Plus: Florida vouchers nixed, assisted suicide wins again in Oregon, Methodism and the presidential campaign, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 8/01/2004 12:00AM
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Indian Christians:
After Dhananjoy, will it be Dara Singh? | With the hanging of rapist-murderer Dhananjoy Chatterjee in Kolkata, the focus has shifted to another killer facing the death sentence in Orissa for the murder of an Graham Staines and his children (IANS, India)
Years after church damage, tempers simmer in village | Six years after a church used by tribals here was partly destroyed by a mob, tempers are once again rising in Sadadpada village in Nashik district's Peth tehsil (The Indian Express)
John Dayal: " People have rejected the ideology of hate" | The Christian leader speaks about the Indian elections and the country's future (Sathyadeepam, India)
Missions & ministry:
Family solutions | Religious leaders are focusing on the need for greater reverence on the part of young people who are quick to pick up a gun, and greater vigilance on the part of their parents (Editorial, The Boston Globe)
Convoy of Hope reaches 6,200 | Free groceries and services distributed in Ogden (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Protesters rally against church prison support program | A group campaigning for reform at Hobart's Risdon Prison say a new prisoner support program to be run by the Anglican Church will not provide the services at-risk inmates need (Australian Broadcasting Corp.)
Churches try TV to reach today's 'visual culture' | Fredericksburg Methodists and other churches plan to run TV ads in effort to fill pews (The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.)
Rabbi plans to preach Jesus under the big top | 4-day event starts tomorrow in Toledo (The Toledo Blade, Oh.)
A spiritual adviser's on-duty guidance | Over the past seven years, the Rev. Jon Widing has gained the trust and respect of Avon's police officers as he carved out his role as the department's official chaplain (The Hartford Courant, Conn.)
Conversion outreach plan stirs outrage | Jews for Jesus trains 600 for street work (The Washington Post)
Prayer walkers appeal for well-being on FSU campus | Against the backdrop of new students moving into dorms at Florida State University, members of the Baptist Collegiate Ministry met at the college for a Sunday afternoon prayer walk (Tallahassee Democrat, Fla.)
Diary from a mission | Excerpts from the diary James Coleman kept for the Democrat during his mission trip to South Africa (The Tallahassee Democrat, Fla.)
Hurricane Charley:
Storm-battered worshippers gather in Fla. | The Rev. Scott Borden survived Hurricane Charley by huddling in a small closet and praying as the storm passed over his home, then hit his nearby church, leaving the sanctuary in tatters (Associated Press)
Faithful seek light in storm's dark aftermath | Parishioners trickle into local churches seeking solace or simply electricity and air conditioning (The Orlando Sentinel)
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