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Gay marriage in Canada:

• Anglican leader balks at calls for papal-like control | Dispute over discipline: Church divided over tolerance shown to gays (The National Post)
• Religions join to fight gay marriage (Ottawa Citizen)

Other stories of interest:

1. Brutality behind bars | Savage prison gang rapes turn many run-of-the-mill prisoners into violent felons-in-waiting. Reformers say it's time to rein in jailhouse predators (World)
2. Dalai Lama condemns Christians, Muslims | "Whether Hindu or Muslim or Christian, whoever tries to convert, it's wrong, not good," says Buddhist leader after Hindu calls for "dousing Islam" (CNN)
3. Christian tribals reconverted to Hinduism (The Times of India)
4. Vatican radio site attacked after Pope's new media speech (Reuters/ZDNet)
5. Between this world and the next | As Pope John Paul II creates what is probably his last batch of cardinals, the Roman Catholic church waits for change. Will it come? (The Economist)
6. Tragedy unites Christian school (Cincinnati Post)
7. Arson attack on Northern Ireland church (BBC)
8. Bring back the ancient eunuchs - they're a cut above the rest (Philip Howard, The Times, London)
9. The joy of not having sex yet (Rebecca Mead, The Guardian, London)
10. Catholic college removes nun after she becomes Episcopal priest (Associated Press)
11. Two men jailed for defaming a Cyprus Orthodox bishop | Said they had sex with him. (Ananova)
12. Faith, music keeps gospel group evolving (The Boston Globe)

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January (Web-only) 2001, Vol. 45