http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:15:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23326/fred-winters http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23326/fred-winters#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:24:51 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23326 A gunman walked down the aisle of a suburban St. Louis church during Sunday services and shot the pastor to death before stabbing himself and slashing two others as parishioners wrestled him to the ground, authorities said.

The Rev. Fred Winters, said to be in his 40s, died at nearby Anderson Hospital of a gunshot wound to the chest, officials said.

The attacker, whose identity has not been released, was in serious condition at St. Louis University Hospital, where he was being taken into surgery for treatment of self-inflicted stab wounds. [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23326/fred-winters/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23048/sarah-palin-church-arson http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23048/sarah-palin-church-arson#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:47:25 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23048 Gov. Sarah Palin’s home church was badly damaged by arson, leading Ms. Palin to apologize if the fire was connected to “undeserved negative attention” the church received during her campaign as the Republican vice-presidential nominee.

Asked if Palin is a member of Wasilla Bible Church, [Pastor Larry] Kroon said it's just one of the churches she attends. He declined to say how often she attends, or when she last came.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23048/sarah-palin-church-arson/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22332/exorcism-sex-abuse http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22332/exorcism-sex-abuse#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:03:40 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22332 Two men have been charged with more than 220 sex offences at prayer sessions of a western Sydney church.

Police say one of the men had claimed he could speak to angels and remove curses.

The men, aged 61 and 38, are highly regarded members of the Greek Orthodox and Coptic Orthodox communities, police say.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22332/exorcism-sex-abuse/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16420/cops-man-choked-wife-over-cult http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16420/cops-man-choked-wife-over-cult#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:56:48 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16420/cops-man-choked-wife-over-cult http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16420/cops-man-choked-wife-over-cult/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14817/insanitys-legal-fall-from-grace http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14817/insanitys-legal-fall-from-grace#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14817/insanitys-legal-fall-from-grace/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/4933/twinkies-to-demons-defense-seeks-ploys http://www.religionnewsblog.com/4933/twinkies-to-demons-defense-seeks-ploys#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2003 18:49:27 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=4933 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/4933/twinkies-to-demons-defense-seeks-ploys/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3775/police-hunt-for-self-proclaimed-faith-healer http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3775/police-hunt-for-self-proclaimed-faith-healer#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2003 00:29:53 +0000 Editor http:/?p=3775 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3775/police-hunt-for-self-proclaimed-faith-healer/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/1954/detroit-sex-ring-operated-like-cult http://www.religionnewsblog.com/1954/detroit-sex-ring-operated-like-cult#comments Fri, 17 Jan 2003 20:38:30 +0000 Editor http:/?p=1954 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/1954/detroit-sex-ring-operated-like-cult/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/1721/violence-runs-counter-to-faiths http://www.religionnewsblog.com/1721/violence-runs-counter-to-faiths#comments Mon, 30 Dec 2002 15:00:57 +0000 Editor http:/?p=1721 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/1721/violence-runs-counter-to-faiths/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/1488/franciscan-trainee-charged-in-gunshot-slaying-of-ohio-priest http://www.religionnewsblog.com/1488/franciscan-trainee-charged-in-gunshot-slaying-of-ohio-priest#comments Tue, 10 Dec 2002 16:19:23 +0000 Editor http:/?p=1488 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/1488/franciscan-trainee-charged-in-gunshot-slaying-of-ohio-priest/feed 0