Religion & Law

Taliban gunmen kill Christian aid worker in Kabul
STLToday reports: “Taliban assailants on a motorbike gunned down a Christian aid worker in Kabul on Monday and the militants said she was killed for spreading her religion - a rare targeted killing of a Westerner in the nation’s capital...

British Woman Killed in Kabul for Working With Christian Charity
Gayle Williams, 34, a British citizen working with the Christian charity Serve Afghanistan was gunned down on Monday — accusing by the Taliban of spreading Christianity. The death reflects a continuing growth of Taliban actions...

The War in Afghanistan
The New York Times reports: Taliban insurgents mounted their most serious attacks in six years of fighting in Afghanistan over the last two days, including a coordinated assault by

Bush to Increase Troops to Afghanistan
The media headlines are all about Bush reducing troops in Iraq. Of course troop reduction in Iraq is a good thing. But, he also announced that he's increasing troops to Afghanistan due to "renewed resistance from the Taliban...

Iraq Investigating Marines for Pushing Christianity
McClatchy has a brief report announcing an investigation by officials of Iraq's Falluljah into allegations of Christian proselytizing. [R]esidents are abuzz that some Americans whom they consider occupiers are acting as Christian missionaries...

A novel way to ease prison overcrowding...
A novel way to ease prison overcrowding...Taliban fighters escape in daring attack on Afghan prison"Hundreds of Afghan prisoners, including Taliban fighters, have escaped from a prison in the southern city of Kandahar after militants launched an attack on the jail"...

Sharon Collins
found guilty of conspiring to kill her partner

$1.5 Million Verdict for Injured Worker
$1.5 Million Verdict for Injured Worker

Factory Worker Awarded $30.4 Million for Popcorn Lung
Factory Worker Awarded $30.4 Million for Popcorn Lung

Bell Canada
alleging wrongful charging for long distance phone calls

Clearwire Service
alleging poor quality and unfairly charging early termination fees.

Sprint Nextel Corp.
allegedly defrauded wireless customers by charging unspecified roaming fees.