Anniversary of Anadarko pastor’s slaying comes with few leads
ANADARKO — It's been a year since the body of an Anadarko church pastor was found mutilated behind the altar of the sanctuary where she preached Sundays to small congregations. Authorities still are waiting for a break in the investigation into the killing of the Rev. Carol Daniels. No arrests have been made, but Daniels' mother has not
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Connellsville man gets 2-4 years for priest beating
A church business manager accused of beating a Connellsville priest with an ax handle was sentenced Thursday to two to four years in state prison. Kevin Labuda, 46, of Connellsville declined comment before he was sentenced before Judge Steve Leskinen on charges of burglary and aggravated assault. Labuda
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Richardson pastor is 14th victim of bioterror hoax
A Richardson pastor opened his church's mail Saturday and became the 14th local victim of a bioterror hoax in the last week. "It looked like standard business mail," said the Rev. Jay Matthews of St. Stephen's Anglican Catholic Church. There was a sheet of paper inside the envelope,
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Priest, 80, found murdered in Mexican state of Oaxaca
GUADALAJARA, Mexico – An 80-year-old priest was murdered July 28 in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, where church officials say attacks on prelates have become distressingly common. Father Carlos Salvador Wotto, pastor of the Our Lady of the Snows Parish in the central part of the state capital,
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Man admits beating Connellsville priest
A church business manager accused of beating a Connellsville priest with an ax handle entered into a plea bargain Wednesday that calls for a two- to four-year prison sentence. Kevin Labuda, 46, of Connellsville, who briefly studied for the priesthood, entered guilty pleas to charges of burglary and
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Nashville rabbi was target of failed firebombing
Abdul Hakim Muhammad returned to Nashville last year with a history of violence and the belief that he was a soldier of God. A convert to Islam, he was angry about the actions of American soldiers in the Middle East. He believed they had desecrated the Quran and wanted revenge. His target was a home
Authorities wrap up pretrial investigation of Chatham priest slaying
With most of the pretrial investigation finished, a Morris County assistant prosecutor is hoping to bring Jose Feliciano to trial in the winter of 2011 for the murder of Chatham priest the Rev. Edward Hinds. "Most of the loose ends have been tied up," with 4,000 pages of information provided
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Russian Pentecostal Pastor Shot Outside Church
The pastor of the largest Pentecostal church in Russia's predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan died Friday after being shot in the head outside his church. Artur Suleimanov, 49, himself a convert from Islam, was shot late Thursday by a gunman as the pastor got into a car outside Hosanna House
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Pastor Found Dead in Boyd County Church
UPDATE 7/14/10 @ 8 p.m. BOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) — While Kentucky State Police are ruling several things out, they have not determined how the Rev. Terry Crowe died in his church in the Westwood community of Ashland. Crowe’s body was found Tuesday night at the Tri-State Gospel Assembly Church.
Lynn man charged with assault, vandalism in Peabody church lot
PEABODY – An allegedly out of control Lynn man has been locked up after he flipped out on his girlfriend and a priest in the parking lot of St. John's Church Sunday night. Jose Serrano, 31, of 189 Hamilton Ave., #3, was charged with kidnapping, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous
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Anadarko church where Oklahoma City pastor was killed is torn down
ANADARKO – Demolition crews tore down the church where a pastor was murdered last year. The body of Carol Daniels, 61, was discovered inside Christ Holy Sanctified Church last August. Church leaders decided to demolish the old church to make way for a memorial in honor of Pastor Daniels. "If
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Texas man arrested after flicking cigarette at First West pastor during service
A Texas man was arrested Sunday after causing a disturbance during morning worship services at First Baptist Church in West Monroe. John Thornton, age unavailable, of Wimberley, Texas, was arrested by West Monroe police for disturbing the peace after flicking a cigarette at the church's Global Ministries
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Monk arrested in slayings of priest, nun in China
BEIJING — A Catholic monk has confessed to killing a priest and a nun whose bodies were found at the hospice in northern China where they worked, state media said Friday. The Xinhua News Agency report gave no details about the motive behind the stabbing deaths of priest Zhang Shulai and nun Wei
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Gov. Bobby Jindal signs bills allowing guns in church
Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law one of the more controversial bills from the recent legislative session, one allowing guns to be carried into houses of worship. Jindal's office said Tuesday the governor acted on the bill in the past few days after receiving it June 20. Including the "gun-in-church"
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How Hindu Extremists Victimize Pastors in India
In India the Hindu extremists have continued to victimize pastors by using anti-conversion laws as an excuse to attack Christians, thereby limiting church activities. Release International (RI) in a recent report said that pastors were beaten and cars burnt amid accusations of forced conversion. RI
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