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• Sydney Anglicans vote for division | Though Peter Jensen was hailed as a leading figure on the world Anglican stage in the election debate, it is an increasingly tiny proportion of Anglicanism he represents. (Muriel Porter, The Age, Melbourne)
• Why one woman is walking away from Synod | I'm upset less with the beliefs being debated than the nature of the debate itself (Julia Baird, The Sydney Morning Herald)
• Sorry, Tim, but we agree on more than you think | The link between a vibrant personal faith and overcoming social injustice is crucial and unavoidable (Phillip Jensen, The Sydney Morning Herald)
• Carnley buries hatchet with Sydney Anglicans | Head of Australian church congratulates Jensen on appointment (The Sydney Morning Herald)
• A vital vote for a church at the crossroads | With the church at a crossroads, the election of Sydney's new archbishop takes on added significance (The Sydney Morning Herald)
• The gospel according to the brothers Jensen | The election of a new Anglican Archbishop of Sydney may mean greater division among Australia's Christian churches. (Tim Costello, The Sydney Morning Herald)

Church and state:

• Canada's Anglican Church says Ottawa bankrupting it | New lawsuits are pouring in at the rate of around 140 a month (Reuters)
• Somalian radio accused of propagating Christianity | Attorney-general criticizes Mogadishu station for BBC programs (U.N. Integrated Regional Information Network)
• Church battle hasn't a prayer of quick end | Solution to the land use dispute, which has dominated the council's agenda and attention since February, now seems further away than ever (The Seattle Times)
• Church's sign for pregnancy help can stay for a while | Permit granted after calls for removal (The Dallas Morning News)

Money and business:

• Jimmy Swaggart accused in lawsuit of plagiarism | Heirs of the Rev. Finis Jennings Dake and Dake Publishing Inc. say Swaggart stole from his hero. (Bloomberg/Boston Herald)
• Detroit ministers sue religious TV channel | Financial dispute with broadcaster has racial undertone (The Detroit News)
• God's business | Where does a priest learn to manage parish finances? (The Guardian, London)
• Profit from the prophets | Tapping the market for religious products (U.S. News & World Report)
• Church of God group giving investors refunds to satisfy regulators | $7.4 million returning to 370 investors because of securities registration lapse (The Indianapolis Star)

Bible:

• Using Bible as self-help manual | The Prayer of Jabez and Secrets of An Irresistible Woman, is part of a major segment of the Christian publishing industry - self-help books that marry Scripture with the marketing pitch of the recovery movement. The goal: sell the Bible as the original self-help book. (Las Vegas Sun)
• Bibles go back in two hotels | Australian manager caused ruckus after he moved Scriptures and other religions' literature to front desk (The Advertiser, Adelaide, Australia)
• 'Erotic' pictures to bring Bible back into fashion | Glossy magazine-style version of the Old Testament will feature leading models pictured by the world's leading fashion photographers, Claudia Schiffer and Markus Schenkenberg are expected to portray Eve and Adam. (The Daily Telegraph, London)

Other stories of interest:

• Online, married priests aid flock at odds with church | The fractured nature of the Roman Catholic Church and the nationwide shortage of priests has made www.rentapriest.com a success. (The New York Times)

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June (Web-only) 2001, Vol. 45