Day: November 13, 2009
Iraq: Christian teenager killed in Iraq drive-by shooting
Iraq: Christian teenager killed in Iraq drive-by shooting
AFP reports
— “A neighbour said 16-year-old Rami Katchik, a member of the minority Armenian community, had been hosing down the entrance to his family home when the shooting occurred.”
— “a local priest, Hazem Girgis, described the killing as part of ‘crimes aimed at uprooting Christians and forcing them to flee.’ “
Canada: Citizenship Guide Rejects “Honor Killings,” Female Genital Mutiliation, and Gender-Based Violence
National Post: Canada: New citizenship guide says no to ‘barbaric’ practices
— Canada’s “The Rights and Responsibilities of Canadian Citizenship” document states: “In Canada, men and women are equal under the law… Canada’s openness and generosity do not extend to barbaric cultural practices that tolerate spousal abuse, ‘honour killings,’ female genital mutilation or other gender-based violence. Those guilty of these crimes are severely punished under Canada’s criminal laws.”
— Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Canadian Citizenship
— Canada to Immigrants: No Tolerance for “Honor” Killing – by Phyllis Chesler
Arkansas: “Child Rapist and Anti-Catholic Cult Boss Gets 175 Years” — “Christian Evangelist” Tony Alamo
— Tony Alamo Gets 175-Year Sentence
— TV 40/29 reports: “Evangelist Tony Alamo has been sentenced to 175 years in federal prison for taking underage girls across state lines for sex.”
— “Alamo was sentenced Friday in Texarkana.”
— “U.S. District Judge Harry F. Barnes listened to testimony from three of Alamo’s victims before giving Alamo the maximum time allowed by federal guidelines. He told Alamo that he will one day face ‘a greater judge,’ and said ‘may (God) have mercy on your soul.’ ”
Arkansas Report: “Child Rapist and Anti-Catholic Cult Boss Gets 175 Years” — Tony Alamo