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In a 2007 study, it was determined that Sweden was the least religious country in the world. Another words up to 85% of the Swedish citizens were either a non-believer, atheist, or an agnostic.  So it should not come as a surprise that the Swedish people do not look at moral issues the same as most Americans do. However, I am now convinced that the criminally insane are running things in Sweden.  What else can explain the complete lack of common sense in Sweden's prison  system.  In a case that has shocked and surprised many of at least one...

Authorities in Missouri and Iowa are asking for the public’s help in locating a sexual predator believed to be hiding at truck stops along interstates. Russell Eugene Blessman is wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service and police in Iowa for the sexual assault of a child. He is known to frequent truck stops to connect to the Internet and is believed to be in Missouri. He is considered armed and dangerous by police. Marshals are asking that anyone with information contact them directly at 515-284-6240 or 877-WANTED2.

Support Jessica's Law! With your help we can pass Jessica's Law in Texas which includes: • Mandatory 25 year to life sentences for a first-time violent sexual offense against a child under age 14 • Lifetime GPS monitoring for child sex offenders • Death penalty sentence for a second sexually violent offense against a child under age 14 • Doubling the statute of limitations on sex crimes against children from 10 to 20 years • Tougher penalties for those who harbor a sex offender who is in violation of registration requirements http://www.dewhurst.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Jessicas_Law_Petition

Exclusive Interview with Steve Groene, Father of Shasta Groene. http://www.krem.com/cgi-bin/bi/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=www.krem.com/local_news/030106_groeneinterview. Also here is a link to Citizens for one strike law, which also has a poll. http://www.citizensforaonestrikelaw.org/.

LECANTO, Fla. (AP) - About a thousand people gathered today at a Presbyterian church to remember 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, who was abducted a month ago from her home in Homosassa. The third-grader's body was found last week. A convicted sex offender has confessed to kidnapping and killing Jessica. A private funeral was held yesterday. This afternoon hundreds of people watched a photo montage of Jessica's life: an infant embraced by her parents, a toddler on a playground swing, a child posing behind the steering wheel of a car. The final shot showed a broadly smiling Jessica wearing a fuzzy, pink...