells the story of Aisha, one of Muhammad's wives, from the age of six to 18 when Muhammad dies.It was bought by Random House US for a reported advance of $100,000, but then dropped after the publisher was told by academics and security experts that publication was potentially more risky than Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses and the Danish publication of cartoons of Muhammad. [video]... Israel to Display the Dead Sea Scrolls on the Internet - JERUSALEM ? In a crowded laboratory painted in gray and cooled like a cave, half a dozen specialists embarked this week on a historic undertaking: digitally photographing every one of the thousands of fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls with the aim of making the entire file ? among the most sought-after and examined documents on earth ? available to all on the Internet. [video]... Exclusive Brethren sect claims it is being villified - The Exclusive Brethren -- a cult of Christianity -- has accused Australian Greens leader Bob Brown of vilifying its church and members.
Senator Brown yesterday urged the Upper House to conduct a wide-ranging inquiry into the activities of the Exclusive Brethren sect, saying it had prevented thousands of young Australians proceeding to tertiary education.... Kenja Communication cult co-founder?s bizarre plot backfires - A former member of cult Kenja Communications has been granted an apprehended violence order following allegations the co-founder instigated a bizarre plot to intimidate and harass her.
Alison Pels, 20, thought Jan Hamilton and another Kenja co-member ?were going to kill her? when she discovered they had disguised themselves and posed as directors at a stage audition she attended.... South Africa: Alleged boy killer dabbled with Satanism - The parents of a South African schoolboy accused of killing a fellow student with a sword said Thursday that he had experimented with Satanism and was bullied.
"We regret to say that it appears that Morne experimented with Satanism and that it gave him a kind of protection for his psyche," Machiel and Liza Harmse said in a statement in the Afrikaans daily newspaper Die Beeld.... Mac Hammond?s Living Word Christian Center facing IRS investigation - The Internal Revenue Service is investigating whether Living Word Christian Center violated the law for favorable compensation and loan dealings it gave to church founder and pastor Mac Hammond.The church has resisted demands by the IRS to open its books for an audit, and the agency filed a petition in United States District Court ordering the church to comply.... In Egypt, Some Women Say That Veils Increase Harassment - Female travelers consider Egypt one of the worst countries in the world for harassment on the streets -- second only to Afghanistan, where the Taliban forced all women behind the veil and into seclusion in their homes.
And it's not just women's perceptions. The United States and Britain both warn female visitors in travel advisories that they may face unwanted attention, or sexual attacks, in Egypt.... Canada: Calgary officials take the plunge in allowing hijabs at city pools - People in Calgary will now be allowed to swim in city pools wearing saris, hijabs and other religious clothing under a new policy designed to encourage ethnic and religious minorities to participate.But for safety reasons, saris will be banned from the deep end.... More bigamy charges in Texas polygamist sect case - Two of the new indictments issued by a grand jury against members of a polygamist sect added bigamy charges against men already accused of sexual assault of a child.
The indictments, issued by a Schleicher County grand jury Thursday, accuse Michael George Emack, 57, and Raymond Merrill Jessop, 36, of bigamy.... Copyright © 2008, Chicago Best Price. All Rights Reserved. |
