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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 testifying on Jeffs' behalf.
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:36:32 +0000

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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
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:24:31 +0000

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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.
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:49:31 +0000

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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.
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:08:10 +0000

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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.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:00:46 +0000

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Court won’t allow forced-drugging of accused Elizabeth Smart kidnapper; Feds take up case
Brian David Mitchell, accused in the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, does not meet the criteria for forced medication, a 3rd District judge ruled Thursday.

Judge Judith Atherton wrote in a 44-page decision that the likelihood that psychotropic medications would help Mitchell is too low to warrant forcing him to take them.

U.S. District Attorney Brett Tolman subsequently announced Friday that his office has started the process to prosecute Mitchell in federal court.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:32:44 +0000

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Protest against Scientology cult recruitment on Edinburgh streets
Scientologists are hawking their quackery on the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland.

A spokesman for campaign group Anonymous Edinburgh, which carries out regular protests at the Church of Scientology's South Bridge offices, said he was concerned that in offering to solve people's problems, the church was targeting vulnerable people.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:54:37 +0000

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Christian cult still in hiding after 10 years
One member of the religious group calling itself Concerned Christians has finally returned home, but more than 75 others are still missing, presumed to be overseas.

Cult expert Mark Roggeman estimates that more 100 people followed Miller in the 1990s, most of them from Colorado. Many took children with them, and many more children were born when the group was in exile. [video]
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:09:26 +0000

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Student accuses teacher of being a witch; tries to set her on fire
A 20-year-old man is facing an assault charge after allegedly accusing his English literature teacher of being a witch and then pouring liquid on her.

The man also threatened the teacher with a cigarette lighter and cigarette.
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:30:08 +0000

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Muslim terrorists on trial in the UK
Bilal Abdulla, 29, and Mohammed Asha, 27, came to the UK from the Middle East to train as doctors in British hospitals.

But instead they were part of an Islamic terror cell that wanted to maim and kill as many people as possible through a UK-wide bombing campaign, Woolwich Crown Court was told.
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:05:00 +0000