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Captive Burnhams are not doing well, Billy Graham HQ moves to Charlotte, and other stories from around the world

Ted Olsen | posted 11/01/2001 12:00AM

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War on terrorism:

Church of England backs military | Terrorism "may legitimately be opposed in the last resort by the use of proportionate armed force," says General Synod (Associated Press)
Also: Church refuses full support (The Daily Telegraph)
Justice is still the goal | Causing the loss of additional innocent lives, however unintentionally, will undermine what should be our only goal: bringing terrorists to justice (Jim Wallis, The Washington Post)
Theologians examine crisis | N.T. Wright and Gilbert Meilaender discuss Christian response to terrorism (The Washington Times)

Belief after Sept. 11:

The perils of religious correctness | People rightly call for mutual tolerance among religious believers, especially now. This ought not to mean immunity from debate (The Economist)
Faith prevails after Sept. 11 | Religion gets attention and scrutiny after attacks (WPBF, Palm Beach, Florida)

Social justice:

Prison service shuts down Christian wings | British rehabilitation program ended despite successes (The Daily Telegraph)
Priest admits theft from his parish in Fairfax | $240,000 gone from three parishes; prosecutors agree not to seek prison time (The Washington Post)
Man guilty in priest's bludgeoning death | Jury rejects insanity defense (The Hartford Courant)

Technology:

Monks get mobile phone habits | New robes for Franciscans in Assisi are fitted with special pockets (Ananova)
Religious tunes kickstart net service | EMI will allow downloading (BBC)

Pat Robertson:

Judge blocks evangelist's effort to reopen a refinery | Pat Robertson's oil plans scuttled by environmental concerns (The New York Times)
Pat Robertson and his business buddies | Pat Robertson's point man in a Liberian mining venture tries to put a little distance between the televangelist and that West African nation's strongman, Charles Taylor. (The Washington Post)
Also: Death and diamonds in Liberia | A Liberian ambassador responds to allegations made concerning the 1992 murders of five American nuns by rebel forces of then-warlord, now-president Charles Taylor. (The Washington Post)

Politics and law:

Bush plan would revise bill to aid charities | Faith-based initiative gets major cuts in effort for 2001 Senate passage (The New York Times)
In covenant marriage, forging ties that bind | Covenant marriage bills have been proposed in more than 20 states and passed in three (The New York Times)
Fed judge blocks suicide directive | Restraining order halts Ashcroft's move to revoke licenses of doctors assisting suicide (Associated Press)

Church and state:

Court stays Columbine ruling | Religious-themed tiles won't go up after all—at least until appeal ruling (The Denver Post)
Church considers removing government's role in approving bishops | British church "mature enough" to handle its own affairs, say leaders (The Daily Telegraph)

Jim and Roni Bowers:

Missionary seeks apology for deaths | Jim Bowers says Peruvian plane shooting was part of God's plan—but CIA and Peruvian government still need to admit guilt (The Grand Rapids Press)

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