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• Canada survives gay marriage ruling | I've been in Canada for more than a week, and so far I haven't seen any thunderbolts striking our neighbors to the north dead (Tony Brown, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland)
  
  
• In blessing gay unions, bishop courts a schism | Michael Ingham may not aspire to be a modern day Martin Luther, but he just might be one (The New York Times)
  
  

Gay bishop resigns in Church of England:

• 'Dr John has been humiliated ' | What the British editorials said (The Guardian, London)
  
  
• Archbishop's adviser target of liberal anger | Two senior churchmen are infuriated at the role played by Jeremy Harris, the Secretary for Public Affairs to Dr Rowan Williams, at the meeting where Dr John was persuaded to resign (The Times, London)
  
  
• Williams ruling on gay bishop 'a shock' | The Archbishop of Canterbury's decision that Canon Jeffrey John should step down as Bishop of Reading came as a complete "shock and surprise" to the Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Rev Richard Harries, it emerged yesterday (The Telegraph, London)
  
  
• Evangelicals plan next anti-gay campaign | Liberals vent their fury at archbishop's about turn on appointment (The Guardian, London)
  
  
• Evangelicals call for vetting of new bishops | The Archbishop of Canterbury should be given powers to vet the appointment of bishops to prevent homosexuals joining the church, said Reform, emboldened by the resignation of a bishop-elect (The Independent, London)
  
  
• 'Welcome to the demise of the Church of England' | Evangelicals have declared war and look like winning, says a gay vicar (Anonymous, The Guardian, London)
  
  

Other sexual ethics articles:

• Where does Anglican balance of power lie? | Has the Anglican Community become a democracy, in which the populous countries of the developing world now have the decisive voice? (Robert Pigott, BBC, video)
  
  
• Lutherans struggle to accept gays | A minister's baptism of a lesbian couple's boy has divided a Durango church, leading about 60 people to quit (The Durango Herald, Colo.)
  
  
• Gays win the numbers game | When is the Church of England going to realize that homosexuality is now more popular in Britain than Christianity? (Zoe Williams, The Guardian, London)
  
  

Bush's trip to Africa:

• Bush Africa visit lifts hopes of U.S. missionaries | Many hope a trip by President Bush to Africa this week will help advance their version of God's cause (Reuters)
  
  
• Bush praised for efforts to help blacks in Africa | Although Bill Clinton reveled in his image as the "first black president," President Bush has won plaudits for doing more to help blacks in Africa, which he is visiting this week (The Washington Times)
  
  
• Trip marks President's turnabout on Africa | Bush's willingness to focus attention on Africa reflects the growing influence of an eclectic lobbying coalition that includes aid groups, religious organizations, entrepreneurs and the Congressional Black Caucus (The Washington Post)
  
  

Faith-based initiative:

• Faith-based leaders question administration's commitment | Church leaders who say they represent millions of mainline Protestants are accusing the Bush administration of not going far enough to address poverty across America (Fox News)
  
  
• Also: God and taxpayers | With his faith-based initiatives, President Bush is starting to look like the Penzance police, in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, who sing that they will march against the foe but never leave the stage (Editorial, Palm Beach Post)
  
  

Church land usage cases:

• Bible group's lesson in freedom | Group was recently allowed to return to senior center after being told it could no longer use the facility (The Times, Trenton, N.J.)
  
  

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