Polygamous cult leader Warren S. Jeffs has retaken his post as president of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, according to documents filed with the Utah Department of Commerce.

Sources say that Jeffs has also kicked dozens of prominent men out of the FLDS church.

 

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At least over 30 Christians who were recently detained remained behind bars in Iran Tuesday, February 22, but there were reports that scores of other believers were released after being held by security forces in several parts of the strict Islamic nation.

Rights activists say the wave of arrests and temporary detentions appear to be part of the government's alleged wider crackdown on minority Christians and other non-Muslim religious groups.

 

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Religion News Roundup, with murderous pirates, Muslims, Hindus, and other news.

 

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The women of the FLDS sect in Bountiful, British Columbia, are not the only ones watching for the outcome of the landmark court case challenging Canada's polygamy law.

Leaders in the Canada's Muslim community say the decision will have wide implications.

 

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The Boulder, Colorado house where JonBenet Ramsey's body was discovered 14 years ago is for sale again.

The house, purchased in 2004 by Crystal Cathedral founder Robert H. Schuller's son-in-law, Tim Milner and daughter Carol Schuller Milner, has been listed at $2.3 million.

 

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