Category Archives: Threats and exploitation

Threats and attempts to exploit others made by religious believers

UK: Parents murder teenage daughter; brother says ‘she deserved it’

SMH The UK court heard that with all four of her children in the room, Farzana Ahmed, 49, then grabbed a plastic bag and began pushing it into her daughter’s mouth. Shafilea, 17, tried to fend her off but was … Continue reading

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US: Meanwhile, back at the ranch…

The pastor, identified on YouTube as Charles L. Worley of Providence Road Baptist Church in Maiden, N.C., condemns President Obama’s much-publicized endorsement of same-sex marriage while calling for gays and lesbians to be put in an electrified pen and ultimately … Continue reading

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Yemen: 60 killed in suicide bombing

SMH A SUICIDE bomber killed dozens of people including soliders in Yemen’s capital yesterday at a military parade rehearsal near the presidential palace, a police official said. At least 60 soldiers died and about 120 people were injured in Sana’a, … Continue reading

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Iran: Rapper faces fatwa for ‘blasphemous’ song

The Iranian rapper, Shahin Najafi, is in fear for his life following the release of a song called Naqi. The song title refers to the 10th Shia Imam, Ali Ibn Muhammad, also known as al-Naqi. According to Shia tradition the … Continue reading

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US: Shh! Don’t call it a ‘cult’!

The Raw Story A church in Beaverton, Oregon is suing a woman after she posted a negative Google review calling them a “cult.” Julie Anne Smith revealed on her blog in March that Pastor Chuck O’Neal and Beaverton Grace Bible … Continue reading

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Indonesia: Hey kids! Want to see Lady Gaga?

Then ditch your stupid religion. SMH Indonesia’s national police are considering banning a performance next month by pop diva Lady Gaga amid threats of violence by Islamic extremists. It follows an attack by religious hardliners on lesbian Muslim author Irshad … Continue reading

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New Zealand: Assyrian Christian murders wife, stabs daughter

SMH Najeeb Dawood, 52, had lured his wife to a shed at the back of the house where the couple lived in Strathmore, Wellington, on September 2, prosecutor Mr Grant Burston said. While Dawood played an Arabic music video off … Continue reading

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Australia: Muslim man accused of vicious misogny gets ‘special’ trial

… thanks to the wisdom of Solomon… thetelegraph.com.au ISMAIL Belghar is believed to be the first Muslim in Australia to be granted a judge-only trial on the grounds that a jury may be biased because of his religious beliefs. The … Continue reading

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Central African Republic: Don’t annoy the Christian militia…

…or you may end up in jail. SMH Mr Simpson, from the small village of Gillamoor, is languishing in a cell in Bangui – the capital of one of Africa’s wildest, most corrupt and least developed countries. He had stumbled … Continue reading

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UK: Muslims predominate in organizing child prostitution

…In 18 child sexual exploitation trials since 1997 – in Derby, Leeds, Blackpool, Blackburn, Rotherham, Sheffield, Rochdale, Oldham and Birmingham – relating to the on-street grooming of girls aged 11 to 16 by two or more men, most of those … Continue reading

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