Muslim Groups Upset Over Face Covering Ban and the Prison Minister Program

College Bans Face Covering on Campus, Muslim Groups Not Happy
In Boston, The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has introduced a new policy that bans students, faculty and staff from covering their faces on campus. Obviously, this has drawn the ire of several Muslim advocacy groups who want Muslim women to be except from following the house rules. The school claims the ban was put in place for safety reasons while the opponents of the ban believe the new policy was "designed to specifically target Muslims".


Study: 1/3 of US terror suspects are converts to Islam
In Durham, NC, a new study conducted by Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that about 1/3 of terror suspects since the September 11th attacks were converts to Islam. Additional findings include a profile of the typical suspect: male, under age 30 and either U.S.-born, a naturalized citizen or legal resident of the country.


Bodies of Three Dead Children Found in Cult Leader's Home
In Uganda, police exhumed the bodies of three children (two were 3 years old, the other 2 years old) who died under suspicious circumstances and were secretly buried at a home of a detained cult leader. The grisly discovery followed the arrest of four members of the Ttonda Bulongo cult. Members of the cult do not treat their sick and believe that they are immortal.


And Finally... Go To Prison, Become a Minister!
At the State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, about 150 prisoners have earned Bachelor of Arts degrees from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary --effectively making them ministers-- and another 100 are on track to join the brethren. About 90 percent of the prison's inmates (all of whom have violent criminal histories) are expected to die there due to the length of their terms. Apparently, the program has proved to be a "success" and the seminary has begun similar ones at prisons in Mississippi and Georgia. Unfortunately, this article paints a rosy picture of the program and its participants, pointing to the fact that its provided prisoners with a renewed sense of hope. No word yet on how any of this actually helps the victims of these newly-ordained and aspiring "ministers", though.