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News for: June 24, 2002
Polygamist Convicted of Child Rape
The Associated Press
NEPHI -- Polygamist Tom Green was convicted of child rape Monday for having sex with a 13-year-old girl who became his "spiritual wife" and had a child with him in 1986. Fourth District Judge Donald Eyre took just 30 minutes to find Green guilty for his relationship with Linda Kunz, who is now his legal wife. The non-jury trial lasted about an hour.
NEW YORK
Pastor, wife face charges in ritual burning of woman
The Associated Press
"NEW YORK -- A Brooklyn pastor and his wife face criminal charges after they allegedly burned and cut a woman's feet during a healing ritual, police said."
NORTH CAROLINA
Sikhs honor holy sacrifice
The Herald-Sun
"DURHAM -- Several hundred Sikhs congregated Sunday at the Sikh Gurdwara -- place of worship -- of North Carolina on Banner Street for one of five important annual celebrations."
OHIO
LDS Church's 'Best-Kept Secret' Takes Center Stage Amid Ongoing Improvements
The Associated Press
"KIRTLAND -- A sacred location for Mormons is being upgraded to accommodate a growing number of pilgrims, expected to reach 100,000 this year."
UTAH
Green guilty of child rape
Deseret News
NEPHI, Juab County - Utah's most well-known polygamist was found guilty in 4th District Court on a first-degree felony charge of rape of a child. "You are guilty of the crime as charged," Judge Donald Eyre told Tom Green after a short trial Monday morning.
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Judge Finds Utah Polygamist Guilty of Child Rape
Reuters
"NEPHI -- A Utah judge on Monday found avowed polygamist Tom Green guilty of the charge of raping a child, a woman he married when she was 13 and he was 37."
WASHINGTON
Sikh brothers awarded $5 million in discrimination suit against Arco
The Seattle Times
"The abuse, said Paul Bains, started the very first day. The company he and his two brothers own had contracted with Atlantic Richfield Co., which needed trucks to haul gasoline from its refinery in Ferndale to Seattle after the 1999 Olympic pipeline explosion disrupted distribution around the state."
FEATURE
The Bible and the Apocalypse
The biggest book of the summer is about the end of the world. It's also a sign of our troubled times
TIME
"What do you watch for, when you are watching the news? Signs that interest rates might be climbing, maybe it's time to refinance. Signs of global warming, maybe forget that new SUV. Signs of new terrorist activity, maybe think twice about that flight to Chicago."
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CHINA
34 Chinese Christians 'kidnapped by evil cult'
The Telegraph
"BEIJING -- A banned sect that believes Jesus Christ has returned to earth as a Chinese woman has been accused of kidnapping 34 Christians in a bizarre attempt to gain converts."
Related Article:
Jesus Is Back, and She's Chinese; A bizarre religious sect is preying on China's rural Christian congregations, TIME, Nov 5, 2001
ITALY
'Islamic plot' to destroy cathedral fresco
The Telegraph
"ROME -- Islamic terrorists linked to al-Qa'eda plotted to destroy Bologna's 14th century cathedral because it contained a medieval fresco depicting the Prophet Mohammed in hell."
JAPAN
'Blasphemous' animation cut from Sky broadcast
Mainichi Daily News
"An animated film has been removed from a planned Sky PerfecTV broadcast after its author protested that it was blasphemous, it has been learned."
NIGERIA
One Feared Dead As Cultists Clash At Okopoly
Vanguard
"LAGOS -- One person has been reported killed and several others seriously wounded in a bloody clash between rival cult groups last Thursday at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko in Anambra State."
