From THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: Mark Linkous, the singer-songwriter who released his music under the band name Sparklehorse, has died after shooting himself in the chest in Tennessee. He was 47.Knoxville Police Department spokesman Darrell DeBusk said Linkous shot himself outside … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Daily Archives: March 8, 2010
I love the accused’s response at the end of this extract: From THE AGE: Two South Australian Anglican bishops have brought formal charges of disgraceful and scandalous behaviour against a third, claiming that he tried to stack his diocesan council … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Having already publicly apologised for opposing the appointment of the Revd Dr Jeffrey John as Bishop of Reading in 2003, the Rt. Reverend James Jones has now used his presidential address at his diocesan synod this year to call for … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
From EKKLESIA: That’s a very generous offer and I think the Scottish Episcopal Church should respond by closing down its biological warfare unit and no longer train their missiles on St. Giles’ Cathedral. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
From THE SCOTSMAN: A group of renegade Scientologists are calling for a “Reformation” in the controversial faith, saying that members of Sea Org are being abused. Christie King Collbran, 33, and her husband, Chris, 29, were recruited as teenagers to … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
From NEW KERALA: A progressive Brit-Muslim woman councillor was forced to dress more conservatively after receiving death threats and sexually harassing phone calls. Shiria Khatun, 38, told the police that callers threatened to kill her and her four young children. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]