The News Wire

2013-08
2013-08-13	Forty-four killed while praying at Nigerian mosque Nigeria has been besieged by an Islamic uprising led by the Boko Haram militant group, which has gone after a range of targets including Christians outside churches, teachers and schoolchildren and moderate Muslim clerics who have spoken out against extremism.
2013-08-12	Preacher wanted over acid attack shot by police The preacher allegedly wants sharia law imposed on the island, whose inhabitants are predominantly Muslim.
2013-08-11	CAIR tries to ban professor’s speech on ‘The Islamic Threat to America’ “Dr. Matusitz is expressing his opinion, which is his right,” UCF spokesman Grant Heston told the Sentinel. “He is not speaking on behalf of the university, and we do not endorse his views.”
2013-08-10	Protestants, Catholics, Clash In Belfast; Dozens Hurt Chief Constable Matt Baggott vowed to arrest those responsible, accusing the Protestants of "mindless anarchy and sheer thuggery." At a Belfast news conference on Saturday, Baggott vowed that the prison population would soon be "bulging" as detectives used video footage to identify rioters.
2013-08-08	The U.S. military has a problem with atheists Advocates for the policy say the military is simply doing everything it can to promote emotional well-being among troops, especially in the face of its growing suicide epidemic.
2013-08-08	Richard Dawkins criticised for Twitter comment about Muslims "Am I surprised? Only at the number of people who seem to think Islam is a race, rather than a religion. I regard that view as racist. Anything you can convert to, or convert from, is NOT a race.
2013-08-08	Church tells scout troop to find new meeting place Rev. Derek Sakowski, of St. Mary’s, said he was uncomfortable with the wording in the revised Boy Scouts membership policy that says no youth may be turned away “on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone.”
2013-08-08	State Department Establishes Office for Religious Engagement There was considerable controversy when the Bush administration created offices for faith-based initiatives at other government agencies. Now there are again worries that such an office at the State Department could blur the line between church and state.
2013-08-07	Reza Aslan's 'new' take on Jesus Aslan's book, which portrays Jesus as a Jewish-nationalist revolutionary with no divine self-conception, departs from the doctrine of both Islam and Christianity. Aslan may or may not be a devout Muslim in his private life, but his book is actually the latest installment in a vast body of literature reflecting the beliefs of a completely different religion: the Church of the Historical Jesus.
2013-08-07	What is 'Thighing' ? As for the prophet, his thighing his fiancée Aisha when she was six years of age and not able to consummate the relationship was due to her small age. That is why the Prophet used to place his male member between her thighs and massage it,as the prophet had control of his male member not like other men.Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, The Supreme Leader of Iran, the Shia Grand Ayatollah, 1979-89 said in his official statements:"A man can quench his sexual lusts with a child as young as a baby.
2013-08-06	'This is a Muslim area and we don't want to see that': Mob pelts brothers-in-law wearing mankinis on sponsored walk with stones and accuses them of being paedophiles ‘They began throwing stones and eggs at us. They were shouting at Jason saying that he was a pervert and a paedophile, and one of them called me a dirty white s*. ‘They told us that they hated dogs and told us to get out of the car park. The children were petrified and asked why these people were calling me a s*.
2013-08-06	Germany: Islamists storm apartment, kill unborn child Accused of "immodest behavior" the couple were both beaten to the point where the still unidentified husband was admitted to a local hospital in serious condition.
2013-08-04	The Roman Catholic Church is Declared a Transnational Criminal Organization: The Brussels Proclamation of August 4, 2013 On July 11, 2013, Pope Francis 1, Jorge Bergoglio, confirmed the criminal status of his church by establishing new internal church policies that counsel and compel criminality among his followers, clergy and employees. These policies and Bergoglio's own public statements reaffirm the existing canon law that protects child rapists, Crimen Sollicitationis, by directing all Catholics to suppress evidence of child rape and trafficking within their church, and threatening punishment of those who disclose such evidence.
2013-08-03	Alabama state champion coach and AD fired for being a member of the wrong church East Memorial Christian Academy’s athletic director was expected to attend the East Memorial Baptist Church, even though there was allegedly not an official clause in the contract requiring such attendance.
2013-08-02	Protect Nahla Mahmoud “I will not forgive anyone who wants to start a battle against Islam and the beliefs of the people…”, “Be aware of this ‘fitna’ and I know who is behind it and I will never have any mercy on her here…”, “I will have no tolerance for anyone here who talks about freedom of belief or freedom of thought or any of the other clichés…”
2013-08-02	Aleppo rebel religious committee forbids ‘colonial’ croissants A sharia committee in a rebel-held area of Aleppo issued a fatwa deeming croissants ‘haram’ (forbidden in Islamic law) because of their “colonial” significance, pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat reported on Tuesday. Croissants’ crescent shape celebrates European victory over Muslims, according to the fatwa (religious ruling).
