News & Articles from 2008 How religious, political and ideological beliefs spark falsehoods, intolerance, violence, crime, and war comments by Jim Walker [Note: Due to expiration dates of some news sites, some links may no longer work]
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15 May World carbon dioxide levels highest for 650,000 years, says US report
15 May Priest jailed for child sex abuse
14 May Ex-officials: Bush admin. ignored Iraq corruption
14 May Catholic priest molested children
14 May Priests Accused Of Abuse Living Among Us
13 May U.S. military hits a wall in Sadr City
13 May 14-year-old convent girl cries rape vs priest
12 May 2 US Soldiers, 50 Iraqis Killed; 147 Iraqis Wounded
12 May McCain's choice for campaign manager forced to quit because of connections to military regime in Myanmar
12 May Church punishes offending priests but protects bishops, critics say
11 May Military adds armor to Iraq vehicles as roadside bombs surge
11 May Nun said she saw priest molest boy
10 May Two US soldiers killed in Iraq
10 May Former altar boy describes abuse by parish priest
09 May Abuse Claims Mount Against Pentagon, Contractors
09 May Priest arrested in child abuse probe
08 May New weapon penetrates pricey vehicle, kills 2 GIs
08 May Priest at Fort Worth facility gets 4 years in sex-abuse case
08 May Swami arrested for child abuse
07 May Kurdish rebels threaten suicide attacks against US
07 May Prison chaplain sentenced for sex abuse
06 May Americans ‘stole my life from me’ This Iraqi hates Americans for what they did to him.
06 May The FLDS argument will not hold up
05 May 5 GIs, 1 US Contractor, 2 Georgian Soldiers, 44 Iraqis Killed; 122 Iraqis Wounded
05 May 3 boys killed in Iraq airstrike, companion says
04 May Turkey confirms air strikes on Kurd rebels in N.Iraq
04 May Religious sect leader wanted to sleep with daughters He claims "God" wanted him to sleep with 7 virgins.
03 May 2 US Soldiers, 93 Iraqis Killed; 212 Iraqis Wounded
03 May "Women Are Being Beheaded for Taking Their Veil Off": Honor Killings On Rise in Iraq
03 May Priest accused of child sexual abuse
02 May US troop deaths push monthly toll to 7-month high in Iraq
02 May 5 US Soldiers, 71 Iraqis Killed; 155 Iraqis Wounded
02 May Clergy sex abuse victims call to boycott Providence Diocese
01 May Two U.S. soldiers killed in Baghdad's attacks
01 May Children's welfare takes precedence over polygamists' beliefs Two-thirds of the girls between 14 and 17 are pregnant or had children.
30 Apr 4 US soldiers killed; militants shell Green Zone
30 Apr Indonesia to extradite sex abusive priest facing abuse charges in Australia
29 Apr Forces see spike in IEDs in April
29 Apr Victim of abuse thinks little of pope's apology
28 Apr Leave Taliban alone, Afghan president tells West
28 Apr Slovenia: Priest gets 3 years for sexual abuse of child
27 Apr The U.S. has less than 5 percent of the world’s population, but it has almost a quarter of the world’s prisoners
27 Apr Sadr says his war threat is aimed only at US
27 Apr Catholic Diocese of Orlando ignored child sex abuse, lawsuit says
26 Apr 3 US Soldiers, 42 Iraqis Killed; 38 Iraqis Wounded
26 Apr Al-Sadr may restart full-scale fight against US in Iraq
26 Apr German Priest Suspended as Child Abuse Inquiry Grips Hamburg
26 Apr Baptist Killer-cannibal's parole opposed He killed him and ate his brain over an argument of whose religion was best. (Now that's faith!)
25 Apr 2 US Soldiers, 1 US Contractor, 59 Iraqis Killed; 114 Iraqis Wounded
25 Apr Ex-fundamentalist fears 'scandal from Hell'
24 Apr 5 GIs, 56 Iraqis Killed; 185 Iraqis Wounded
24 Apr Accused priest for sex abuse took job with church
23 Apr 2 US Soldiers, 41 Iraqis Killed; 112 Iraqis Wounded
23 Apr Polygamist Women Dress To Be 'Unattractive' And Unappealing Mission accomplished.
23 Apr Fight erupts in Jerusalem church
22 Apr Friend, Foe Shoot at GIs in Sadr City
22 Apr Texas polygamist sect is accused of indoctrinating girls
21 Apr 2 US Soldiers, 95 Iraqis Killed; 185 Iraqis Wounded
21 Apr Pedophile priests and a pope's impossible promise
20 Apr Civil war breaks out among Sunni
20 Apr Pentagon paid $1.7 million to firms of polygamy [Mormon] bosses
20 Apr Watchdog Group: America's 5 'Worst' Cardinals These guys protected sex abuse priests.
19 Apr Pentagon institute calls Iraq war 'a major debacle' with outcome 'in doubt'
19 Apr Ex-priest faces prison in sex case on same day as pope visit
18 Apr Iraq's Biggest Aid Agency? Muqtada Al-Sadr & Co. How interesting that this anti-American group provide more aid than the U.S.
