http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23792/wanda-barzee-elizabeth-smart-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23792/wanda-barzee-elizabeth-smart-2#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:20:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23792 A state court judge said Friday the Utah State Hospital has determined that the woman charged in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart is competent for trial.

The hospital's finding — provided in a report three days ago to Judge Judith Atherton — was announced in Salt Lake City's 3rd District Court. It could mean the case of Wanda Eileen Barzee is headed toward trial, although Atherton first must rule Barzee competent.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23792/wanda-barzee-elizabeth-smart-2/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23733/kidnap-victim-elizabeth-smart-recounts-rape-ordeal http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23733/kidnap-victim-elizabeth-smart-recounts-rape-ordeal#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:13:33 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23733 The American student Elizabeth Smart has, for the first time, described her nine-month kidnap ordeal after being snatched by a stranger from her bedroom in Salt Lake City seven years ago.

Asked by a prosecutor to describe Brian David Mitchell, the self-described prophet accused of holding her captive for nine months, Ms Smart replied: “Evil, wicked, manipulative, stinky, slimy, greedy, selfish, not spiritual, not religious, not close to God.”]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23733/kidnap-victim-elizabeth-smart-recounts-rape-ordeal/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23718/elizabeth-smart-to-face-accused-kidnapper http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23718/elizabeth-smart-to-face-accused-kidnapper#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:52:03 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23718 A federal judge has ruled that Elizabeth Smart can testify in the upcoming mental competency hearing for her accused kidnapper.

In a ruling issued Monday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Dale A. Kimball denied a defense motion to bar Smart from testifying in the case of Brian David Mitchell.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23718/elizabeth-smart-to-face-accused-kidnapper/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23704/wanda-barzee-elizabeth-smart http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23704/wanda-barzee-elizabeth-smart#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:55:41 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23704 In letters written to her mother, the woman charged in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart has sought forgiveness for any pain she has caused and says she expects to spend the rest of her life in prison.

Meanwhile her estranged husband will soon face another competency hearing.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23704/wanda-barzee-elizabeth-smart/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20874/wanda-barzee-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20874/wanda-barzee-2#comments Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:44:11 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20874/wanda-barzee-2 [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20874/wanda-barzee-2/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20150/wanda-barzee http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20150/wanda-barzee#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:20:08 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20150/wanda-barzee http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20150/wanda-barzee/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16855/suspected-elizabeth-smart-abductor-unfit-for-trial http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16855/suspected-elizabeth-smart-abductor-unfit-for-trial#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:31:19 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16855/suspected-elizabeth-smart-abductor-unfit-for-trial http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16855/suspected-elizabeth-smart-abductor-unfit-for-trial/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/10992/smarts-distance-themselves-from-book http://www.religionnewsblog.com/10992/smarts-distance-themselves-from-book#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/10992/smarts-distance-themselves-from-book/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/10991/elizabeth-smarts-uncle-criticizes-police-probe http://www.religionnewsblog.com/10991/elizabeth-smarts-uncle-criticizes-police-probe#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/10991/elizabeth-smarts-uncle-criticizes-police-probe/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9846/hearing-in-smart-case-delayed-again http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9846/hearing-in-smart-case-delayed-again#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=9846 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9846/hearing-in-smart-case-delayed-again/feed 0