September 25, 2017 Jury in Kansas rejects bias claim against Kobach's office Jurors have rejected a former employee's claim that religious discrimination was key factor in her firing from Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's office.
September 25, 2017 4 more religious sect members arrested in New Mexico Authorities say four members of a New Mexico paramilitary religious sect rocked by child sexual abuse allegations have been arrested while trying to flee the state.
September 25, 2017 Paramilitary sect's land holding eyed in child abuse case The leader of a New Mexico paramilitary religious sect rocked by child sexual abuse allegations says "hundreds of kids" have safely passed through the group's compound in New Mexico.
September 25, 2017 New Jersey priest kept child porn for payback against God A poker-playing priest sought divine payback, downloading a cache of child porn to spite God after the clergyman lost big at a card game.
September 25, 2017 California Catholic school under fire for removing and relocating 'alienating' religious statues A California Catholic school is facing a backlash from parents after officials took down some religious statues -- including one of Mary and baby Jesus -- over concerns that they were “alienating” prospective students.
September 25, 2017 The Latest: $500K bond stays for sect leaders in abuse case The Latest on a New Mexico military-style Christian sect facing child abuse charges (all times local): 11:50 a.m.
September 25, 2017 Christian ministry sues watchdog group over hate label A Florida-based evangelical ministry has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit seeking an unspecified amount of money from a liberal watchdog group that called it a hate group because of its stance against LGBT rights.
September 25, 2017 Stolen Columbus letter from 1493 to return to Vatican After more than a decade in a private collection in Atlanta, a stolen copy of a letter Christopher Columbus wrote about the New World is headed home to the Vatican.
September 25, 2017 Paramilitary Christian sect quietly operated in New Mexico A grand jury has indicted four members of a New Mexico paramilitary religious sect in connection with a child abuse and child sexual abuse investigation.
September 25, 2017 Archdiocese: Donations were misappropriated by bank worker The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia says some donations collected for two fundraising drives were misappropriated or mishandled by a bank employee who now faces criminal charges.