18 Apr Former SA priest faces child-sex extradition
17 Apr Iraqi Unit Flees Post, Despite American’s Plea If Iraqis won't defend their country, why should we? Ed.
17 Apr Pope, in U.S., Is ‘Ashamed’ of Pedophile Priests Feeling ashamed does not account for the crime. Ed.
17 Apr Church silent on rape case
16 Apr Two US soldiers killed in Iraq
16 Apr Polygamy: Where religious liberty ends
15 Apr Military Personnel Account for 20% of U.S. Suicides
15 Apr Priest charged in child sex abuse case
14 Apr The Bozo Administration Set to Use New Spy Program in U.S.
14 Apr 9 priests identified in recent child sex abuse cases
13 Apr Iran Now Top Threat To Iraq, U.S. Says Forget Al-Qaeda, now Bozo's henchmen want to start another war to keep the insanity going.
13 Apr Sex suit against priest also accuses Jesuits of culpability
12 Apr White House Torture Advisers Cheney and others micromanaged the torture of terrorist suspects from the White House.
12 Apr Sexual Molestation claim filed against priest
11 Apr Baghdad violence spirals higher despite clampdown
11 Apr Springfield area woman alleges priest abused her two young sons
10 Apr Iraq: 5 more U.S. soldiers killed; civilian death toll rising 17 US soldiers killed since Sunday.
10 Apr Jailed priest faces new sex abuse lawsuit
09 Apr Four U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
09 Apr Church knew of sex abuse, victims claim
08 Apr Three U.S. Soldiers Killed, 31 Wounded in Iraq
08 Apr Officials foresee no ebb in Iraq violence
08 Apr Priest, church face lawsuits
07 Apr Bozo rules out further Iraq troop cuts
07 Apr Moses dies Time to pry the gun from his cold dead hands.
07 Apr Priest kept log of teen romps
06 Apr Nearly 200 Taken From Texas Religious compound Child abuse accused at a secret religious retreat.
06 Apr British fear US commander is beating the drum for Iran strikes
06 Apr Woman claims abuse by priest
05 Apr Basra Assault Exposed U.S., Iraqi Limits
05 Apr Sex abuse suit filed against former Santa Rosa priest filed
04 Apr General William Odom Tells Senate Rapid Withdrawal Is Only Solution
04 Apr Ex-priest indicted for molestation of brothers
03 Apr Attacks on U.S. Forces Soared at End of March Government Assault On Shiite Militias Drew Americans In.
03 Apr Former Taylor Priest Admits to Child Sexual Abuse
02 Apr Iraqi casualties at highest level since August
02 Apr Two US soldier among 6 killed in Iraq violence
02 Apr Child sex abuse was common in religious orders
01 Apr 2 GIs, 144 Iraqis Killed; 59 Iraqis Wounded; Sadr Offers Truce
01 Apr Leadership disregard: at least 10 priests served despite child sex abuse complaints31 Mar The Battle in Basra Escalates
31 Mar Roadside bomb kills 2 US soldiers in mainly Shiite area of Baghdad
31 Mar Sins, Secrets and Denial "The scope of clergy abuse is far greater than previously known."
30 Mar Analysis: Iraqis' Basra fight not going well
30 Mar 1 US Soldier, 163 Iraqis Killed; 214 Iraqis Wounded
30 Mar Lawsuit alleges child sex abuse by Lockeford priest
29 Mar 225 Iraqis, 1 US Soldier, 3 US Contractors Killed; 538 Iraqis Wounded
29 Mar Iraqi police in Basra shed their uniforms, kept their rifles and switched sides And Bozo the President thinks this is a success?
29 Mar Priest defrocked after decades-old sexual abuse alleged
28 Mar Iraq implodes as Shia fights Shia
28 Mar Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
28 Mar Prosecutors want priest in the dock
27 Mar Across Iraq, Battles Erupt With Mahdi Army Sadr cease-fire over.
27 Mar New Pakistani Leaders Tell Americans There’s ‘a New Sheriff in Town’
26 Mar Revealed: 21 countries more stable, prosperous than USA
26 Mar Civilian death toll in Iraq may have surpassed 1 million
26 Mar Pedophile priest's victim: 'You can't have 30 victims and have remorse'
25 Mar US Death Toll in Iraq War Hits 4,000 4 US Soldiers killed, bringing the total to 4K or more. A grim milestone for Bush's war.
