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Monthly Archives: May 2010

Prosecutors: Witchcraft-fueled murder was premeditated

Eric Christensen Prosecutors believe modern witchcraft drove a man to kill his girlfriend, dismember her body and scatter her remains around Snohomish County.

Eric Christensen told detectives Sherry Harlan took a “blood oath” to break off a relationship with another man.

Judge Tours Megachurch Ahead Of Graduations

Graduation for high school seniors in Enfield is just weeks away, but the question remains: Where will graduation be held?

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the district on behalf of two students because the district scheduled ceremonies inside a Bloomfield megachurch.

On Tuesday, Judge Janet Hall spent half the day in the federal courthouse listening to testimony from Peter Wolfga

Christian Group Enters Rosary Case

A national Christian group that campaigns for religious freedom and conservative values is legally representing the 13-year-old boy who wants to wear a rosary to school.

A Michigan-based attorney representing the American Center for Law and Justice said he visited Raymond Hosier’s house on Monday to prepare a case against the Schenectady City School District for suspending Raymond from Oneida

Citizenship-By-Birth Faces Challenges

If you’re born in the U.S.A., you’re an American citizen. Some lawmakers, however, plan to challenge that basic assumption.

In what might be the next great flash point in the nation’s ongoing debate about immigration policy, legislation has been introduced in Congress and a pair of states to deny birth certificates to babies born of illegal-immigrant parents.

“Currently, if you have a child

Calif. To Consider Marked IDs For Sex Offenders

The father of a 14-year-old girl who was raped and murdered backed legislation Tuesday to require marked driver’s licenses for registered sex offenders in California.

The endorsement by Maurice Dubois was the latest development in the push to overhaul the way California punishes and tracks sex offenders.

It came more than a month after convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner pleaded guilt

Two Centuries Of Non-Conformist History Go Online

The names and details of half a million UK radicals and religious dissenters covering a period of 225 years are available online for the first time.

Thousands of original, paper records held at the London Metropolitan Archive detailing the baptism, marriage and burial records of some of the most famous British non-conformists, including Daniel Defoe, William Blake and John Stuart Mill, have bee

Film Review: Agora

Spanish filmmaker Alejandro Amenábar has never been one to shy away from a challenge and in his latest effort Agora, he presents himself with a doozy. Employing the style and conventions of ’50s-era biblical epics like Ben-Hur and The Robe—from the lavish sets to the international casts to the often stilted dialogue—the writer-director of such terrific films as Abre Los Ojos and The Sea Inside att

Separation Of Church And State: Fact Or Fiction?

Editor’s note: After this column was written, the Texas State Board of Education adopted new social studies guidelines for the state’s schools, including the requirement that students be taught that the words “separation of church and state” aren’t in the U.S. Constitution.

Not so very long ago, “separation of church and state” was as American as motherhood and apple pie. Despite perennial deba

Proposal To Lift Ban On Gays In Military In Doubt

A lukewarm endorsement from Defense Secretary Robert Gates and opposition among some lawmakers cast doubt Tuesday on whether Congress this week would lift a 17-year-old ban on gays serving openly in the military.

Gay rights’ groups predicted that the bill might pass the House but face a tough road in the Senate.

“The door isn’t closed, but it’s barely cracked,” said Aubrey Sarvis, executive

Tracking The Ancestry Of Corn Back 9,000 Years

It is now growing season across the Corn Belt of the United States. Seeds that have just been sown will, with the right mixture of sunshine and rain, be knee-high plants by the Fourth of July and tall stalks with ears ripe for picking by late August.

Corn is much more than great summer picnic food, however. Civilization owes much to this plant, and to the early people who first cultivated it.

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