Religion

The Islamic Sate in Yemen allegedly crucified a Catholic priest on Good Friday. Father Tom Uzhunnallil was abducted from a retirement home where four nuns were shot dead among 16 killed on March 4 during a raid by ISIS gunmen. The Independent reports: There were fears of the Islamist group’s intention to kill Tom Uzhunnalil, who was believed have been kidnapped, after rumours circulated online suggesting he may be crucified around the holy festival. Mr Uzhunnalil is believed to have been taken from a retirement home in Yemen during an attack by Islamic extremists on 4 March.

Yesterday I posted about a righteous and kind Muslim man in Glasgow who was murdered by another Muslim hours after he wished his Christian customers a happy Easter on Facebook. The latest news is that the killer may have traveled hundreds of miles to murder Asad Shah, and, as a Muslim reader of this this blog speculated yesterday, may have done it in whole or in part because Shah belonged to a sect of Islam considered heretical by Sunnis.

A suicide bomber belonging to the militant Taliban group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar carried out a massacre at a park in Lahore, eastern Pakistan on Easter Sunday, deliberately targeting Christians. More Than 60 Killed In Pakistan Park Bombing |rferl| https://t.co/lYGPNNWlQY — Ferey (@Ferey) 27 March 2016 Sunday Express reports: The park was particularly busy on Sunday evening due to the Easter holiday weekend. Taliban splinter group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar has claimed responsibility for the attack and said they specifically targeted Pakistan’s Christian minority.

A former female Scientology life coach claims she was put in a secret labor camp by the Church for the crimes of fancying another Scientology girl and stealing a kiss from her. The former top Scientologist, who worked with Tom Cruise’s and John Travolta’s children, says she managed to escape the Church by downing a bottle of bleach The Daily Mail reports: Nora Crest, Nora Sova at the time, was a friend of the stars and worked at Los Angeles Celebrity Centre, building up a close rapport with Cruise’s kids and Travolta.

Former British Prime Minister and Peace Envoy to the Middle East, Tony Blair, has said that millions of Muslims hold a viewpoint that is “fundamentally incompatible with the modern world.” In an interview he predicted bigger and more terrifying attacks from ISIL than the ones carried out in Brussels this week, and a need to revisit Iraq and the region to directly confront the Islamic State terrorists on the ground.