'Religion Inspired Murders' Archive
Iran says man stoned to death for adultery
Iran said on Tuesday that a man convicted of adultery had been stoned to death in a village in northwestern Iran, the first time it has confirmed such an execution ...
Possible ‘Honor Killing’ Foiled
"The victim advised me that his fiancée's family was trying to kill him, drag him into a car and take him somewhere, where he believed he was going to be ...
I will kill Rushdie: Pak Punjab Assembly Speaker
Lahore, June 22: Punjab Assembly Speaker Afzal Sahi has said that he will kill controversial writer Salman Rushdie if he comes across him. ...
Mother orders daughter to stab Jehovah’s Witness
VICTORVILLE — Afraid that Jehovah’s Witnesses were trying to “steal” her son, a local woman ordered her 15-year-old daughter to stab a 19-year-old Witness, officials said. Around ...
6 Islamic Men Charged in Plot to Attack Fort Dix
Authorities said there was no direct evidence connecting the men to any international terror organizations such as al-Qaida. But several of them said they were ready to kill and die ...
Teenage girl stoned to death for having boyfriend of the wrong religion
A 17-year-old girl has been stoned to death in Iraq because she loved a teenage boy of the wrong religion. As a horrifying video of the stoning ...
Jihadist Video Shows Boy Beheading Man
KILI FAQIRAN, Pakistan (AP) - The boy with the knife looks barely 12. In a high-pitched voice, he denounces the bound, blindfolded man before him as an American spy. Then ...
Murdered preacher’s wife goes on trial
Freeland talked about a financial motive for the shooting in his opening statement. He told the 12 women and four men on the jury that Mary Winkler had deposited several ...
Bangladesh sharia supporters kill prosecutor
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Unidentified gunmen in southern Bangladesh shot and killed the prosecutor in the case of six Islamic militants who were convicted and executed in a bombing that killed ...
Jehovah’s Witness Sadism
Blaming all Jehovah's Witnesses for the actions of devout church member Eunice Spry, who systematically tortured her 3 foster children over a period of 19 years, ...
Woman beheaded daughter ‘to kill the demon’
When questioned about her daughter's disappearance, Spann told police she drowned Kyeimah in a bathtub. Spann beheaded the girl with an ax, believing it was the only way to kill ...
Another Martyr for Women’s Rights and Sanity
It is a dark day for women's rights. From the Times Online:
Zilla Huma Usman, the minister for social welfare in Punjab province and an ally ...
Killer Used Bible for Justification
Jeffrey Lundgren used the bible to justify slaughtering a family of five in a pit in 1989. Now he is trying to ...
Book Review: 102 Minutes
This is what 102 minutes is about, the title referring to the time between when the first plane hit the first tower, and the second tower collapsed. Jim Dwyer and ...
Another Pastor’s Wife Pulls Gun In Church
Fortunately no one died. But these clowns obviously can't manage their own lives. They are absolutely not role-models for anyone else.
No Denying
Another train bombing. This time in Mumbai, India. At this point, there's really no denying it. As soon as we hear news like this, we know exactly what happened. ...
A Mundane Argument
In a previous post, "Perfect Wife, Perfect Mother, Perfect Lie," I discussed the connection between religion and the murder of Pastor Matthew Winkler, by his wife Mary.
Turns out Mary ...
Malaysian Textbooks Teach Murder
Via Jihad Watch, a letter in Malaysiakini showing how religious texts are still being used in schools to teach children to murder apostates.For example, under the heading ‘Ways ...
Lawyer Murders Judge For Allah
When the secular west decides to fight religious extremism, it protests with protective laws, cartoons, or peaceful demonstrations. When followers of radical Islam don't like secular laws, they respond ...
Perfect Wife, Perfect Mother, Perfect Lie
A show I promote, Nip/Tuck, uses the tagline "The Perfect Soul, The Perfect Mind, The Perfect Face, The Perfect Lie..."
Nip/Tuck, for those ...
Large Scale Religious Riots Rock Nigeria
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) -- Revenge attacks against Muslims killed at least 20 people in the southeastern Nigerian city of Onitsha on Wednesday after days of anti-Christian violence killed dozens in ...
Now cartoon murders
It's official. "Cartoon-gate" has now joined the ranks of the 'religion inspired murders' as several people have died in the violence. Posting about this is kind of getting old at ...
The Believer or the Non-believer?
We don't know if the believer killed the unbeliever, or vice versa, or whether or not they were arguing dogma. But this is another tragic example of the perils of ...
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Not strictly a religious killing, but worthy of note, because the cultural tradition that allows the murder of those suspected of 'adultery' comes straight from Islam. This one has a ...
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Judge Commits 8 Over Exorcism Killings
MEXICO CITY - A judge committed eight relatives to the psychiatric ward of a prison Thursday for the ritualistic slayings of two young family members ...