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June 18, 2017

Former attorney professes first vows as cloistered Dominican nun

Sister Marie Dominic, right, professes her first vows as a cloistered nun May 28 at Corpus Christi Monastery in Menlo Park, Calif. Sister Marie Dominic was an attorney and an evangelical Christian in Anchorage, Alaska, who joined the Catholic Church during her last months of law school.

MENLO PARK, Calif. – Tara Clemens was an Anchorage, Alaska, attorney, and an evangelical Christian who joined the Catholic Church during her last months of law school.

Published in Faith
September 1, 2016

Son had 36 bruises; mom quoted Bible as defence

(LEFT) Some of the wounds suffered by the 7-year-old boy. Image is evidence filed in Marion (Ind.) Superior Court via The Indianapolis Star (RIGHT) Kin Park Thaing is suspected of beating her son with a plastic coat hanger.

INDIANAPOLIS – An Indiana mother who beat her 7-year-old son with a coat hanger is citing the state’s religious freedom law as a defense against felony child abuse charges, saying her choice of discipline comes straight from her evangelical Christian beliefs.

Published in International