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4 hrs ago | Guardian Unlimited

Sect leader indicted for sex abuse charges

Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs and four of his followers have been indicted by a Texas grand jury on charges of sexual assault of a child after state officials raided a polygamist ranch near Eldorado in ...

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Related Topix: FLDS, Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Fri Jul 25, 2008

KMSB-TV Tucson

Officials: AZ enclave kids may be missing school

Possibly hundreds of children may not be receiving an education in a northern Arizona community long dominated by a polygamist sect, officials said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Mohave County, AZ, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Thu Jul 24, 2008

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Polygamous church accused of denying basic rights

Former members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints have testified that the polygamous church violates the rights of women and children.

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Related Topix: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FLDS, Religion

Wed Jul 23, 2008

National Public Radio

Polygamist Jeffs Indicted On Child Assault Charges

A grand jury in El Dorado, Texas, has indicted polygamist leader Warren Jeffs and a group of his followers on charges of sexual assault of a child.

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Related Topix: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FLDS, Religion

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Manawatu Evening Standard

Actions of church defended in abuse case

A church acted within the law when dealing with a former member found guilty of child abuse, despite criticism levelled at it by a district court judge, a church spokeswoman said.

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Related Topix: Oceania, New Zealand, World News, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Salt Lake Tribune

Senate majority leader calls for fed probe into FLDS

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will take his quest for a federal investigation of a polygamous sect before the Judiciary Committee next week.

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Related Topix: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FLDS, Religion

Thu Jul 17, 2008

All About Jazz

CD/Download Release: Carole King:tapestry

A blur of sunshine '60s pop, cocktail jazz, '70s ennui, post Dylan openness and white gospel, Tapestry endures because every aspect of it is thoughtful, well turned and almost cellularly satisfying.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Carole King, Tapestry

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Journal News

As Buddhism grows in region, so does Tappan temple

TAPPAN - During Sunday prayer services, purple cushions are spread out over the hardwood floor to give visitors a place to meditate and pray in front of a gold Buddha statue.

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Related Topix: Meditation, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Tappan, NY, Temple University

Sun Jul 13, 2008

KTVB Boise

New Twin Falls LDS temple set for opening

After two years of construction, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Twin Falls area now have a new temple to attend.

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Related Topix: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Twin Falls, ID

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Financial Standard

Minister overrules experts' word on work permits

Immigration minister Otieno Kajwang' has ignored technical advise and opened the doors to members of a controversial sect, The Standard can reveal.

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Related Topix: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Wed Jul 09, 2008

KLEW-TV Lewiston

Police: Warren Jeffs released from Vegas hospital

Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was released from a Nevada hospital Wednesday, a day after he was found "convulsive," weak and feverish in an Arizona jail cell, a sheriff's spokeswoman said.

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Related Topix: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Kingman, AZ

Tue Jul 08, 2008

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

George Michael fans should be fulfilled - despite George Michael

Back in 1990, when George Michael first shunned all the trappings of teen-pop fame by releasing "Listen Without Prejudice, Vol.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, U2, Tapestry, Carole King, Nirvana, Grunge, George Michael

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Log Cabin Democrat

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints set to host open house

The National Symphony Orchestra will present five concerts and more than 150 special appearances in Arkansas during its 2009 residency between March 24 and March 31, 2009, it was announced Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Arkansas, Symphony, Arts, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Vic Snyder, Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jonesboro, AR

Fri Jul 04, 2008

The Modesto Bee

Some Mormons angered by church letter on gays

Lester Leavitt has made a request of his relatives: oppose their church's opposition to gay marriage.

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Related Topix: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Wedding

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Courier News Online

Hare Krishna devotees present evening of Indian singing, dancing

ISKCON NJ is presenting an evening of Indian singing and classical Indian dancing from 7 to 10 p.m. July 5 at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick.

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Related Topix: New Brunswick, NJ, Iskcon, Religion, International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Towaco, NJ, Morris County, NJ

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Kerrville Daily Times

Cost of FLDS raid drowning county

Schleicher County, home of the Yearning For Zion Ranch, doesn't feel it should be responsible for the enormous costs of April's raid on the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints compound.

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Related Topix: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FLDS, Religion, Schleicher County, TX, Kerr County, TX, San Angelo Metro, San Angelo, TX

Mon Jun 30, 2008

KHOU-TV Houston

Polygamist moms selling underwear online

All the attention surrounding a polygamist ranch in Eldorado, Texas has led to a business opportunity.

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Related Topix: Eldorado, TX, FLDS, Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Sat Jun 28, 2008

Matrixsynth

JMJ Gives away his RMI Computer Keyboard

I cannot recommend it enough. It is a synth feast like no other. I had a good time with friends synth spotting and IDing synths.

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Related Topix: Keyboards, Oxygene

Thu Jun 26, 2008

ScienceBlogs

"Untraining" The Brain: Meditation and Executive Function [Developing Intelligence]

In a fascinating review of the cognitive neuroscience of attention, authors Raz and Buhle note that most research on attention focuses on defining situations in which it is no longer required to perform a task ...

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Related Topix: Meditation

Tue Jun 24, 2008

This is York

Michael Adamson convicted of molestation

A CHURCH caretaker who abused children as young as seven has been jailed - more than 25 years after his crimes.

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Related Topix: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Religion

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