2013-08-02	Catholic school dismisses gay teacher after publicized wedding "St. Lucy's has known of Mr. Bencomo's orientation for years," McGarrigle said. "Administrators had been introduced to his partner in the past, so the suggestion that Ken's orientation is a surprise or that his lifestyle somehow violated doctrine is at odds with the school's knowledge and what seemed to be acceptance of him until most recently.
2013-08-02	Polish priest's dismissal exposes rift over dialogue with Jews Lemanski sealed his fate when in a radio interview he accused Archbishop Henryk Hoser, who oversees his parish, of asking whether he was a Jew and circumcised - a charge the diocese has denied.
2013-08-02	Florida Bishop Arrested After Exchanging Community Service Hours for Hugs: Cops On Wednesday, Leigh falsified records again for the undercover officer. He gave her credit for doing 33 community service hours in exchange for "three groping hugs," police said.
2013-08-02	Muslim dog trainer arrested for sedition, says KL CID chief Maznah told news site Free Malaysia Today in a 2011 interview that she follows the Shafie school of thought in Islam that does not deem dogs as "haram", but merely requires believers to cleanse themselves after touching a wet dog. - See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/muslim-dog-trainer-arrested-for-sedition-says-kl-cid-chief#sthash.NuYRuEej.AlTF51pR.dpuf
2013-08-01	Secret files from religious orders add to sex abuse picture in Los Angeles archdiocese Calls to the U.S. Province of the Oblates and emails to two attorneys representing Martinez and the three other Oblate priests whose files were released were also not returned. Attorneys for the Benedictines and Marianists and a representative from the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus also did not return calls.

2013-07
2013-07-28	New sex abuse crisis in Scottish Catholic church he was sexually assaulted by a parish priest, Father Paul Moore. Father Michael said the church failed to deal appropriately with his complaint over a 17-year period, and that he is now being ousted from the church while, he feels, his abuser is being protected.
2013-07-28	Million-selling reformed killer Tony Anthony exposed as serial fantasist : "The complaint focused on the truthfulness of the story told in Tony's bestselling book Taming the Tiger. It was alleged that Tony had never lived in China as a child, had never been involved in kung fu as a world champion and had never worked in close protection.
2013-07-28	Fort Hood shooting suspect: U.S. at war with Islam "My complicity was on behalf of a government that openly acknowledges that it would hate for the law of Almighty Allah to be the supreme law of the land,"
2013-07-27	Archbishop Tutu 'would not worship a homophobic God' "I would not worship a God who is homophobic and that is how deeply I feel about this."
2013-07-26	Malaysia court quashes Hindu kids' conversion to Islam The judge ruled that the father had failed to take the mother and children to Islamic authorities for their consent to the conversion, in a rare verdict in the multiracial but Muslim-majority nation
2013-07-25	Fears of a new religious strife The conflict has cost at least 5,000 lives since 2004. In fighting the Muslim insurgents, the Thai army has become inextricably bound up with Buddhist monks. Temples are used as army bases, and “soldier monks” are said to operate. Armed all-Buddhist self-defence groups exist as well. For their part, Muslim insurgents have specifically killed Buddhist monks, despite army protection, as symbols of Thai government authority.
2013-07-25	Wanted: Young Creation Scientists it’s probably prudent to not draw attention to your creationist beliefs while you are a student, particularly if you are in a field that directly touches upon the origins controversy (such as paleontology, biology, or geology).
2013-07-25	THE REAL WAR ON WOMEN IS BEING WAGED IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD Hard to believe or not, the idea that “Women are like cows, horses, and camels, for all are ridden,” is in fact recorded in Tafsir al-Qurtubi (see vol. 17, p. 172), one of the Islamic world’s most authoritative exegesis, or commentary on the teachings of the Koran.
2013-07-24	Monks brawl at Jerusalem shrine Dressed in the vestments of the Greek Orthodox and Armenian denominations, rival monks threw punches and anything they could lay their hands on.
2013-07-24	Egypt: Security forces abandon Coptic Christians during deadly attack in Luxor In one incident, security forces evacuated women and children trapped inside a house surrounded by an angry mob but left six men behind, apparently following demands from the crowd that the men remain. Four of the abandoned men were later stabbed and/or beaten to death and another required hospital treatment. Three other Christian men were hospitalized in separate violent incidents. One woman said she had begged police officers to save her sons who were left behind, but they ignored her pleas:
2013-07-23	Can Christianity Survive in the New Iraq? (Teule) Teule estimates an even more dramatic decline of 70% — from 850,000 pre-war to 250,000 today. Even more staggering is the decline in the number of church buildings – about 57 are left of the approximately 300 that were in existence before the dictator was overthrown.