25 Mar Beatings, deadly exorcisms, con artists Several scandals behind church doors have surfaced in the last few years.
24 Mar Four U.S. soldiers killed in bombings in central Iraq
24 Mar U.S. Pushed Allies on Iraq, Diplomat Writes
23 Mar Three US soldiers killed in Iraq
23 Mar Catholic Priest Sex Abuse Network Calls Secrecy and Pedophilia Rampant
22 Mar Troops confirm U.S. war crimes
22 Mar Former Sioux City diocese priests accused of sexual abuse
21 Mar At least 160 arrested in U.S. antiwar protests
21 Mar Diocese of Joliet priest committed as sexually violent
20 Mar US soldiers kill 6 civilians, 3 police in Middle East
20 Mar Priest Abuse Allegations
19 Mar 2 US Soldiers, 63 Iraqis, 7 Iranians Killed; 111 Iraqis Wounded
19 Mar Iraqis don't credit US for safer lives
19 Mar Ex-priest charged with child sex abuse in landmark case
18 Mar Iraq war's cost: Loss of U.S. power, prestige, influence
18 Mar Church linked to claims of abuse against women
17 Mar Iraq: Who won the war?
17 Mar New Sex Abuse Allegations Against Defrocked Priest
16 Mar U.S. marched to Iraq with inaccurate intelligence
16 Mar Hearing to commit priest convicted of sexual assault begins
15 Mar No link between Saddam and Al-Qaeda: Pentagon study
15 Mar German priest sentenced to 3 years in prison for sexual abuse
14 Mar 4 US Soldiers, 25 Iraqis Killed; 36 Iraqis Wounded
14 Mar Long Island priest is arrested on sex abuse charges
13 Mar Iraq Violence Sees Spike
13 Mar Polish priests accused of covering up sexual harassment
13 Mar Molestation suit names priest
12 Mar Eight U.S. Soldiers Die in Iraq Attacks
12 Mar Ex-priest is guilty of sexual assaults
11 Mar Five US soldiers killed in Baghdad
11 Mar Pope could face protests in Ireland over sex abuse cases
10 Mar Death Toll in Baghdad Bombings Climbs as US Military Plans Withdrawal
10 Mar More allegations of priest abuse surface
09 Mar Iraq: Shiite stronghold is not safe
09 Mar Priest faces jail for sex assaults
08 Mar 84 Iraqis Killed, 161 Iraqis Wounded
08 Mar Lawsuit accuses priest of child sexual abuse
07 Mar More FBI Privacy Violations Confirmed For 4 straight years, they have improperly spied on Amerians.
07 Mar Priest on Leave Dies; Accused of Sexual Abuse
07 Mar Vermontt. Towns Approve Bush 'Indictment' Bush and Cheney's violation of the Constitution deserves indictment.
06 Mar Helicopter Crash in Iraq Kills 8
06 Mar Priest removed due to 'administrative conflict' but not because he sexually abused four children
05 Mar Violence Leaves Young Iraqis Doubting Clerics
05 Mar Child abuse charged for Father Ben
04 Mar Iraq Veterans Against the War
04 Mar Priest involved in child abuse investigation
03 Mar Bush won't promise further troop cuts
03 Mar Priest abuse 'led to son's overdose'
02 Mar Iraq violence jumps in February So much for the "Surge is working" hypothesis.
02 Mar Ex-Vestal priest faces child sex abuse charges
02 Mar Muslim medics refuse to roll up their sleeves in hygiene crackdown - because it's against their religion
01 Mar Afghanistan mission close to failing - US Injection of troops and aid has not brought stability says intelligence chief
