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• Episcopalians pick San Diego dean as new bishop | John Bryson Chane known for liberal views (The Washington Post)
• Wired for worship | Gone are the days when a lone microphone was the preacher's only bridge to the Sunday-morning flock. Now enough electronic gadgets to fill a choir loft keep churches up-to-date. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• New dawn for bowl Easter service | Coin flip gives control to Trinity TV ministry (Los Angeles Times)

Church battles:

• Church audit heading to tax officials | Archdiocese hopes move will ease tensions (The Toronto Star)
• CRC classis pushes another leadership post for women | Group pushes for female "synodical deputies" (The Grand Rapids Press)
• Rebel vicar to start breakaway church | Charles Raven claims that he is being forced to leave his church for opposing homosexual ordination and marriage (The Daily Telegraph)

Missions and ministry:

• Far from their hearts' true home | Sept. 11 forced them to leave Asia, but these Christian missionaries are longing to return to lands they love (The Dallas Morning News)
• Habitat for Humanity waives Sunday work rule for group | Jewish Federation may be first group to get exemption, but they still keep Sabbath (The News-Press, Fort Myers, Florida)
• Ads touting Christianity to launch locally | "What if It's True?" campaign hits central Michigan (The Flint Journal)
• Churches making real estate a mission | Housing for seniors, disabled their aim (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
• Church's move puts soup kitchen in a bind | The soup kitchen of Holy Family Parish Christian Life Center in one of Chicago's neediest areas, faces an uncertain future as the congregation prepares to move into new quarters two miles away (Chicago Tribune)
• 13,000 in town for missionary fest | Evangelical Christians realize taking Jesus' message to the Muslim world can be dangerous (Vancouver Sun)

Online religion:

• Faith becomes keyword online | People turn to Web more for religion than gambling, pornography (Dayton Business Journal)
• Keeping the faith can be site to behold | September 11 gives boost to religion Web sites, but traffic was increasing already (The Miami Herald)
• Sidebar: A sampling of the many religion sites on the Web

Popular culture:

• Expectations don't stifle singer Tait | dc Talk member says being called a Christian band "sucks" (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland)
• Churches contend with Steelers | What happens when God and Steelers football have conflicting schedules? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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