tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31738727343574151822024-03-19T00:13:54.022-07:00Religious DouchebagsWhere reason ends, religion beginsJoe Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14365958552152479808noreply@blogger.comBlogger887125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173872734357415182.post-16424304925672329782012-04-26T08:51:00.000-07:002012-04-26T08:51:20.397-07:00Bishop Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charges<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kevin Thomas, 51, plead guilty to five felonies for communications fraud, theft and unlawful activity, as well as three misdemeanors for theft and vehicle burglary. Thomas originally faced 20 charges spread across three separate cases, but those charges were reduced as part of a plea bargain with prosecutors. <br />
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Thomas's largest group of charges stemmed from allegations that, among other things, he used his one-time position as an LDS bishop to con an elderly man out of his life savings. According to a police affidavit, Thomas used his leadership position in and knowledge of the LDS Church to earn the man's friendship. The man reportedly had saved more than $400,000 throughout the course of his life, and he turned it over to Thomas believing it was secured with property and promissory notes. <br />
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Thomas made token payments to the man to convince him that he was making a great return on his investment, the affidavit reveals. However, the payments eventually stopped and the man learned of his losses.Joe Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14365958552152479808noreply@blogger.com194tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173872734357415182.post-68380936596179983642012-04-26T07:53:00.001-07:002012-04-26T07:56:43.237-07:00Fertility Treatments Get Indiana Teacher FiredIn a federal lawsuit filed in a Fort Wayne, Ind., teacher Emily Herx claimed that she was fired and told by a senior church official that her attempt to become pregnant through in-vitro fertilization made her a "grave, immoral sinner."
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The Orthodox Christian Church of Cyprus said Friday that it is "deeply distressed" over the arrest of a parish priest on suspicion of trafficking drugs to the island from abroad.<br />
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Police arrested 38-year-old Father Panayiotis Triantafyllou at Cyprus' main Larnaca airport late Wednesday after discovering three kilograms of marijuana in his luggage. Triantafyllou had arrived on a flight from Greece.<br />
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Local media reports said the priest told the court he was only transporting the drugs for others and that he needed the money because of financial problems he was having. He also told the court that he was remorseful and offered to assist police in their investigation.Joe Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14365958552152479808noreply@blogger.com71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173872734357415182.post-8459570874743963672012-04-18T15:32:00.000-07:002012-04-18T15:32:28.472-07:00Parents Seek Prayer Instead Of Medical TreatmentAfter 16-year-old Austin Sprout lost his life when his parents, Brandi and Russel Bellew, opted for prayer instead of medical treatment, their remaining six children are now wards of the state. Brian Sprout, Austin Sprout's father and Brandi Bellew's first husband, died in 2007 of sepsis after failing to seek medical treatment for a leg injury.
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Sanal Edamaruku, an Indian skeptic, went to Mumbai and revealed that a "miraculous" weeping cross was really just a leaky drain. The local Catholic Church demanded that he retract his statements, and when he refused, they had him arrested for blasphemy.
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On 10th March, Sanal Edamaruku, President of the Rationalist International, flew to Mumbai. The TV channel TV-9 had invited him to investigate a “miracle” that caused local excitement. He went with the TV team to Irla in Vile Parle to inspect the crucifix standing there in front of the Church of Our Lady of Velankanni. This crucifix had become the centre of attraction for an ever growing crowd of believers coming from far and wide. The news of the miracle spread like wild fire. For some days, there were little droplets of water trickling from Jesus’ feet. Hundreds of people came every day to pray and collect some of the “holy water” in bottles and vessels. Sanal Edamaruku identified the source of the water (a drainage near a washing room) and the mechanism how it reached Jesus feet (capillary action). <br />
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The local church leaders, present during his investigation, appeared to be displeased.
Some hours later, in a live program on TV-9, Sanal explained his findings and accused the concerned Catholic Church officials of miracle mongering, as they were beating the big drum for the drippling Jesus statue with aggressive PR measures and by distributing photographs certifying the “miracle”. A heated debate began, in which the five church people, among them Fr. Augustine Palett, the priest of Our Lady of Velankanni church, and representatives of the Association of Concerned Catholics (AOCC) demanded that Sanal apologize. But Sanal refused and argued against them.
