Wolrd Religion

Imprisoned cult leader Tony Alamo owes millions of dollars in court-ordered restitution for abusing some of his former followers, triggering a nationwide hunt for assets still controlled by the Arkansas 'evangelist.'

Former followers have won millions in court judgments, but government and private investigators say Mr. Alamo kept few assets in his name, making it difficult to collect.

 

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The "burqa ban" and its current popularity in Europe raise several questions pertaining to religious expressions in public, freedom of expression, the future of Islam and the growing Muslim population in Europe, but also, as the quote of Camile points to, national identity and citizenship.

The ban rests on the salient notion of French secularism, laïcité, the separation of church and state and the division between private life and public sphere.

 

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An Agape Ministries cult member standing trial in Australia on weapons and ammunition-related charges is asking the court for permission to move to New Zealand in order to be with his dying father.

Prosecutors consider Keven Andrew Moore a flight risk.

 

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