2013-07-22	It’s fine to be a ‘new’ atheist, so long as you don’t object to Islam As the American commentator David Frum has phrased it: ‘It’s ok to be an atheist, so long as you omit Islam from your list of the religions to which you object’.
2013-07-22	Mystical Alberta lake draws people from around the world Only two days after last year’s blessing, Alberta Health Services issued a warning for people to avoid the water because of blue-green algae. The algae produce a toxin that can cause serious illness to people who drink or have skin contact with the water.
2013-07-22	Jailed: Charged With Sedition For Inciting Religious Enmity The image was construed as highly offensive given the fact that pork is considered haram, or forbidden, to Muslims, and they put a halal, or permissible, logo on the post.
2013-07-21	Pakistan Clerics Call for Ban on 'Vulgarity' of Women Shopping Alone "Most unaccompanied women are becoming a source of spreading vulgarity, especially in the holy month of Ramzan. They are often seen to be involved in thefts and robberies. Hence, we have decided not to allow such women in Karak markets,"
2013-07-21	Some Mormons Search the Web and Find Doubt when he discovered credible evidence that the church’s founder, Joseph Smith, was a polygamist and that the Book of Mormon and other scriptures were rife with historical anomalies, Mr. Mattsson said he felt that the foundation on which he had built his life began to crumble.
2013-07-21	Pakistani Hindus worst victims of rape: US report In the last 18 months, 203 incidents of sectarian violence resulted in 1,800 casualties including 717 deaths. Of these, 635 were Shia Muslims
2013-07-20	23-yr-old engineer ends life. Reason: A crow sat on his head Anand got very upset after a crow sat on his head on Wednesday. He immediately called up his mother and narrated the entire incident to her, expressing fears that it augured ill — a belief among a section of Hindus.
2013-07-19	Christian Magicians Rise to Defend Themselves as Not Involved With the Occult They are upset with columnist Dan Delzell's opinion that the U.K.-based magician Dynamo's illusion of levitating alongside a red London double decker bus was real. Delzell related the performance to "witchcraft and contact with evil spirits, and the presumption that the art of magic is a gateway to demonic involvement."
2013-07-19	Virginia Heffernan's creationism is wrong but makes good sense Heffernan seems confused by what she calls "creationism". She is certainly not a young-earth creationist or someone who takes the biblical account literally. But she wants stories where people find hope and courage in the events of the world around them, and she finds them in religion, not in science.
2013-07-19	Thailand's jet-set monk, Luang Pu Nenkham, hunted on sex charges A female plaintiff who claimed Nenkham had sex with her when she was 14 years old submitted a request for a DNA test for her 11-year old son, says Tharit Pengdit, Director General of the Department of Special Investigation. They are still awaiting results. Nenkham's bank accounts also continue to be under investigation because of an unusually large amount of bank transactions,
2013-07-19	Scientology case has judges debating the meaning of religion "The process of Scientology is not about worshipping God, infinity or a supreme being," he said. "It's about auditing, training and developing self-awareness.
2013-07-18	Woman jailed for reporting rape Norway’s consulate in Dubai managed to get her out of jail and housed at the local Norwegian Seamans Church, where she remained until her sentence recently was handed down: prison for one year and four months. Her attacker was sentenced to one year and one month
2013-07-17	Taliban's letter to Malala Yousafzai: this is why we tried to kill you He admitted that the Taliban are "blowing up" schools, but justified the attacks on the grounds that the Pakistani army and the paramilitary Frontier Corps use schools as hideouts.
2013-07-17	Baby steps? Toddlers in Iran taught chastity, hijab lessons “We cannot expect to see hijab and chastity exist in society without proper cultural work,” he said. “Our goal in the social transformation plan devised by the government is institutionalizing chastity and hijab as a natural [demand] in society,”
2013-07-16	Dr Mahathir: Couple Who Insulted Islam Must Be Severely Punished "Saying things which can make people angry may cause them to retaliate and cause enmity. These people have no common sense. They are stupid but cannot be taught,"
2013-07-16	Jehovah’s Witnesses hushed up child sex scandal “They claim the right of confidentiality, they claim that what they heard said by the defendant during the course of that meeting ought to be subject to privilege, as ministers of religion.”
2013-07-16	Kedah Government Forbids Use Of Word "Allah" By Non-muslims Mukhriz stressed that the word "Allah" was only for Muslims and its meaning in Islam could not be otherwise to mean god in general, and what more as "lord", which means master in the Malay language.
2013-07-15	Boko Haram leader calls for more schools attacks after dorm killings "Teachers who teach western education? We will kill them! We will kill them in front of their students, and tell the students to henceforth study the Qur'an,"

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