Theists in the news

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Modern stories and links of the many weird things religious people do that make news.

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• Theists in the news (archive) for many more stories
• Priest Abuse
• It's a miracle

[edit] Theists in the news

• Pastor George Randall "Randy" Scott, of the Bethel Temple Assembly Of God Church in Bryan, Texas, was arrested after returning from a trip to Sweden with his wife on for allegedly pretending to be a teenager online to meet other minor boys and then blackmailing them into having sex. [ref]
• Giant Jesus statue struck by lightning and destroyed. [ref]
• Thinking he was possessed by the devil, American cage fighter rips out still-beating heart of his training partner.[ref]
• Christian singer leaves his wife and family and admits hes gay, while continuing his Christian musical career.[ref]
• Nun Excommunicated For Allowing life-saving Abortion[1]
• Janine Denomme, Woman Ordained As Catholic Priest, Denied Catholic Burial By Church[ref]
• Guns, high-powered ammunition and explosives equipment have been seized in raids on 12 properties in and near Adelaide linked with the Agape Ministries of God.[ref]
• City of Miami uses prayer group to ward off bad weather.[ref]
• Jehovah's Witness Couple Disown Son For Receiving Blood Transfusion.[ref]
• Noah's ark found, says evangelical filmmaker.[ref]
• British court punishes atheist for leaving flyers in the prayer room of the John Lennon airport.[ref]
• Islamists have warned the creators of TV show South Park they could face violent retribution for depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit.[ref]
• An episode of “South Park” that continued a story line involving the Prophet Muhammad was shown Wednesday night on Comedy Central with audio bleeps and image blocks reading “CENSORED” after a Muslim group warned the show’s creators that they could face violence for depicting that holy Islamic prophet. [ref]
• Catholic church admits Norwegian Bishop resigned last year after admitting he was involved in child molestation.[2]
• Pope coordinated assignment of pedophile priest back into circulation.[ref]

• The Roman Catholic Church’s account of Pope Benedict XVI’s handing of a serial paedophile was called into question today when new documents emerged suggesting that his office was kept informed of the offender’s rapid return to working with children. [ref]
• Pope Sexual Abuse Scandal: Benedict Implicated In Cover-Up Of Wisconsin Abuse Case[ref]
• Atheist group throws party for teens who had their prom cancelled rather than allow a same-sex couple to attend the dance sponsored by religious school[ref]
• Religious massacres continue in Nigeria[ref]
• Vatican chorister sacked for allegedly procuring male prostitutes for papal gentleman-in-waiting[ref]
• Baby starved to death because he didn't say "amen."[ref]
• Pakistan's president sacrifices a goat each day to keep evil away[ref]
• Haiti's prime minister said Monday it's clear to him that the 10 U.S. Baptists who tried to take 33 children out of his quake-ravaged country without permission "knew what they were doing was wrong."[ref]
• A jury has found Scott Philip Roeder, 51, of Merriam, Kansas, guilty of premeditated first-degree murder in the slaying of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller.[ref]
• Jeff and Marci Beagley have been charged with criminally negligent homicide for not providing medical treatment to their 16-year-old son, who died of an untreated urinary tract blockage. The family belongs to Followers of Christ Church, whose members shun medical care in favor of prayer.[3]
• A Republican member of the Iowa Legislature is proposing lawmakers should be required to say "so help me God" when being sworn into office.[4]
• Members of a Roanoke church have voted to leave the country's largest Lutheran denomination over its policy to allow gay clergy.[5]
• Matt Baker, 38, a former Baptist minister, has been indicted for allegedly drugging and suffocating his wife Kari, whose 2006 death was initially ruled a suicide.[6]
• A government witness said Wednesday that the five young woman who testified last year that evangelist Tony Alamo took them as a "wife" and sexually abused them as minors should receive $2.7 million each for physical and mental pain suffered.[7]
• Three American Evangelical Christians go to Uganda and teach thousands (including police, national politicians, etc.) how gays and their agenda are trying to destroy Ugandan families and sodomize their children. Result: a bill to impose a death sentence for homosexual behavior.[ref]
• School board opts to fire public school teacher who refused to teach evolution, taught creationism and burned crosses into the arms of students[ref]