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		<title>Court says prisoner not entitled to Odinism rituals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A state prison inmate who wanted to build a fire in the prison to practice an ancient polytheistic Nordic religion was turned down by an appeals court Tuesday]]></description>
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		<title>Inmate sues South Dakota over religious items</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An inmate serving life in prison for a torture murder that sent two co-defendants to death row wants a federal judge to approve a toy sword and other items and privileges for the practice of an ancient European religion.]]></description>
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		<title>Pagan religion Asatru gains kindred among prison population</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[STAUNTON, Va. - The six inmates gathered around a makeshift altar to pay homage to the Norse gods they worshipped as part of their dedication to Asatru, a pagan religion.
But tension was brewing among the Ironwood Kindred, as the men were known in the Augusta Correctional Center. Inmate Michael Lenz thought Brent Parker had committed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharing a different kind of faith</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asatru brethren teach openness
John Powell gripped the hammer of Thor in both hands and began the short ceremony, facing north.
&#8220;In the name of Thor, god of thunder, I ward this stead against all evil and unholy beings,&#8221; said Powell, 53, an ordained ghodi, or priest, of the Asatru religion. &#8220;Make it a place of goodness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge Halts Execution of Virginia Inmate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 02:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stay Issued After Supreme Court Rejects Separate Appeal
RICHMOND, Va. &#8212; A federal judge today halted the execution of a state prison inmate scheduled to die tomorrow night for stabbing to death a fellow inmate.
U.S. District Judge Samuel Wilson of Charlottesville issued a stay so lawyers for Michael W. Lenz, 40, can pursue a habeas appeal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court refuses to halt execution</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 02:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court refused Wednesday to halt the execution of a self-described high priest of a pagan religion who was to receive a lethal injection for fatally stabbing a fellow inmate.
But it was unlikely that Michael W. Lenz, 40, would be put to death Thursday night as scheduled.
Lenz&#8217;s lawyer, Jenny Givens, said she planned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Inmate Killer Scheduled to be Executed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2004 23:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, Va. &#8212; Barring intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court, a self-described high priest of a pagan religion will be executed Thursday for fatally stabbing a fellow inmate.
Michael W. Lenz, 40, was sentenced to die for plunging a homemade knife into Brent Parker 68 times four years ago at the Augusta Correctional Center.
He was scheduled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Execution date set for cult high priest who killed fellow inmate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2004 07:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STAUNTON — A July 1 execution date has been set for a self-professed Nordic high priest who killed a fellow inmate at the Augusta Correctional Center.
Michael W. Lenz, 40, was sentenced to die for plunging a homemade knife into Brent Parker 68 times four years ago.
Lenz lost his latest round of appeals with the Virginia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death Row Inmate Commits Suicide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2004 07:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Virginia death row inmate who was to be executed for the 2000 fatal stabbing of another prisoner committed suicide in his cell, state officials said yesterday.
Jeffery A. Remington, 39, was found dead in his single cell at Sussex I prison near Waverly early Monday, Department of Corrections spokesman Larry Traylor said. A spokeswoman with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Napa couple fights racist image to bring Nordic worship to prisoners</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2003 16:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Napa Valley Register, June 21, 2003
http://www.napanews.com/
By VIVI STENBERG-WILLIAMS, Register Staff Writer
A Napa couple is tapping into an ancient Nordic religion to lead a growing number of prison inmates toward a spiritual awakening.
Guided by Norse gods and goddesses, John and Monica Post are leading the rapidly growing National Prison Kindred Alliance (NPKA). At their last count, [...]]]></description>
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