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News for: June 4, 2002
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'Declaration' made
The Sun Chronicle
"ATTLEBORO -- The founder of an Attleboro religious sect, whose son Jacques Robidoux is on trial for allegedly starving his son to death, has paid for a legal advertisement in today's Sun Chronicle announcing his son's apparent ''declaration of independence'' from the government."
FLORIDA
Florida high court hears debate over religious cemetery markers
The Associated Press
"TALLAHASSEE -- Crosses and Stars of David erected in a city cemetery are protected under state law, an American Civil Liberties Union lawyer told the Florida Supreme Court Monday."
MASSACHUSETTS
Sect member loses bid to represent self in starvation trial
The Associated Press
"FALL RIVER -- The trial of a religious sect member charged with starving to death his infant son was delayed Tuesday after the man said he wanted to be his own attorney because he was worried how he would be portrayed."
Appeals court orders media access for sect murder trial
The Associated Press
"FALL RIVER - A Supreme Judicial Court justice on Monday ordered that the media should be allowed into jury selection in the trial of a religious sect leader charged with starving his son."
Jury selection begins in murder trial of sect member
The Providence Journal
"A Superior Court judge yesterday barred the public from her courtroom as jury selection got under way in the murder trial of Attleboro religious sect member Jacques D. Robidoux."
Public ban opposed
The Sun Chronicle
"FALL RIVER -- A state Supreme Judicial Court judge Monday agreed to a challenge of a trial judge's decision to exclude the public from jury selection proceedings in the murder trial of Attleboro religious sect father Jacques Robidoux."
UTAH
Ex-polygamist seeks custody of kids
Teen bride is named temporary guardian until issue is settled
The Deseret News
"ST. GEORGE - The runaway teen bride of a 35-year-old polygamist and law enforcement officer in southeastern Utah was granted temporary custody of the couple's two young children during a four-hour custody hearing in 5th District Court Monday."
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Ruling bans polygamist from relations with 2nd wife
The Associated Press
"ST. GEORGE -- A judge has given a polygamist man visitation rights to his children, with this caveat: He can't have sex with his second wife when the children he fathered with his third wife are in the home."
GERMANY
Satanists on attempted murder charges
news.com.au
"Authorities in Germany have charged two members of a satanic cult with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing a man repeatedly to drink his blood."
RUSSIA
Sects and the Church
The Moscow Times
"Let us celebrate one of post-Soviet Russia's too few pleasant surprises: the failure of fringe religions. To this day some in the Russian Orthodox Church are still whipping up hysteria over so-called totalitarian sects, then directing that hysteria against mainstream Protestants and Roman Catholics."
SOUTH KOREA
Falun Gong Protest at China's World Cup Debut
Reuters
"KWANGJU -- Falun Gong demonstrators protested against a Chinese crackdown on their spiritual movement on Tuesday in full view of thousands of Chinese soccer fans attending their team's World Cup debut."
UGANDA
New Cult Emerges in Wakiso
New Vision
"A new cult has emerged in Wattuba sub-county on Bombo road, in Wakiso district. The 300-member cult is under the leadership of a 42-year-old self-styled prophet, Basajjakambwe Busajjabukirana."