01 Mar Priest accused of child molestation
01 Mar Suit Against Priest To Involve Church Officials
29 Feb Sunni Forces Losing Patience With U.S.
29 Feb Police Charge Priest with Child Sex Abuse
29 Feb Accused of sorcery, woman gives birth while hanging from tree Supernatual beliefs results in this kind of crime.
28 Feb Senate advances anti-war bill
28 Feb US soldiers killed in Afghan ambush
28 Feb Catholic Church faces new crisis — Ireland is running out of priests Hardly a crisis, more like a good thing.
27 Feb Iraq demands Turkish withdrawal
27 Feb John Doe lawsuits allege sexual abuse by priests years ago
26 Feb 2 US Soldiers, 52 Iraqis Killed; 166 Iraqis Wounded
26 Feb Retired Priest Sentenced for Bilking Two Churches
26 Feb Brisbane sex abuse priest may be defrocked
25 Feb White House says phone wiretaps back on "for now" So the White House can ignore Congress?
25 Feb George Bush's Approval Rating Plummets to Just 19%
25 Feb Lawsuit Accuses Ex-priest Of raping a young girl
24 Feb Key McCain Ally Indicted
24 Feb Iraqis: 'Surge' Is a Catastrophe
24 Feb Ex-priest gets four years for sexually assaulting children
23 Feb Two US soldiers killed in Iraq attacks
23 Feb Sex abuse suit filed against Scouts, Mormon church
23 Feb 'Repeated sexual abuse' by priest
22 Feb Religious hard-liners out in Pakistan This is also what we need to do in the United States.
22 Feb Anti-US Cleric's Cease-Fire in Doubt
22 Feb Priest gets 2 years for child porn and sex abuse
21 Feb Three US soldiers killed in Baghdad bomb attack
21 Feb Man tells of priest's 'sex abuse'
20 Feb Five killed in rocket barrage on US base in Iraq
20 Feb Catholic priest faces child sex abuse charges
19 Feb Two US soldiers killed in Iraq
19 Feb Cleric wrote letter of support for child raper
18 Feb More U.S.-allied fighters quit working with American troops
18 Feb Document found in church sex abuse cases
17 Feb US Congress Begins Recess Without Sending Bush Wiretap Bill Finally the Democrats stand up to Bozo and his circus.
17 Feb US air strikes kill Iraqi family in Kirkuk
17 Feb More sex abuse allegations against Diocese boys' ranch The fact that Catholics have boy-ranches, alone, ought to send up red flags.
16 Feb House Defies Bush on Wiretaps
16 Feb Fort Worth diocese: Priest accused of sexual abuse is HIV-positive
15 Feb Senate Passes Ban On Waterboarding, Other Techniques Bozo, of course, will veto it.
15 Feb Pastor accused of abusive behavior
14 Feb Senate Passes Bill to Expand U.S. Spying Powers Go to: ACLU.
14 Feb Iraqi Threatens to Disband Parliament
14 Feb Clergy sex abuse cited in lawsuit
13 Feb Army Buried Study Faulting Iraq Planning
13 Feb Former priest found guilty of sexual abuse
12 Feb 5 US soldiers killed in northern Iraq
12 Feb Worldwide protest of Scientology churches [video]
12 Feb Man recounts life-altering events with parish priest that sent him into downward spiral
11 Feb Conflicts Deepen Between Local Iraqi Governments and U.S.-Backed Sunni Groups
11 Feb Abuse group protests at local church
10 Feb AP Poll: Leaving Iraq will help economy
10 Feb Five US soldiers killed in Iraq: military
10 Feb Man sues diocese over alleged sex abuse by priest
09 Feb U.S. military force worn thin
09 Feb Church court finds priest guilty of molesting boys "chaplain will likely be defrocked." Will likely?
08 Feb CIA Director's Testimony Contradicted: Bush Administration Destroyed Tapes
08 Feb Next Year’s War Costs Estimated at $170 Billion or More
08 Feb Arizona man sues Hartford archdiocese for alleged sex abuse by priest
07 Feb 3 GIs, 90 Iraqis Killed; 7 Iraqis Wounded; Mass Grave Found
07 Feb Iraq: 4 civilians killed in US raid
07 Feb How bishops formed strategy to fight claims of child abuse
06 Feb Iraqi scientist gave CIA information that should have prevented war
06 Feb Priest abuse 'led to son's overdose'
06 Feb Suspected paedophile priest kills himself Molesting children is not a mortal sin, but suicide is, go figure.
05 Feb 9 Iraqi civilians accidentally killed by U.S. military
05 Feb 'Puzzlement' over Catholic bishops' 'abuse' documents
04 Feb US Qaeda strategy fatally flawed: analysts
04 Feb Judge rules Fairbanks diocese liable for priest’s abuse
03 Feb 110 Iraqis Killed, 215 Wounded So much for the "surge is working" hypothesis.
03 Feb Priest faces more child sex abuse charges
02 Feb U.S. casualties increase in Iraq
02 Feb Suicides by US soldiers spike
02 Feb Priest Accused Of Child Abuse Moved From Parish To Parish
01 Feb Iraq conflict has killed a million, says survey
01 Feb Journalist sentenced to death in Afghanistan for reading about women's rights And this is what our soldiers are fighting for?
