3 of 3

• Catholic U-turn on conversion of Jews divides America's Christians | Evangelicals say everybody, including Jews, needs Jesus (The Daily Telegraph, London)

Anglican rift:

• B.C. bishop has a fight on his hands | Conservative Anglican leaders convene to protest same sex blessing (Times Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Canada)
  
  
• Homosexuality debate could split Anglican Church | In the frankest admission yet that the controversy could tear the worldwide Church apart, the group of 12 primates and bishops said it was dominating their agenda (The Daily Telegraph)
  
  
• Vancouver bishop protests 'inflammatory' visit by top clergy | At least five of the world's leading conservative Anglican leaders are coming to the city this month despite strong warnings from Vancouver's liberal bishop, Michael Ingham (Vancouver Sun)

Homosexuality:

• Small minds can't grasp gays' role as Big Brothers | The Focus on the Family folks aren't really scared that I'll molest my Little Brother. They fear is we'll show that gay people are normal, caring, contributing members of the community who live in stable relationships and fulfill their civic and personal duties (Steve Friess, The Baltimore Sun)
  
  
• Gays write death notice for marriage | The last bastion of bourgeois morality has entered into an irresistible decline (Miranda Devine, The Sydney Morning Herald)
  
  
• Anti-gay Web site shut down | Canadian Human Rights Tribunal says equating homosexuality with pedophilia and bestiality violates country's hate laws (The Globe & Mail, Toronto, thanks to RelapsedCatholic.com for the link)
  
  
• Also: Read the decision.
  
  
• Also: Visit the website.

Crime and violence:

• Wyo. candidate has forgiven shooter | Stephen Watt says releasing his assailant would be among his first acts if elected as governor (Associated Press)
  
  
• Nigeria's stoning sentence confirmed | Amina Lawal will be stoned to death for having a child out of wedlock (BBC)
  
  
• Also: Nigeria's stoning appeal fails | Human rights groups have 30 days to lodge an appeal (BBC)
  
  
• Indonesian troops sent to quell violence | About 3,000 military and police personnel are set to join the 11,000 forces in the region centered on the town of Poso after an outbreak of violence between Christians and Muslims (The Washington Times)
  
  
• Italy arrests men over 'church plot' | Police in Italy have arrested five people on suspicion of plotting to attack a church in the northern city of Bologna (BBC)
  
  
• Also: Postcards prompted Italian alert | Security forces have been warned about the possibility of attacks on religious ceremonies in Italy after anti-terror investigators came across postcards with pictures of Italian churches (Associated Press)
  
  
• The war on women | Stoning someone for out of wedlock sex is barbaric, in any culture. (Lashawn R. Jefferson, The Wall Street Journal)

Abuse charges against the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney:

• Catholic Archbishop of Sydney accused of molesting 12-year-old boy | George Pell, has stepped aside from his job pending inquiry (AAP)
  
  
• Archbishop denies child-sex allegations | "To allege that I am now personally implicated in this evil is a smear of the most vindictive kind," says Pell (The Sydney Morning Herald)
  
  
• Pell's perfect path | Many have been hunting him, but he had avoided the arrows. Until now. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
  
  
• Pell accused, and it could be shattering for the church | Such an outcome would undermine confidence that the hierarchy is capable of dealing with the clerical sexual abuse issue. It would bring into question the whole appointment system for bishops. It would undermine what remains of the church's credibility as a moral force (Chris McGillion, The Sydney Morning Herald)
  
  
• 'Big George would grab me from behind and molest me' | What Pell's accuser is saying (The Sydney Morning Herald)
  
  
• PM criticized over Pell stance | Opposition leader says John Howard has prejudged issue (News.com.au, Australia)

Copyright © 2002 Christianity Today. Click for reprint information.

What is Weblog?

See our past Weblog updates:

August 21 | 20 | 19

August 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12

August 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5

August 2 | 1 | July 31 | 30 | 29

July 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22

July 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15

July 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8

first page |  3 of 3

share this page

August (Web-only) 2002, Vol. 46