Religion

FBI Raids Polygs

Federal agents descend on fugitive polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs' followers with 66 subpoenas. Five were served

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, January 12, 2006

Federal agents descend on fugitive polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs' followers with 66 subpoenas. Five were served

Those Crazy Artists

The plumed wonder on Roosevelt Row artists who hate crazies, Scottsdale's refunding of 1,964 camera tickets and the new Catholic homophobia

Plundering the Faithful

Polygamists continue to pipe big money to their fugitive prophet as their towns face financial ruin

Forbidden Fruit

Inbreeding among polygamists along the Arizona-Utah border is producing a caste of severely retarded and deformed children

Crash Course

Fundamentalist Mormons lose control of Colorado City's school district, as a criminal investigation continues

Wanted: Armed and Dangerous

As the FBI chases polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs, work continues 24/7 on his religion's foreboding new Texas capital

Naked Dinner

Magickal mystery tour

Beck

Maybe he can free Katie

Under Siege

Polygamists are barricading their homes in the midst of mounting legal assaults by authorities

On a Wing and a Prayer

Finding the Colorado City school district's airplane could lead to polygamist prophet Warren Jeffs' arrest

Education Reclamation

A new state law wrests control of Colorado City schools away from polygamist zealots

Derail Polygamy's Money Train

A bill before the Legislature would allow the state to begin reforming a society that steals public money and abuses underage girls

Commentary

Religious Wrong

A state lawmaker's assault on the campus press is trickle-down from Dubya's White House

Arrest the Polyg Prophet Now!

What are authorities waiting for? Pedophile Warren Jeffs has looted school coffers and is on the run

Quid Pro Crow

ASU's president puts the squeeze on freedom of speech to please his biggest donor

Janet's Missed Opportunity

Governor Napolitano went to Utah, and all we got was some lousy ring kissing.

The Man Behind the Curtain

Governor Napolitano went to Utah, and all we got was some lousy ring kissing.

Blasphemous Backlash

Ross Chatwin said no way to polygamy's holy man before the national press. Will others join him now?

Double Exposure

Arizona's finally followed Utah's lead and launched serious action to stop abuses by polygamists

Politics Over Principle

Napolitano and Goddard exhibit cowardly conduct in the polygamy probe

Victims' Refuge

Arizona and Utah officials decide to curb underage marriages by erecting a sheriff's substation in polygamy country

Utah Targets Polyg Prophet

While Arizona authorities languish, the Utah Attorney General's Office focuses on the leader of the fundamentalist Mormon Church

Letters

Letters from the week of August 7, 2003

Eyes Wide Shut

From Governor Janet Napolitano down, Arizona authorities have protected polygamous sexual predators with their indifference

Profits of Polygamy

Arizona launches a probe into alleged improper spending by the Colorado City school district

Second coming

Thomas O'Brien's fall ushers in a new era for Catholic bishops.

House Rules

A surprising settlement in a Morman case

Judgment Day

After a year of denials, Bishop O'Brien finally admits what we knew all along

Members Only

Church leaders want ousted members out of their home

Polygamists Probed

The Utah AG's office vows aggressive prosecution of fundamentalist Mormons who "marry" young girls

Polygamy in Arizona: The Wages of Sin

Arizona polygamist leaders are using public funds to support religious schools and line their own pockets. The state's done nothing to stop them.

Devils and Mormonism

Letters from the week of March 27, 2003

Fornicating for God

As the case of a snatched Mormon girl from Salt Lake City unfolds, polygamists along the Arizona-Utah border face legal scrutiny

Polygamy's Odyssey

A brief history of the Mormon tenet

Bound by Fear: Polygamy in Arizona

For decades the state has let a feudal colony of fundamentalist Mormons force underage girls into illegal polygamous marriages

God's Banker

One of the world's most notorious holy men is quietly giving Mass in Sun City

Coffee, Tea or Mead?

Whatever happened to good, old-fashioned human sacrifice? Pagans today are such wimps.

An Abbreviated History of Polygamous Communities

Whatever happened to good, old-fashioned human sacrifice? Pagans today are such wimps.

Voodoo Priestess

Mistress' ministry melds Mormonism, magic and tropical fruit

Blame Game

Each time Bishop Thomas O'Brien gets caught lying about a problem priest, he blames someone else. His litany of denials, stonewalls and threats will undo him.

Sins of a Father

Priest accused of child molesting ,as well as fathering a baby girl, shielded by Bishop Thomas O'Brien

You don't like us, you really don't like us

Readers say they're disappointed, appalled and extremely upset. At least they cared enough to write.

Letters

Blessings all along the way

A Path Divided

Years ago, a dispute over money and power split the Valley's Sikh community. Then one of their own was gunned down after September 11. Will the bloodshed be enough to put them back on the same path?

Lock Up, Rub Down

State lawmakers push dubious Mexican drug rehab program

Horns of Plenty

Make a joyful noisemaker

Wiccan à la King

Witchin' in the kitchen with a Wiccan cookbook

Karsh Reality

Bakery reopens for Saturday business

The Devil and Mr. Hernandez

A man possessed, plumber turned amateur exorcist Paul Hernandez wants to get the Hell out of Phoenix.