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The Arkansas Court of Appeals has ruled that state child welfare officials properly seized children from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries after a police raid.
Evangelist Tony Alamo used his stature as a self-proclaimed prophet to force underage girls into sham marriages with him, controlling his followers with their fears of eternal suffering.
A fugitive accused of beating two teenagers on evangelist Tony Alamo's orders must pay $3 million in restitution, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
A federal judge in Arkansas has denied evangelist Tony Alamo's request for a new trial on child-sex charges.
Evangelist Tony Alamo, awaiting sentencing on sex abuse charges, has been running a multimillion-dollar empire that hums along without a trace of his fingerprints.
Tony Alamo, a one-time street preacher who built a multimillion-dollar ministry and became an outfitter of the stars, was convicted Friday of taking girls as young as 9 across state lines for sex. Alamo stood silently as the verdict was read, a contrast to his occasional mutterings during testimony. His five victims sat looking forward in the gallery. One, a woman he "married" at age 8, wiped away a tear.
One by one, the women told the court a similar story. They were "married" to evangelist Tony Alamo as children or teens, pushed into the unions with the blessings of parents who believed it was the highest honor before God.
In the years after evangelist Tony Alamo took the 14-year-old girl as a bride, she said, she caught glimpses of her father on the surveillance cameras that fed into the minister's office.
Tony Alamo, a one-time street preacher who built a multimillion-dollar ministry and became an outfitter of the stars, was convicted Friday of taking girls as young as 9 across state lines for sex. Alamo stood silently as the verdict was read, a contrast to his occasional mutterings during testimony. His five victims sat looking forward in the gallery. One, a woman he "married" at age 8, wiped away a tear.
Prosecutors won't be able to mention polygamy at the trial of jailed evangelist Tony Alamo, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Evangelist Tony Alamo once said God never wanted his ministry to be poor, but money raised by his followers only seems to go his way.
A woman who says she was "married" to evangelist Tony Alamo at age 8 testified at his sex-crimes trial Friday that the minister likely cut into tiny pieces the explicit photos of her he took of her around that time.
A follower of jailed evangelist Tony Alamo has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of failing to register as a sex offender.
A federal judge in Arkansas has rejected jailed evangelist Tony Alamo's request for bail while he awaits trial on charges he took young girls across state lines for sex.
The new defense lawyer for jailed evangelist Tony Alamo said Thursday that his client's poor eyesight and diminishing physique would have made it impossible for him to have had sex with underage girls, as federal prosecutors claim.
A federal judge made an initial ruling Tuesday in favor of a Louisiana university being sued by a Christian evangelist who claims he was threatened with arrest if he didn't stop speaking on campus.
An Arkansas judge has jailed a second member of evangelist Tony Alamo's ministry for refusing to say where her three daughters are.
Parents or followers of a jailed evangelist have been hiding children sought by state welfare officials, the state director of human resources said Wednesday.
State officials on Wednesday asked a judge to take steps to remove from the Internet a leaked video in which a teenage follower of Tony Alamo defends the jailed evangelist and says he would never commit the sex crimes of which he is accused. In a more than two-hour interview, the girl told a child welfare official that Alamo's hands and words toward heaven worked miracles. She said he never touched her and knew of no one who had been molested by him.
Jailed evangelist Tony Alamo's right to religious freedom doesn't allow him to beat children, a lawyer suing the preacher over alleged abuse says.
A lawyer for jailed evangelist Tony Alamo asked a federal court Tuesday to remove religious references from a lawsuit against his client, saying they have the potential to draw the court into theological debate to decide the case.
An Arkansas child welfare official says the state is retaining custody of six children associated with the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries.
A judge in Arkansas has unsealed a federal indictment that includes eight new charges against evangelist Tony Alamo.
An attorney for jailed evangelist Tony Alamo says his client has been indicted on eight new federal charges.
Seth Calagna recalled lying on the Fort Smith warehouse floor, feeling every strike of the board against his backside as blood oozed onto the winter-cooled concrete.
Three Preachers Worth HearingWe live in a society where preachers only make the news when there is a scandal of some sort or when one has a best-selling book on how to pray your way to riches and fame.
Evangelist says Bill Maher movie ruined his lifeFor the past decade, Jeremiah Cummings says, he has made a modest living as an Orlando-based evangelist who traveled the globe to encourage people to deepen their faith.
Evangelist quits in disugust over rightwing lunacyAn evangelist quits the religious movement as he thinks right-wingers are simply our of their mind.
Teen defends evangelist Alamo in leaked videoState officials on Wednesday asked a judge to take steps to remove from the Internet a leaked video in which a teenage follower of Tony Alamo defends the jailed evangelist.
