Intelligent design does not compute | ID is not a program for scientifically understanding the world; it's a program for surrendering our quest for scientific understanding (Chet Raymo, The Boston Globe)
Brimstone becomes the Christian Right | Many Christians, including many members of the clergy, regard both the evangelical movement and the personal politics of DeLay and Ashcroft as incompatible with the teachings of Jesus. Yet the evangelicals have read their Bibles, and they have very good reasons to regard Jesus as a prophet of rage. (Crispin Sartwell, Los Angeles Times)
Hunzvi 'became a born-again Christian' before his death | Doctor used offices as a torture chamber, called himself "Hitler," led Zimbabwe's war veterans, and was declared a hero by President Mugabe (The Independent, Johannesburg)
The Bible tells them so | Evangelical group embraces gender egalitarianism as the only scriptural way (The Dallas Morning News)
Sunstone's future at a crossroads | With the departure of its editor, the magazine's future as a unique forum for critical Mormon thought appears in limbo. (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Wife says suspect told a priest 20 years ago of aiding Soviets | Priest initially urged Robert Hanssen to turn himself in, but then changed his mind and persuaded Hanssen to donate the $20,000 he had received from the Soviets to charity (The New York Times)
Seek and ye shall find a fund | A number of socially conscious mutual funds have proven they can perform on par with their anything-goes counterparts (Chicago Tribune)
Building respect for Latino Protestantism | Jesse Miranda, a Southland Assemblies of God minister is shepherding efforts to help make the long-overlooked churches a social force (Los Angeles Times)
Russian Journey, Part 2 | Anne Garrels profiles a Novgorod Baptist church built by American Christian money and a more-progressive-than-usual Orthodox congregation. (NPR's All Things Considered)
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