Weblog: Religious Conservative Leaders Savage Bush
Plus: Teen pregnancy and abortion rates drop, Roe case goes forward, the Amish in winter, and many other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 2/01/2004 12:00AM
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Doctors, priests form exorcism commission | Faced with growing demand for exorcisms, Catholic Church leaders in the Italian city of Genoa have created a taskforce of doctors and priests to determine when the devil is at work and when psychiatric help is needed (Reuters)
Scientists recommends bedtime prayers | A German scientist says people who suffer from bad nightmares should say their prayers before going to bed (Ananova)
Ex-pastor gets prison for scams | Financial scam artist and former Napa pastor Sherman S. Smith was sentenced Friday to 37 months in prison (Napa Valley Register, Ca.)
Religion news in brief | Indianapolis Episcopalians want to affiliate with Illinois; Kansas archbishop: No speeches in Catholic institutions by abortion rights advocates; Southern Baptists end endorsement of female military chaplains; and other stories (Associated Press)
Winter, the Amish way | Always challenging, but never more so than in winter, this is the Amish way: No cozy automobiles, no electricity, no telephones, no conventional oil or natural-gas furnaces. And no regrets (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
NFL rescinds fine against Bengals' Kitna | Bengals quarterback Jon Kitna won't have to pay the $5,000 fine levied by the NFL for wearing a cap with a cross during interviews after a game in December (Associated Press)
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