Rick Warren Doth Protest Too Much: I'm Not A Homophobe "They can't accuse me of homophobia," says Rick Warren, the celebrity preacher and icon of the "new" or "broader agenda" evangelicals, in a new interview with Beliefnet editor Steven Waldman.
Potential Jurors Starstruck as Flight Attendant Sues Evangelist Joel Osteen's Wife in Air-Rage Case Some potential jurors in a lawsuit alleging the wife of nationally known pastor Joel Osteen assaulted a flight attendant admitted Wednesday to being star-struck by the couple and that their respect for them might affect their judgment in the case.
The Jonah Project – Evangelist Bill Keller Calls the U.S. to RepentanceTop Internet evangelist issues a call for America to repent. Bill Keller says he will approach the secular media only! Foremost is a call to end abortion and homosexual advocacy.
Top Internet evangelist issues a call for America to repent. Bill Keller says he will approach the secular media only! Foremost is a call to end abortion and homosexual advocacy.
The strongest religion in the Philippines is the Roman Catholic Faith, however missionaries have flooded in mainly from the USA to convince Filipino's that there is alternate faiths to give them what they say is the only way to heaven.
Evangelical movement touts 'Jesus for president'They're spiritual misfits. Rabble-rousers. They packed the shell of the old Baptist church on Negley Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to hear author, Christian activist and fellow misfit Shane Claiborne stump on the campaign for a third party candidate, Jesus.
The Copeland/Huckabee Love Affair - The end of Huckabee"Kenneth Copeland, I will stand with you!" Huckabee yelled over the phone, according to Copeland. "You're trying to get prosperity to the people, and they're [the Senate] trying to take it away from 'em. I will stand with you anytime, anywhere, on any issue!"
Too young to preach? Child preachers spread their messageToo young to preach? Many people receive the call to preach, but not many under the age of 10.
West Bank Evangelist Challenges islamWest Bank Christian Evangelist Terry McIntosh is challenging Islam to police themselves after the murder of a prominent Christian in Gaza on Sunday.
A Minister's Public Lesson on Domestic ViolenceThe attack in a hotel parking lot here last month was remarkable not only because the victim, Juanita Bynum, is the most prominent black female television evangelist in the country, who is pals with Oprah, admired by Aretha, and who recently signed on to campaign for Obama.
Preacher Juanita Bynum's husband surrendersBishop surrenders on charges of attacking evangelist wife Thomas W. Weeks, the 54-year-old bishop who shares an international ministry with estranged wife Juanita Bynum, surrendered to Atlanta police Friday on charges that he assaulted his wife.
One of the world's kindest and gentlest souls has passed. Ruth Bell Graham - missionary, author, and wife of Rev. Billy Graham - passed away earlier this evening, June 14, surrounded by her loving family, at her home in North Carolina. She was 87.
How Robert Scoble Reads 622 RSS Feeds Each MorningUberblogger Robert Scoble is truly one-of-a-kind. For those who don't know, he became famous as a technical evangelist at Microsoft and quickly became their most outspoken and influential blogger.
$1bn 'don't have sex' campaign a flop as research shows teenagers ignore lessons | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited1 Billion dollars spent on tell other people kids what to do in there private life. 1 Billion spent on abstinence training which I don't think anyone believes actually works. Imagine what 1 Billion could really do...
Evangelist convinced he's now ''completely heterosexual'' A leading evangelist who admitted to ''sexual immorality'' following allegations of sex with a male prostitute is convinced he is ''completely heterosexual,'' said one of four ministers who oversaw three weeks of intensive counseling with the disgraced minister.
Report: Judge OKs BullyFlorida Attorney Jack Thompson has failed yet again in his quest against a game not to his liking
Priest Dies Walking on WaterA PRIEST has died after trying to demonstrate how Jesus walked on water. Evangelist preacher Franck Kabele, 35, told his congregation he could repeat the biblical miracle.
Rick Warren Confirms Visit to North KoreaDr. Rick Warren confirmed plans to visit North Korea on July 17, according to a news release Saturday, amid threats of new missile tests from the communist country.
'Miracle baby' pastor held in UK-- Kenyan evangelist Gilbert Deya, accused of child trafficking, faces deportation after his arrest in Scotland last week. Mr Deya denies accusations that he ran a child trafficking ring on the pretext of praying for his followers to conceive via miraculous powers.
Ex-Stripper Takes Godly Message To Unlikely Flock-- She has been called the pin-up preacher and porn again. On Thursday she was introduced on evangelist Pat Robertson's "The 700 Club" as a "holy hottie."
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