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When they saw Sanal refused to bow to their demands, they threatened to file a blasphemy case against him. And they did. Yesterday (10th April,2012) Sanal received a phone call from a Police official of Juhu Police Station in Mumbai directing him to come to the said police station to face the charges and get arrested.Joe Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14365958552152479808noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173872734357415182.post-50186234690016080842012-04-18T12:34:00.001-07:002012-04-18T12:41:46.725-07:00Advocate Group Protests Former Atlanta PriestFather Robert Poandl is a longtime Catholic Priest - but our friend Judy Jones says he's also a child predator.
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After the US Supreme Court’s 1987 decision forbidding the teaching of creationism in science classes, those who objected to the teaching of evolution modified their ideas slightly. They relabeled these ideas “Intelligent Design.” In the wake of that tactic’s defeat in the courts, the opponents of science education retooled again. <br />
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This time, they targeted a number of state legislatures with two categories of bills that shared nearly identical wording. This tactic saw success in Louisiana, although a number of similar bills were considered in other states. They’ve now achieved their second success — the passage of a law in Tennessee. <br />
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The state’s governor, saying the bill doesn’t “bring clarity,” has decided not to sign it. But he’s decided not to veto it either, which will allow it to become law. <br />
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Next up for discussion - Stork Theory vs Sexual Reproduction?Joe Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14365958552152479808noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173872734357415182.post-63521719371342394932012-03-28T08:35:00.001-07:002012-03-28T08:35:26.783-07:00Abuse Accusations At Christian SchoolAC360's Gary Tuchman investigates accusations of abuse at the Pinehaven Christian Children's Ranch in western Montana.
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South Korea: South Korean police have arrested a Christian pastor and his wife over
the deaths of their three children. The parents are accused of whipping
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Police said Monday that the couple was arrested Saturday after their
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Authorities say the couple told investigators they stopped feeding
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Investigators say the couple cited a Biblical proverb that reads "Do not withhold discipline from a child."</div>
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to five years in prison on Wednesday. A judge found David Thompson guilty in September on several charges, including theft, money
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Thompson was convicted of embezzling from The World of Pentecost Church, located at 3431 East
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Utah: A jury
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daughter and allowing his friend to rape her as well. Terrill Dalton, 45, who used the name the "Holy Ghost," was convicted of two counts of rape, a first-degree felony.</div>
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Prosecutors say Dalton condoned an
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Dalton called himself the "Holy Ghost" while Harman was often
referred to as "God in the flesh." In a prior hearing, Dalton's daughter
testified that she was promised she would receive blessings if she had
sex with the two men and felt extreme pressure from her father and those
in his church to comply. Dalton will be sentenced May 11.</div>Joe Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14365958552152479808noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173872734357415182.post-9598801117022377132012-03-21T15:51:00.001-07:002012-03-21T15:51:27.861-07:00Church Accused Of Castrating Boys<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Up to 11 boys were castrated while in the care of the Dutch Roman Catholic church in the 1950s to rid them of homosexuality, a newspaper investigation has said. A young man was castrated in 1956 after telling police he was being abused by priests, the newspaper reported.<br />
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Henk Hethuis, a pupil at a Catholic boarding school, was 18 when he told police in 1956 he was being abused by a Dutch monk. He was castrated on the instructions of Catholic priests, NRC Handelsblad said, and told this would "cure" him of his homosexuality. The same happened to at least 10 of his schoolmates, the newspaper said.<br />
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Dutch MPs called for an inquiry after the report was published.Joe Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14365958552152479808noreply@blogger.com160tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173872734357415182.post-50652453661129023772012-03-19T15:35:00.002-07:002012-03-19T15:39:21.239-07:00Dennis Terry Introduces Rick SantorumGreenwell Springs Baptist Church pastor Dennis Terry introduces Rick Santorum at a campaign rally by calling on Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and all who don't worship Jesus to "get out" of the United States.<br />
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Junkyard Prophet, Bradlee Dean's Minnesota-based traveling band that was brought to Dunkerton High School to discuss practices for good decision making, is part of the You Can Run But You Cannot Hide Christian youth ministry that holds assemblies in public schools.<br />
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Mike Cooper, principal of the school, has since announced that he will tender his resignation Monday and remain on the job through the end of the school year.
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Pennsylvania: The Archdiocese of Philadelphia made Anita Guzzardi their chief financial officer last July.<br />
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Before that month was over, however, Guzzardi was found allegedly to have looted more than $900,000 from church coffers while in lower-level financial positions, and she was fired.<br />
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Yesterday, the Camden County woman turned herself in to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, which charged her with theft, forgery, unlawful use of a computer and related crimes.
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