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The Rev. Gerald Robinson has never spoken publicly about the day in 1980 that Sister Margaret Ann Pahl was murdered in the chapel of Toledo's Mercy Hospital.
Church historians believe his conviction is the first U.S. case of a priest being sent to prison for killing a nun.
Now, after three years in prison, the 71-year-old priest tells about his relationship with the victim, the trial, the intense scrutiny of his case and his relationship with God.
An increasing number of children in Africa accused of witchcraft by pastors and then tortured or killed, often by family members. Pastors were involved in half of 200 cases of "witch children" reviewed by the AP, and 13 churches were named in the case files.
Some of the churches involved are renegade local branches of international franchises. Their parishioners take literally the Biblical exhortation, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."
"It is an outrage what they are allowing to take place in the name of Christianity," said Gary Foxcroft, head of nonprofit Stepping Stones Nigeria. [video]
The 'Christian Right' has been a major power broker in U.S. politics for 30 years, having played especially important roles in the 1980, 1994 and 2004 presidential elections, and in Republican administrations since the tenure of former President Ronald Reagan.
It appeared at its apex after the 2004 'values vote' election, but now seems on the decline under President Barack Obama. The Christian Right has no clear leader or central movement organization to guide it, and many younger evangelicals are turning away from their parents' emphasis on a narrow set of contentious social issues.
Nevertheless, it remains a powerful political force capable of resurgence, Forbes writes.
Christian Right organizations are experiencing increased contributions and activism, as Obama and a Democratic Congress push socially progressive legislation.
Muslim hate preacher Anjem Choudary -- considered an 'extremist nut' by moderate Muslims -- has sparked controversy by asking for Britain's Queen Elizabeth to convert to his faith.
In relation to the upcoming UK elections the extremist also said: "Britain does not need a new leader, it needs a revolution - an Islamic revolution."
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