Crime Archives - Page 2 of 4
June 4th, 2018
A prison in Alaska stands accused of knowingly serving pork to its Muslim inmates during Ramadan. Since the Koran explicitly declares pork forbidden for all Muslims, the prisoners, already fasting for the Islamic holy month, were essentially reduced to a starvation diet.
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May 11th, 2018
A preacher was thrust into the center of controversy after his surprise sermon in a California movie theater sparked mass panic. Moviegoers, convinced that a gunman had entered the theater, began to run for their lives.
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April 12th, 2018
By almost every measure, women are more religious than men. They have stronger beliefs, pray more frequently, and even go to church more often. Some worry about the future of men and the church.
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April 10th, 2018
Two prominent religious leaders are facing charges of embezzlement and fraud. In both cases, it seems these holy men managed to exploit the faith of their followers while using God and their own reputations as cover.
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April 5th, 2018
Ethan Crouch, the Texas teen who killed four people while driving drunk back in 2013, walked free this week. His lenient sentence provoked national outrage, and the infamous “affluenza defense” was widely mocked.
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March 19th, 2018
Oklahoma officials were shocked to discover that a married lesbian couple were actually mother and daughter. Two years after lying on a marriage license, the couple was finally caught and are facing legal consequences.
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February 2nd, 2018
Muslim flight attendants in Indonesia are now required to comply with sharia law and wear a hijab when arriving at one popular regional airport. Violators will face punishment from the religious police.
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January 22nd, 2018
When someone mentions a hate crime, you probably picture an abhorrent act fueled by racist or homophobic sentiments. Recent data reveal that in some places, the group most likely to be the victim of a hate crime is Jews.
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January 22nd, 2018
A Texas judge is facing calls for resignation over his questionable conduct in the courtroom. Judge Jack Robison reportedly interrupted jury deliberations during a recent child sex trafficking case to insist that “God told him” the defendant was innocent.
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