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• Christian woman's divorce victory | An Egyptian court has agreed to let a Christian actress divorce her Coptic husband in a landmark ruling based on Islamic law (Sydney Morning Herald)
  
  
• Khartoum admits Christian sentenced to stoning | But Sudanese government added that the sentence had been considered "inappropriate" and commuted to flogging (AFP)
  
  
• Missionary has seen face of terrorism | Dun Gordy recruits missionaries for places that are often dangerous (The Orlando Sentinel)
  
  

Jesus:

• A fresh focus on Jesus | It's not just Christians who are paying attention to him. Academics, undergraduates and even people who never go to church are increasingly curious. (Arizona Daily Star)
  
  
• Jesus in pop culture | Stores around Tucson are reporting brisk sales in items that depict Jesus' likeness, be it night lights, rings, pens or even an action figure that is flying off the shelves. (Arizona Daily Star)
  
  
• It's time to embrace Jesus's blackness | There is no need for black people to crack their heads as they formulate a black image of Jesus, simply because he is black. (Dumisane Hlophe, City Press, Johannesburg, South Africa)
  
  
• Also: Christians cautioned against 'African Bible' | During Easter Sermon, Catholic Archbishop Ndingi Mwana a'Nzeki refuted emerging claims by some African scholars that Christianity was a religion for the Whites while the Old Testament was for the Jews. (The East African Standard, Nairobi)
  
  

Religion online:

• Easter drives traffic to religion Web sites | Internet traffic to religion and spirituality sites from surfers logging on at home totaled nearly 1.2 million unique visitors during the week ended March 24, says Nielsen/NetRatings (Reuters)
  
  
• Holy http:// | Families find a spiritual connection in cyberspace (Chicago Tribune)
  
  
• Visiting holy sites | Christian Web sites seem to be getting flashier these days (The Washington Post)
  
  

Britain's Queen Mother dies:

• God meets Queen Mum | If Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon believed she ought to be queen, it was fairly essential that she also believed in God. (Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, London)
  
  
• Evangelical Alliance mourns passing of Queen Mother | "Above all we remember her quiet, unshakeable faith in her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ," says group (Press release)
  
  

Abuse news:

• Minister ruled exempt in sex-harassment suit | Because they're not licensed therapists, clergy are protected. Plaintiff had seen pastor for marriage counseling. (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• Also: Minister immune to sex suit | Appeals court rules pastor not a counselor (San Francisco Chronicle)
  
  
• Catholic bishop in Ireland resigns | Brendan Comiskey accused of protecting pedophile priest (Associated Press)
  
  
• Two Catholic dioceses settle abuse suit for $1.2 million | Woman alleges priest molested her and two other priests ignored her pleas for help. (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• NY priest arrested on sex abuse warrant | Alleged molested a Massachusetts boy from 1973 to 1980 (Reuters)
  
  
• LAPD already has the facts on dismissed priests, Mahony says | The cardinal responds to a demand from Police Chief Parks for the names of those involved. (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• Alleged clergy abuse victim arrested | Planned to confront priest, police say (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Local priest joins national scandal | Priest reveals misconduct in letter read during service (The Flint [Mich.] Journal)
  
  
• Also: Fallen priest's letter again read to parish (The Flint [Mich.] Journal)
  
  
• Also: Catholic priest in Michigan admits to 'sexual contact' (Associated Press)
  
  
• Bishop says his inquiry into abuse should have been more thorough | Bishop Thomas V. Daily of Brooklyn was a top official in the Boston archdiocese when one of the nation's worst pedophile priests was allowed to keep ministering (The New York Times)
  
  

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April (Web-only) 2002, Vol. 46