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But some preachers aren't just padding their sermons—they're also padding their rÉsumÉs. William Taylor was forced to resign as the Dean of Portsmouth's Anglican Cathedral in the U.K. after someone notified the bishop that he'd never earned the doctorate from Cambridge University he said he had. "This has been a difficult time for all concerned but I would like to pay tribute to William's integrity in dealing honorably with this situation," said Bishop Kenneth Stevenson. "I wish him well in his future ministry. This matter is now closed." Taylor reportedly claimed a Ph.D. in Arabic churches even though all he had completed was a Master of Theology degree. The diocese says it will now demand proof of academic qualifications.

Church attack in Pakistan:

• Americans in Pakistan reel after church attack | Police officials fired, investigation continues (Chicago Tribune)
  
  
• Return to bloodied church | Jim Killgore had left Protestant International Church in June after pastoring there for five years (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
  
  
• TEAM missionary recounts chaos of church attack | He was wounded, and five were killed when grenades exploded in Pakistan. (The Orange County [Calif.] Register)
  
  
• YWAM missionaries hurt in Pakistan attack | Mission agency sticks to no-comment policy (The Denver Post)
  
  
• Broader campaign suspected in church attack | Banned Pakistani militant groups may be working together, authorities say (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Pakistani congregation will 'keep going,' minister predicts | Danny Mulkey worshiped for more than two months at the Protestant International Church in Islamabad, Pakistan, while waiting for Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer to be set free in neighboring Afghanistan. (Baptist Press)
  
  
• Pakistan's 'war on extremism' stalled | More than 25 people have been killed in sectarian attacks in Pakistan over the last three weeks. (BBC)
  
  
• For diverse community, a valued sanctuary | Protestant International Church was small but diverse, with diplomats, teachers, missionaries and professionals from a dozen countries. (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Scots survivor tells how Bible saved his life in church attack | Pulpit, Bible served as shields (The Scotsman)
  
  
• Also: Capital aid worker tells of bloodbath (The Scotsman)
  
  

Church & state:

• Agencies quietly pair church, government | Bill languishes in Senate, but states and federal agencies are moving the faith-based initiative forward (Newhouse News Service)
  
  
• Group tells IRS of sheriff collecting at church | Congregation could lose tax-exempt status (The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.)
  
  
• Judge mulls allegations of more jury misconduct | Murder verdict may be thrown out because juror referred to the Bible during deliberations (The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, Calif.)
  
  
• Florida town may ban beachside preaching | Evangelists say act would be unconstitutional (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
  
  
• ATHEIST tag wins reprieve | The brouhaha over the tag has provoked the agency to form a committee to review all potentially banned tags. (St. Petersburg [Fla.] Times)
  
  
• Group criticizes Sept. 12 prayers in Statehouse | Freedom from Religion Foundation asks inspector general to investigate whether governor and several other state leaders proselytized state employees (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland)
  
  
• Ohio village pleads its case for a no-pitch zone | An Ohio town's wariness of door-to-door solicitors has drawn the scrutiny of the United States Supreme Court. (The New York Times)
  
  

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March (Web-only) 2002, Vol. 46