In Jhajjar, India, police have arrested five people for the murder of a newlywed couple who were found hanging from a tree on Sunday. Among those arrested include the father of the 16-year-old bride and three other relatives as well as one relative of the 22-year-old groom. The couple may have been killed because they chose to marry in spite of belonging to the same clan, which is forbidden. If this case is proven to be an honor killing, it would be the third case in the Jhajjar in less than a month.
PA Gunman's Church Says God Will Hold Him AccountableIn Forest Hills, Pennsylvania on Sunday, the senior deacon of the church that PA Gunman George Sodini attended referred to the murderer during services and proclaimed that, "God will hold him accountable. God has his justice." Those sentiments sharply contradicts Sodini's own interpretation of the laws of God as he believed that "Christ paid for EVERY sin, so how can I or you be judged BY GOD for a sin when the penalty was ALREADY paid" Sodini also interpreted the teachings of the church's pastor, Alan "Rick" Knapp, as assurance he would go to heaven even after committing murder: "This guy teaches (and convinced me) you can commit mass murder, then still go to heaven," he wrote. Nevertheless, the church refuses to accept any guilt for filling up this nutjob's head with more nutty ideas. "There's absolutely no guilt on the part of anyone in this ministry," Matone said. "What he did, he did on his own."
School Officials Facing Charges Over Meal-Time Prayers
In Santa Rosa County, Florida, two school officials are facing criminal charges for offering meal-time prayers at an appreciation dinner. Principal Frank Lay and athletic director Robert Freeman are scheduled to go on trial next month on criminal contempt charges. If convicted, both are subject to fines and imprisonment. This may sound a bit harsh but the men were warned about engaging in such conduct. Last year, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against their school, claiming some teachers and administrators were endorsing religion. A settlement was reached where all school employees were banned from engaging in prayer or religious activities before, during, or after school hours.
And finally...Police Chief Credits Prayer for Crime 
Drop
In Birmingham, crime is down for the first half of the year compared to 2008. In six major categories: homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and vehicle theft, crime has declined from four to 30 percent over last year. In addition to crediting his officers and increased community support, Police Chief A.C. Roper believes prayer also has a lot to do with it (specifically Christian prayers). In January, Chief Roper and Mark Hand, a local resident, started up something called Prayer Force United, a group that's going into high crime areas and praying that those areas would be transformed. Apparently, Hand is much less diplomatic than Chief Roper when it comes to doling out credit for the drop in crime. "If there is any credit due, it's the Lord," says Hand. This story is very disturbing and raises a number of questions: Do we want police going into high crime neighborhoods and telling people to pray instead of actually doing something? Will Chief Roper's faith make him bias towards criminals who proclaim to be religious? Should a police chief --or any officer for that matter-- be spending their time promoting religion instead of catching the bad guys!?!?
DropIn Birmingham, crime is down for the first half of the year compared to 2008. In six major categories: homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and vehicle theft, crime has declined from four to 30 percent over last year. In addition to crediting his officers and increased community support, Police Chief A.C. Roper believes prayer also has a lot to do with it (specifically Christian prayers). In January, Chief Roper and Mark Hand, a local resident, started up something called Prayer Force United, a group that's going into high crime areas and praying that those areas would be transformed. Apparently, Hand is much less diplomatic than Chief Roper when it comes to doling out credit for the drop in crime. "If there is any credit due, it's the Lord," says Hand. This story is very disturbing and raises a number of questions: Do we want police going into high crime neighborhoods and telling people to pray instead of actually doing something? Will Chief Roper's faith make him bias towards criminals who proclaim to be religious? Should a police chief --or any officer for that matter-- be spending their time promoting religion instead of catching the bad guys!?!?
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