01 Feb Alleged victims accuse priests of sexual abuse
31 Jan Taliban find fertile new ground in Pakistan
31 Jan Ex-priest jailed over exorcism death
31 Jan Child sex abuse charge costs priest
30 Jan 5 US Soldiers Killed in Northern Iraq
30 Jan More men come forward to accuse priest
29 Jan Two U.S. soldiers killed in bomb attacks in Baghdad
29 Jan Abuse Victims Protest Church of Priest Under Investigation
28 Jan Pakistan Rebuffs Secret U.S. Plea for C.I.A. Buildup
28 Jan Dead priest to be named in sexual abuse suit
27 Jan U.S. Cannot Manage Contractors In Wars, Officials Testify on Hill
27 Jan Priests accused of child sex abuse; Six clergy named in lawsuit
26 Jan US-led soldiers kill nine Afghan policemen: local officials
26 Jan Author examines church's role in abusive priests
25 Jan Truth was first US casualty in Iraq war: study
25 Jan U.S. war costs in Iraq Acceleerate
25 Jan Siblings file abuse lawsuit against Catholic order
24 Jan First US Soldier in Iraq Dies in New Mine-Resistant Vehicle
24 Jan Activists want Norbertine priest to face sex abuse charges
23 Jan 4 GIs, 40 Iraqis Killed; 42 Iraqis Wounded
23 Jan Catholic Church and Pedophile case Swiss Catholic Church admits to awareness of pedophile priest .
22 Jan Two US troops killed in Iraq
22 Jan Albany Priest Accused Of Sexual Misconduct
21 Jan Discontent surges in Iraq
21 Jan Church officials investigate sex abuse allegations Like a fox investigating the chicken coop.
20 Jan 1 US Soldier, 128 Iraqis Killed; 103 Iraqis Wounded
20 Jan Former Siouxland Priest Accused Of Child Sex Abuse
19 Jan Could US, Iran stumble into war?
19 Jan Priest admits child molestation, according to court filing
18 Jan Three U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq - military
18 Jan Bishops are branded 'narcissistic sociopaths'
17 Jan Exit polls: Economy was top issue for Michigan voters
17 Jan Pastor Caught in Child Sex Sting Accused of Asking Cops to Ditch Evidence
17 Jan Green Bay Catholic Diocese, Ex-priest Named in New Lawsuit
16 Jan Suicide attack on Afghan luxury hotel kills seven
16 Jan Church officials sat on abuse allegations
15 Jan Iraqi opposition alliance threatens government
15 Jan Priest accused of abusing boy removed from ministry
14 Jan Pakistan Warns U.S. on Attacking Al Qaeda on Its Own
14 Jan Sex abuse priest gets 5 years probation
13 Jan 'Nobody should die like that'
13 Jan Backlash as more claim religion to get place in top schools
12 Jan US Navy threat may not have been Iranian
12 Jan Church gives sex offender a boost toward the priesthood
11 Jan 9 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Sunni Strongholds
11 Jan US general says 'spectacular' Qaeda attacks rise in Iraq
11 Jan Woman Speaks About Alleged Clergy Sex Abuse
10 Jan Three U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
10 Jan Afghan Civilians Were Killed Needlessly, Ex-Marine Testifies
10 Jan Man suing Green Bay Diocese for priest’s sex child abuse
09 Jan Iraqi Soldier Who Killed U.S. Troops is a Hero in Iraq
09 Jan Retired priest jailed for child abuse
08 Jan Iraq death rate belies US claims of success
08 Jan Two U.S. soldiers killed in bomb attacks in Iraq
08 Jan Pope calls for continuous prayer to rid priesthood of paedophilia This is the Church's solution? But prayer doesn't work!
07 Jan Whistleblower: US Officials Sold Nuke Secrets
07 Jan Victims tell of Brooklyn priest sex abuse
06 Jan Two US soldiers were shot by Iraqi soldier-generals
06 Jan Brothers Allegedly Molested by Priest File Fraud Lawsuit
05 Jan Three U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
05 Jan Sex abuse victims' group calls for priest's records in Las Vegas
04 Jan Criminal Probe Opened Over CIA Tapes
04 Jan Priest arrested on perjury charges in alleged mob case
04 Jan Priest arrested over sex abuse claims
03 Jan Oil price at record $100 a barrel
03 Jan States Question Electronic Vote Machines
03 Jan Clergy-Abuse Group Plans Lawsuit Against Green Bay Diocese
02 Jan Iraq bomb targets pro-government tribe
02 Jan 'Credible' abuse accusation brought against dead priest
01 Jan No place in Iraq safe: US military
01 Jan Sexual-abuse complaint received by diocese