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• Sacked Karnataka minister to sue BJP for defamation (The Times of India)

Nigeria:

• Lagos archbishop offers pope's chair for bidding | Nigeria's Catholic leader offers seat to parishes while condemning "commercialisation of church property" (Post Express, Lagos, Nigeria)
• Archbishop of Canterbury condemns Shari'ah punishments in Zamfara (Vanguard Daily, Lagos, Nigeria)

Scientology and the Cruise-Kidman split:

• Did Scientology cause Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman to split? (Jeannette Walls, MSNBC)
• Scientology urges Kidman and Cruise to reconsider (WENN/Beliefnet)

Jay Bakker:

• RE: Jay Bakker | Joanna Rakoff talks to Jim and Tammy Faye's son about growing up in the shadow of the PTL scandal, starting his own ministry, and being the child of a gay icon. (Feed)
• The Rock Minister | His parents' scandal ruined his early life and led him to drugs and rage. But now, with a new book and a ministry aimed at helping young people through music, Jay Bakker is a happy man. (Newsday, New York)
• Earlier: Semi-Amazing Grace | Jay Bakker (yes, Jim and Tammy Faye's son) describes his continuing recovery from church-inflicted wounds. (Christianity Today, Jan. 23, 2001)

Other stories of interest:

• Virginia approves limits on abortion | Assembly conservatives affirm 24-hour delay (The Washington Post)
• 1977 Graham crusade touched lives | Evangelist may return in summer 2002 (The Cincinnati Post)
• Virtual reality brings time of Jesus back to life on BBC TV | £1.5 million documentary will attempt to recreate first-century architecture, people (The Telegraph, London)
• German tattooist fined over sacrilegious crucifix (Ananova)
• Worship, weight-loss program popular but controversial | More on the Weigh Down Workshop criticisms (The Denver Post)
• Earlier: The Weigh Is Narrow | As former employees claim they were pressured to join Shamblin's church, the Weigh Down Workshop leader attempts to clarify her stance on the Trinity. (Christianity Today, Sept. 15, 2000)
• Archeologists work to save Chinese site with Christian traces | Studies show Christian monks lived, prayed and died in Dunhuang's Mogao Grottoes—one of Buddhism's most hallowed sanctuaries (Chicago Tribune)
• Polish priest condemns Harry Potter as pagan (Agence France Presse)
• Bell-ringer stable after church bell falls on him (The Irish Times)

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