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"I began myself to feel the powerful nature of that corruption, because within moments, of course, I could have established my ability to access that material and moved on, but I found myself lingering with a sense of fascination over it," Desmond Swayne tells The Times. "I felt profoundly the words of St Paul when he said: 'Your enemy, the Devil, is a roaring lion walketh about seeking whom he might devour.'" Swayne is now calling for more Internet restrictions.

Cardinal Francis George preached on the freedom of the Resurrection, and how Christians "are called to be free, in our constant giving, our sacrificing of ourselves for others." Bob Barron of Catholic Family Radio went for an "in your face" sermon about "Jesus the warrior, not Jesus the ethical teacher. The powers of the world will always be arrayed against God. The Gospel is one great argument and struggle." Norval Brown, pastor of the Fourth Street United Methodist Church in Aurora, used the message of the empty tomb to conclude, "I have got to empty myself of everything that is of this world, everything that is not God-centered." Jeff Sweitzer, pastor of Country Evangelical Covenant Church, preached on costly grace: "Grace doesn't cost us anything, but it cost Christ everything." Apart from the staff reporter's comment about how the sermons have nothing to do with "cold hard facts or … reasoned opinions," it's a fine article.

Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey has dismissed his four theological advisers, who regularly met to counsel the Church of England head on controversial issues such as women priests, homosexuality, the authority of the Church, and the doctrine of Hell, reports The Times. "There is a different personal style now involved as to how the Archbishop obtains information and shares theological insights," says Carey's spokesman.

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