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South Korean Pastor Hailed As Hero, Jailed For Molesting Teen Refugees
A South Korean pastor once hailed as a hero for helping North Korean defectors escape to safety has been jailed for sexually abusing minors, CNN reported.
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Trump Proud Of Freeing US Citizens Abroad. But An American In Russia...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that if Whelan's detention is found not appropriate, "we will demand his immediate return." A State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to department guidelines, said that U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman had visited Whelan on Jan. 2 at a detention facility in Moscow. But T...
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Church Tried To Block Immigrant's Arrest By Singing A Hymn; 27 Jailed
"Who's willing to get arrested if it comes down to that?" Pastor Cleve May asked two dozen members of his congregation in the parking lot at CityWell United Methodist Church early Friday morning.
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South Korean Pastor Raped Followers, Said Was Carrying Out "God's Order"
The controversial leader of a South Korean megachurch, Jaerock Lee, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for raping eight female followers, after telling them he was carrying out "an order from God."
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Wife Of Pastor Saeed Abedini, Jailed In Iran For His Faith, Explains The 'Shock' Of His Release
American evangelical pastor Saeed Abedini is among the four Americans Iran who were released on Saturday, according to U.S. and Iranian officials. For more than three years, evangelical activists have pressed President Barack Obama to push for his release, arguing that it should be part of a larger nuclear deal.
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North Korea Slams Canada Over Jailed Pastor Rebuke
North Korea has lashed out at Canada for criticising the "fair and square" punishment of a 60-year-old Toronto pastor who was sentenced to life in prison with hard labour.
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North Korea Sentences Canadian Pastor To Life Imprisonment
North Korea has sentenced a Canadian pastor to life imprisonment, the latest in a series of high-profile arrests and jailings of foreign missionaries accused of meddling in state affairs.
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Singapore Megachurch Leaders Sentenced to Jail for Pop Music Fraud
The co-founder of a Singapore church and five other leaders were sentenced to jail terms of up to eight years today, for fraudulently diverting millions of dollars to support his wife's pop singing career.
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Barack Obama Meets Wife of Pastor Jailed in Iran
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday met the wife of a Christian pastor who has been jailed in Iran for over two years, vowing to work to win his release.
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South Korean Pastor Hailed As Hero, Jailed For Molesting Teen Refugees
A South Korean pastor once hailed as a hero for helping North Korean defectors escape to safety has been jailed for sexually abusing minors, CNN reported.
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Trump Proud Of Freeing US Citizens Abroad. But An American In Russia...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that if Whelan's detention is found not appropriate, "we will demand his immediate return." A State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to department guidelines, said that U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman had visited Whelan on Jan. 2 at a detention facility in Moscow. But T...
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Church Tried To Block Immigrant's Arrest By Singing A Hymn; 27 Jailed
"Who's willing to get arrested if it comes down to that?" Pastor Cleve May asked two dozen members of his congregation in the parking lot at CityWell United Methodist Church early Friday morning.
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South Korean Pastor Raped Followers, Said Was Carrying Out "God's Order"
The controversial leader of a South Korean megachurch, Jaerock Lee, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for raping eight female followers, after telling them he was carrying out "an order from God."
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Wife Of Pastor Saeed Abedini, Jailed In Iran For His Faith, Explains The 'Shock' Of His Release
American evangelical pastor Saeed Abedini is among the four Americans Iran who were released on Saturday, according to U.S. and Iranian officials. For more than three years, evangelical activists have pressed President Barack Obama to push for his release, arguing that it should be part of a larger nuclear deal.
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North Korea Slams Canada Over Jailed Pastor Rebuke
North Korea has lashed out at Canada for criticising the "fair and square" punishment of a 60-year-old Toronto pastor who was sentenced to life in prison with hard labour.
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North Korea Sentences Canadian Pastor To Life Imprisonment
North Korea has sentenced a Canadian pastor to life imprisonment, the latest in a series of high-profile arrests and jailings of foreign missionaries accused of meddling in state affairs.
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Singapore Megachurch Leaders Sentenced to Jail for Pop Music Fraud
The co-founder of a Singapore church and five other leaders were sentenced to jail terms of up to eight years today, for fraudulently diverting millions of dollars to support his wife's pop singing career.
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Barack Obama Meets Wife of Pastor Jailed in Iran
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday met the wife of a Christian pastor who has been jailed in Iran for over two years, vowing to work to win his release.
