Mosque approved for group that sued after racist attacks

BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey city has finally given approval to a Muslim group’s bid to build a mosque, ending a saga that started last summer when Bayonne turned down the project and the group sued. The Bayonne zoning board approved the project on Monday night after the Bayonne Muslims charged in a... Read More

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Mosque, Religion

February 5, 2018

Despite denial, Pope got abuse victim’s letter

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis received a victim’s letter in 2015 that graphically detailed how a priest sexually abused him and how other Chilean clergy ignored it, contradicting the pope’s recent insistence that no victims had come forward to denounce the cover-up, the letter’s author and members of Francis’ own sex- abuse commission have... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

Pope Francis, Religion

January 15, 2018

Amish leader convicted in beard-cutting attacks files appeal

CLEVELAND (AP) — The leader of a breakaway Amish group in Ohio convicted in hair- and beard-cutting attacks is asking a federal judge to overturn his 2012 convictions. Samuel Mullet Sr. is arguing in an appeal filed Friday that his former attorney made a series of mistakes during the trial and in his previous appeals.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

Amish Beard Cutting, Religion, Sameul Mullet Sr.

December 24, 2017

Sexual misconduct scandals remind clergy victims of abuse

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When stories of sexual misconduct by powerful men began to fill the news this fall, Manny Vega immediately flashed back to his childhood. He saw strong similarities between the recent allegations against producers and politicians and his own abuse as a child by his parish priest. “The parallels are in the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

Religion, Sexual Abuse

December 16, 2017

Wife of pastor charged in child sex case arrested

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The wife of one of three Ohio pastors accused of child sex trafficking has been indicted on federal charges accusing her of interfering in her husband’s investigation. U.S. District Court records show 43-year-old Laura Lloyd-Jenkins was arrested Friday in Toledo on such charges as obstructing a sex trafficking investigation and making... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

Laura Lloyd-Jenkins, Religion, Sexual Abuse

December 8, 2017

NY Catholic Church pays $40 million to sex abuse victims

NEW YORK (AP) — Just over $40 million in compensation has been paid to 189 people who identified themselves as victims of clergy sex abuse, the Archdiocese of New York said in a report released Thursday. The archdiocese noted that the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program ended Nov. 30, but some additional claims are still... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

Religion, Sexual Abuse

December 8, 2017

Ex-priest convicted of murdering Texas woman in 1960

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — An ex-priest was convicted of murdering a 25-year-old Texas schoolteacher and beauty queen on Thursday, more than 57 years after Irene Garza went to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McAllen intending to go to confession. Garza’s bludgeoned body was found days after her April 16, 1960, disappearance. An autopsy revealed that... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

Religion, Sexual Abuse

December 6, 2017

Man sentenced to 15 years for vandalizing Florida mosque

TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A man who vandalized a Florida mosque by smashing windows and lights with a machete and leaving bacon at the scene pleaded guilty to criminal mischief to a place of worship. The state attorney’s office serving Brevard and Seminole counties said Michael Wolfe was sentenced to 15 years in prison followed... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

Religion, Vandal

December 5, 2017

Justices hearing dispute over wedding cake for gay couple

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up the highly anticipated case of the Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Tuesday’s clash at the high court pits baker Jack Phillips’ First Amendment claims of artistic freedom against the anti-discrimination arguments of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

Gay Rights, Religion

December 1, 2017

Opponents in LGBT case agree: It’s not about wedding cake

In a legal case with profound implications for LGBT rights and religion’s place in public life, the opposing sides agree on this: It’s not about the cake. At its core, the case that goes before the U.S. Supreme Court for oral arguments on Dec. 5 is a showdown between a gay couple from Colorado and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

LGBT, Religion

November 28, 2017

Ex-priest to stand trial for 1960 murder of Texas beauty queen

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A former Roman Catholic priest is due to stand trial this week on charges he beat, raped and strangled to death a Texas beauty queen nearly 60 years ago after hearing her last confession. Lawyers for John Feit, 84, have denied his responsibility for the 1960 murder of Irene Garza, 25,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

Murder, Religion

November 21, 2017

Convicted killer: Civil rights violated when dreadlocks cut

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The repeated cutting of an imprisoned Ohio killer’s dreadlocks violates the inmate’s civil rights and impedes his ability to practice his religion, according to a federal lawsuit. The complaint filed on behalf of prisoner Cecil Koger says his faith of Rastafarianism requires him to wear his hair in dreadlocks. The Department... Read More

News, Religion

Civil Rights, Religion

November 15, 2017

3 Ohio pastors indicted on child sex trafficking conspiracy

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A third Ohio pastor has been indicted on sex trafficking charges, and prosecutors say all three men worked together to entice underage girls with money in exchange for sex. A federal grand jury in Toledo has indicted the Rev. Cordell Jenkins, the Rev. Anthony Haynes and the Rev. Kenneth Butler on... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

Pastor, Religion, Sex Abuse

September 15, 2016

Court upholds sentence given to rabbi in voyeurism case

WASHINGTON (AP) — A once-prominent Orthodox rabbi who pleaded guilty to secretly videotaping nude women at a Jewish ritual bath in Washington was given a lawful penalty when a judge sentenced him to approximately 6 ½ years in prison, an appeals court ruled Thursday. Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Religion, Voyeurism

Mosque approved for group that sued after racist attacks

Despite denial, Pope got abuse victim’s letter

Amish leader convicted in beard-cutting attacks files appeal

Sexual misconduct scandals remind clergy victims of abuse

Wife of pastor charged in child sex case arrested

NY Catholic Church pays $40 million to sex abuse victims

Ex-priest convicted of murdering Texas woman in 1960

Man sentenced to 15 years for vandalizing Florida mosque

Justices hearing dispute over wedding cake for gay couple

Opponents in LGBT case agree: It’s not about wedding cake

Ex-priest to stand trial for 1960 murder of Texas beauty queen

Convicted killer: Civil rights violated when dreadlocks cut

3 Ohio pastors indicted on child sex trafficking conspiracy

Court upholds sentence given to rabbi in voyeurism case

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