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"As White House Pushes Ahead on Funding Faith-Based Groups, Senate Wants to Wait a Year"

"Madalyn Murray O'Hair's remains identified, religion and television, and other stories from media sources around the world."

Ted Olsen | posted 3/01/2001 12:00AM

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Mormon church: Don't call us the Mormon church (U.S. News & World Report)

Catholicism:

Indian Catholics gain new identity, independence | Pope John Paul II appointed Rev. Jacob Angadiath as bishop of the Syro-Malabar church in Chicago and around the U.S. (Chicago Tribune)
Chicago gets diocese for Eastern Rite | The Eparchy of St. Thomas of the Syro-Malabarians of Chicago is the first Syro-Malabar diocese outside India (Associated Press)
Lutherans split over Pope's role | Hans Christian Knuth, presiding bishop of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany, suggested that Protestants might recognize the pontiff as a universally accepted spokesman for all Christianity, but others balk at idea. (UPI)
Pope to beatify 233 Spanish martyrs (Associated Press)
A merciful moralist | Touted as the leading Italian contender for the papacy, the cardinal of Genoa is strict about doctrine. But he is known as a compassionate pastor in the field. (Los Angeles Times)

Exhibits:

Roman Catholic and evangelical churches in Germany protest corpses as art (San Francisco Chronicle)
Seeking salvation in the world's major museums | Exhibition devoted to the image of Christ through the ages couldn't get sponsorship, but ended up being the fourth most popular exhibition in the world last year (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Money and finance:

In good conscience | Refined niche funds focus on targeted social values. (Newsday)
Online giving suffers setback with charity conduit's demise | Internet, non-profit cultures didn't mesh (San Jose Mercury News)

Other stories of interest

Taliban not the first group to destroy icons | Iconoclasm not only marked the Protestant Reformation in Europe but dates to far earlier times (Associated Press/Chicago Tribune)
The FCC brings low power to the people | Small Christian stations get most of the dial (U.S. News & World Report)
Y2K scare brings Christians together | Virginia community shares values that make it flourish (Associated Press/Detroit News)
Anchor away at CNN | "Moneyline News Hour" coanchor Stuart Varney resigns over boss Turner's "Jesus freaks" comment (New York Daily News)
Journal's 'the culmination of theological endeavour' | Africa Challenge: All Africa Journal of Theology, which launched March 6, aims to help African theologians articulate theological issues from the African point of view (African Church Information Service)

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