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• Threat of Iraq war draws world leaders, with different views, to the Pope's door | In the process, world leaders are demonstrating a faith, or at least hope, in the power of the pope to sway international opinion (The New York Times)
  
  
• Pope appeals to Blair against Iraq war | "The Holy Father expressed hope that, in solving the grave situation in Iraq, every effort is made to avoid new divisions in the world," says Vatican spokesman (Associated Press)ons of this world again regard war as an acceptable instrument of foreign policy" (Associated Press)
  
  
• The Pope's disapproval worries Blair more than marchers | The Prime Minister's robust Christian convictions and his readiness to take military action have always been intimately linked in his own mind (Matthew d'Ancona, The Daily Telegraph, London)
  
  
• World Council of Churches calls Iraq war 'immoral and unwise' | In a statement, the executive committee of the World Council of Churches said it "strongly deplores the fact that the most powerful nations of this world again regard war as an acceptable instrument of foreign policy." (Associated Press)

Faith within the armed forces:

• Soldiers reaffirm their faith before test of war | Ultimate questions of faith have become much more immediate for the soldiers at Fort Campbell Army post (The Tennesssean, Nashville)
  
  
• In uncertain times, soldiers find faith (The Fayetteville [N.C.] Observer)
  
  
• Almighty rhetoric is eerily similar when it comes to the Lord | God must be on the side of the just, but which side that is is the sticking point (Paul McGeough, The Sydney Morning Herald)

President Bush:

• Farrakhan condemns Bush | "I want to say to President Bush that you are a radical who has hijacked Christianity," he tells black church leaders. "The preachers have always been apologetic for the evils of the white people." (Chicago Sun-Times)
  
  
• Seeing God as 'a kind of mascot' | Biblical imagery nothing new for U.S. presidents But Bush critics say he's gone to far with `good vs. evil' (Bruce Nolan, Toronto Star)
  
  
• A president's call to prayer | Most Americans appear to appreciate the president's comforting words, drawn easily from his faith (Suzanne Fields, The Washington Times)

Faith-based initiative:

• Government may team up with churches to help elderly | Polk County's Elderly Services Division is trying to enlist churches and other religious organizations to join a program that would connect volunteers and the elderly or disabled who need occasional assistance (The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla.)
  
  
• Raze the church/state wall? Heaven help us! | With Bush's initiatives, the wall between church and state would become a mere historical marker where separation was once maintained (Jonathan Turley, Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• The ministry behind president's drug program | Bush's plan enters gray area between church, state (San Francisco Chronicle/The New York Times)
  
  
• Choice and charity | To wholly ignore the significance of faith during recovery would be a sterile interpretation of complex human needs (The Washington Times)

Politics and law:

• Religion and medicine don't mix on fed panel | David Hager is a frightening choice for more than his simple opposition to abortion under any circumstances (Editorial, The Seattle Times)
  
  
• Forefathers' belief in God is the foundation of democracy in America | The greatest strength of American democracy lies not in the nation's economics, but in the morals and ethics of its people. (Jerry Fortunato, Philadelphia Daily News)
  
  

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February (Web-only) 2003, Vol. 47