Category Archives: Los Angeles Times

L.A.’s church architecture goes way beyond your school mission project

First off, we’ll have to define “church” — which is like picking a fight in a place that’s been nastily stereotyped as a welcome mat for way-out-there sects, like the 1920s mother-daughter cult calling itself the Divine Order of the Royal Arms of the Great Eleven, accused of sacrificing animals and fleecing its human flock. Read more » »

Graffiti on Koreatown temple investigated as a possible hate crime, police say

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a possible hate crime after someone spray-painted a hateful phrase and symbol on a Jewish temple in Koreatown on Monday morning. Police received a call around 8: 30 a.m. Read more » »