(Los Angeles) A security guard died after being found unconscious at a church construction site in Cypress. Dave Lopez reports.
Mention Warren Jeffs in St. George, Utah, the town where his trial is taking place, and many in this community are quick to draw the distinction between the Church of Latter Day Saints and Jeffs` group of Fundamentalists. (Sept. 14)
In St. George, Utah, a group is making a home for boys banished from a polygamous sect. Sect leader Warren Jeffs is on trial, facing accomplice rape charges for using church authority to force a teen to marry. (Sept. 14)
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Traditional confessional (St. Elisabethschurch in Grave, The Netherlands).
Modern confessional in the Church of the Holy Name, Dunedin, New Zealand. The penitent may kneel on the kneeler or sit in a chair facing the priest (not shown)
This article is about the Christian practice. For other meanings, see Confession (disambiguation).
Confession of sins is part of the Christian faith and practice (James 5:16). The meaning is essentially the same as the criminal one – to admit one's guilt. Confession of one's sins, or at least of one's sinfulness, is seen by most churches as a pre-requisite for becoming a Christian.
