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FLDS cult leader Warren Jeffs fights extradition to Texas - Polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs on Tuesday refused to sign a waiver that would have allowed his extradition to Texas, where he faces bigamy, aggravated sexual assault and assault charges over alleged incidents with underage girls at a church ranch. Jeffs' defense attorney said his client was not trying to avoid facing the Texas charges, but wants a speedy trial in Utah first....

Ex-NXIVM student: ?I think it?s a cult? - During most of her 25 months as a student of self-improvement programs run by the Colonie-based NXIVM organization, Becca Friedman felt like she was in a dream, but, she said, it became a dreadful nightmare. Her story, she said, may be useful to people proposing to join or already studying at NXIVM, something she would not recommend....

Alleged Bomber of Christian Boy in Israel to Stand Trial - ISTANBUL, September 3 (Compass Direct News) ? An Israeli man accused of planting a homemade bomb that almost killed the son of a Messianic Jewish pastor in Ariel, Israel has been declared competent to stand trial. Jack Teitel, 37, who in November was indicted on two charges of pre-meditated murder, three charges of attempted murder and numerous weapons charges, is expected to enter a plea on Sunday (Sept. 5)....

Federal judge suspends state judgment against lawyer in dispute with Scientology - U.S. District Court Judge Steven Merryday warned Scientology's attorney that he wouldn't allow what he called "shenanigans" to interfere any further with the progress of a wrongful death case against the church now pending in his court. In the process, one of the cult's most vocal critics may be spared the hate group's designs on him....

Oregon City couple plead not guilty in faith-healing death of their infant son - Two members of a church that preaches faith-healing pleaded not guilty Monday to manslaughter charges for failing to provide medical care to their infant son, who died shortly after his premature birth. Dale and Shannon Hickman are the third couple identified as members of the Followers of Christ Church to face criminal charges in the death of a child during the past two years....

Utah Supreme Court: FLDS challenge too late - The Utah Supreme Court on Friday said a polygamous sect waited too long to object to a state takeover of its historic property trust, rejecting its bid to undo changes made to the United Effort Plan Trust. The court sided with the Utah Attorney General?s Office, which argued that members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ignored numerous opportunities to participate in the changes to and management of the trust....

Religious Sect, Government Settle Lawsuit regarding hallucinogenic tea - A Santa Fe congregation that uses a hallucinogenic brew of South American plants as a sacrament thought its battle with the government was over in early 2006. It had won a unanimous ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that year that said federal drug regulators hadn't met their burden under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in trying to restrict importation and use of the tea. But it wasn't until last week that the case actually ended....

Children abused, killed as witches in Nigeria - Pastors in southeast Nigeria claim illness and poverty are caused by witches who bring terrible misfortune to those around them. And those denounced as witches must be cleansed through deliverance or cast out. As daylight breaks, and we travel out to the rural villages it becomes apparent the most vulnerable to this stigmatization of witchcraft are children....

Court: California preacher Frederick Price can sue ABC for defamation - A federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated televangelist Frederick Price's defamation lawsuit claiming ABC's "20/20" news program used a fictionalized sermon portraying himself as a wealthy braggart out of context. The clip ABC aired of the prosperity preacher it aired was actually a sermon on greed in which the preacher slips into the role of a fictional character who is wealthy but unhappy....

Survey: Public Remains Conflicted Over Islam - The American public continues to express conflicted views of Islam. Favorable opinions of Islam have declined since 2005, but there has been virtually no change over the past year in the proportion of Americans saying that Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence....