British Islamic scholar faces ban from Australia for preaching 'death is the sentence' for homosexuality

Australia is urgently reviewing the visa of a British Islamic scholar who toured Orlando in March and had preached that “death is the sentence” for homosexual acts. Farrokh Sekaleshfar, a senior Shi'ite Muslim scholar, is currently giving a series of lectures at an Islamic centre in Sydney on the topic of spirituality throughout the Islamic…

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Some major U.S. religious groups differ from their members on the death penalty

Among non-Christian faiths, teachings on the death penalty vary. The Reform and Conservative Jewish movements have advocated against the death penalty, while theOrthodox Union has called for a moratorium. Similarly, Buddhism is generally against capital punishment, although there is no official policy. Hinduism also does not have a clear stance on the issue. In Islam, the death penalty is widely seen as…

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Boston Bombing suspect: Can’t use ‘betrayal’ argument

BOSTON — Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev say federal prosecutors shouldn’t be allowed to use his status as a new American citizen to argue that his alleged “betrayal” of the United States is one reason he should be put to death. In a court filing Thursday, Tsarnaev’s lawyers say prosecutors are trying…

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“The True American”: The hate-crime victim who pleaded for his attacker’s life

The true story of a Muslim immigrant who tried to save the white supremacist who shot him in the face On Sept. 21, 2001, Rais Bhuiyan, a Bangladeshi immigrant, was working in a gas station minimart in Dallas when a burly man with tattoo-covered arms walked up to the counter and pulled out a shotgun….

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U.S. to seek death penalty in Boston bombing case

January 30, 2014   The Justice Department announced Thursday that it would seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 20-year-old man whom prosecutors have accused of bombing the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 200 others. “The nature of the conduct at issue and the resultant harm compel this decision,” Attorney General Eric…

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