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Music - Manic Street Preachers

Fri 05 Jul Manic Street Preachers have announced their return to Australia with a one-off show at the Hordern to coincide with the British Lions Rugby Union Tour...

Countering Street Preachers with the Gospel of Bill and Ted

For the past year, street preachers in Penn Square (Pennsylvania) have made lunch a little less pleasant. They have a right to be there, but it doesn't mean they're not annoying. So Jim Patterson, Ryan Meehan, and Brendan Krick decided to preach alongside them... Show More Summary

Thong Protest In Arkansas Turns Tables On Street Preachers

A thong protest was probably the last thing a group of street preachers anticipated when they hit Dickson Street, a popular night life hangout in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Brandishing signs that read things like, “To be married to a divorced woman is adultery,” “Judgement is coming,” and “Women ought to be meek, quiet, and modestly dressed,” [...]Show More Summary

Ohio Sentences Craigslist Killer to Death

A self-styled street preacher who teamed up with a high school student in a deadly plot to lure men with bogus Craigslist job offers has been sentenced to death. A judge in Akron sentenced 53-year-old Richard Beasley today; the jury that convicted him recommended last week that he be executed....

Anti-Gay Child Street Preacher Comes from a Family of Them, Was Indoctrinated with Hate: VIDEO

2 months agoLGBT / Gay : Towleroad

Yesterday I posted a clip of a little kid yelling at Easter Sunday churchgoers about Leviticus at the LGBT-friendly Green Street United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. “The Bible talks about that the homosexuals are worthy of death....

Ohio judge postpones sentencing of convicted Craigslist killer

AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - An Ohio judge on Tuesday postponed the sentencing of Richard Beasley, the former street preacher found guilty earlier this month of murdering down-on-their-luck men who responded to an ad on Craigslist for a non-existent job.

BBC Introducing Masterclass: Cardiff

It's tough for new bands these days. Nicky Wire of the Manic Street Preachers said so at the BBC Introducing Masterclass last Thursday.

Loud Speakers versus Quiet Words

We were crossing Yonge Street at Dundas. In front of the Eaton Centre there were several street preachers all with signs about God's Love and Jesus' Life. They spoke through very tinny speakers, they spoke of love, oddly, with angry voices. Show More Summary

Ohio Craiglist Killer Guilty, Could Get Death

The Ohio street preacher who masterminded a plot to kill jobseekers lured to an Ohio town by ads on Craiglist has been found guilty of killing three men. Relatives of the three victims hugged and Beasley, 53, slumped forward in his wheelchair as the verdict was read out, the AP...

Man convicted in deadly Craigslist plot in Ohio

2 months agoNews : The Newsroom

A self-styled street preacher accused of teaming up with a high school student in a deadly plot to lure men with Craigslist job offers and then rob them was found guilty Tuesday of aggravated murder and could face the death penalty.

Former preacher found guilty in Craigslist murder case

AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - An Ohio street preacher was found guilty on Tuesday of murdering three down-on-their-luck men who answered an ad for a non-existent job on Craigslist in 2011.

Former preacher found guilty in Ohio Craigslist murder case

2 months agoNews : Field Notes

AKRON, Ohio - A street preacher was found guilty Tuesday of murdering three down-on-their-luck men who answered an ad for a non-existent job on Craigslist in 2011. A jury deliberated for about 12 hours before returning the verdict against Richard Beasley, 53, who was accused …

Man Convicted in Deadly Craigslist Plot in Ohio

(AKRON, Ohio) — A self-styled street preacher accused of teaming up with a high school student in a deadly plot to lure men with Craigslist job offers and then rob them was found guilty Tuesday of aggravated murder and could face the death penalty. Show More Summary

Jury begins deliberations in Ohio Craigslist murder trial

AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Jurors began deliberating on Monday in the trial of an Ohio street preacher accused of murdering down-on-their-luck men who answered a Craigslist ad for a non-existent job.

Manic Street Preachers to perform live again? Also unearthed footage

After headlining a concert at London’s O2 arena in December 2011, the Manic Street Preachers decided that they were going to not perform live for about two years. However, on February 19, the band tweeted the following: “Desperate to do a show in the UK again – feels like an eternity since the amazing 02 [...]Show More Summary

The Preacher loses his appeal

3 months agoAustralia / Canberra : RiotACT

The Court of Appeal has announced its rejection of stabby Ainslie street preacher Isa Islam’s appeal against his nine year sentence for making Andrew Dyer a tetraplegic at the Ainslie shops back in 2009. We’ve covered this story before. At issue was just how mentally unwell Mr Islam was when he commenced the frenzed stabbing that only [...]

'false prophet' Richard Beasley 'killed three men after luring them with hoax Craigslist ad'

3 months agoNews : The Coming Crisis

A self-proclaimed street preacher accused of killing three men who answered a Craigslist ad for a non-existent job, preyed on people who were down on their luck, a prosecutor said yesterday.In opening statements, special prosecutor Emily...Show More Summary

Gay Man Confronts ‘Preacher’ Spewing Hatred On NYC Subway, Fellow Riders Applaud

In a video quickly going viral, a gay man confronts a so-called “preacher” spewing hatred on a New York City subway, and RadarOnline.com has the amazing clip. The street preacher… READ ON

WATCH: Gay Man Reads Bigoted Preacher For Filth On NYC Subway

3 months agoLGBT / Gay : Queerty

We put up with a lot living in New York: sky-high rents, bed bugs, tourists. And, occasionally, we get harassed by homophobic street preachers. Yeah, okay, there are Jesus freaks in every city. But, damn it, this is New York City—the freaks are supposed to own this town. Well, one homo Gothamite had enough: He [...]

Passengers Applaud as Gay Man Faces Down Homophobic Street Preacher in NYC Subway: VIDEO

3 months agoLGBT / Gay : Towleroad

A gay subway rider has his 'I've had enough and I'm not gonna take it anymore moment, inspiring applause from other riders as he shouts down a preacher calling gay sex an abomination. "I'm a man. And I'm a good...

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