The leader of a polygamous Mormon splinter group was convicted Tuesday of being an accomplice to rape for performing a wedding between a 19-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl. picked by punthe 2 years ago

The imprisoned leader of a polygamist sect along with other five men arrested earlier this year in Texas have been accused of child sex assault. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

A civil rights leader who worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been charged with incest. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Funny, I thought wanting to have more than one wife would be automatic grounds for insanity.

(no offense ladies) picked by kxmk 2 years ago

this is difficult to watch... an interview with three of the mothers taken during the raid on the polygamist sect. their take on the raid, freedom, and their lifestyles almost in unison. picked by ybcool 2 years ago

A top rebel leader was killed by his own chief of security, who gave troops the leader's severed hand as proof, Colombia's defense minister said Friday. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

"A state appellate court ruled Thursday that child welfare officials had no right to seize hundreds of children from a polygamist sect's ranch on April 3."

the saga continues... picked by ybcool 2 years ago

The leader of the largest US polygamist sect who arranged a marriage between a 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old cousin, told the girl it was her religious duty to give herself "mind, body and soul" to her husband. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Actress Mia Farrow has offered to give up her freedom so that an ailing Darfur rebel leader can get safe passage out of a hospital. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Polygamist families are taught that welfare was instituted by God to assist them. Thus, wives who are not technically married as the first wife file for welfare by stating that their husband has left them and refuses to pay child support. In effect, polygamy is cheating the honest citizens of this state out of millions of tax dollars. This is Utah but is typical of polygamist wefare abuse in othe... read full post picked by DerAlt 2 years ago

News of his death emerged on a website used by Islamist groups. Ekhlaas.org said he had "fallen as a martyr". picked by keroberos32 2 years ago

Iceland has elected a new Left-wing government after Johanna Sigurdardottir, the feminist leader of the Social Democrats and caretaker premier, swept to victory on the back of street protests that toppled the previous conservative government. picked by TheJehosephat 7 months ago

Albuquerque police said a volunteer with the Girl Scouts molested a little girl and had child pornography in his house. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Tossed is the leader of the salad revolution! picked by keroberos32 1 year ago

American and South Korean officials say that Kim Jong-il, the North Korean dictator recovering from a stroke, appears to have designated his youngest son as his successor. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Until the raid on their compound last week, the women and girls of the Yearning for Zion Ranch spent their days caring for its many children [400+], tilling gardens and quilting, dressed in pioneer-style dresses sewn by their own hands. picked by deEPCHill 2 years ago

...At least not as reported.

The Dalai Lama has widely been misreported as having threatened to resign as leader of the Tibetan Buddhists (as brought to our attention by Marli, here).

This clarification on his websites seeks to make the distinction that he doesn't intend, even if he could, to step down as Dalai Lama, but as spokesperson for the Tibetans. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

Set back for Pelosi. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

New messiah or what? picked by kairo 2 years ago

"The gates of hell have opened," he said. "God help us." picked by Bornbad 11 months ago