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Back to the Weblog in Print column for one moment: There was one significant error in the piece. Tim Bednar of e-church.com is no longer an Assemblies of God pastor. "I used to be, but have not been for almost 3 years," he responded on his site. "I am involved with an Assemblies of God church plant—but have made a purposeful decision not to be A/G for the time being, however I am not burning any bridges."

The other critique of the piece is that it supposedly criticized Blogs4God.com. It actually didn't do the latter, and only noted that many good Christian blogs aren't listed there (the site only lists those blogs that have requested it). Dean Peters, Blogs4God site administrator, has logged a few of his complaints in the comment areas of several Christian blogs.

In his e-church comment, Peters wrote, "It is important that we not dismiss the 'look at my cat' blogs. They too represent the Body, as described in 1 Corinthans 12. I mean, not everyone can be the head." Indeed, but blogs like The Paris Project demonstrate that one can use one's head while still talking about one's cat.

And while religion blogging seems to be growing by leaps and bounds, there's still plenty of room for more—even in the media criticism category. There are so many religion stories in the mainstream media that no one can possibly evaluate it all. It was hard enough for Weblog to find and list the hundreds of articles listed below, and it's regrettable that there's no time to personally comment on many of these stories. May a million thoughtful bloggers bloom to pick up the slack.

Gay marriage | Homosexuality and religion | Anglicans and Episcopalians | Marriage | Sexual ethics | Human cloning | Life ethics | Evolution | Education | Boy scouts | Ten Commandments | Church and state | Invocations | Public religion | Politics | War on terror and immigration | Uganda bishop deportation | Persecution | Slavery | Headscarf bans | Prisons | Missions & Ministry | Haiti | India | Valentine's Day | Museums and history | Catholicism | Clergy | Church life | Bishop hit-and-run | Crime | Abuse | Israel Earthquake | Interfaith relations | The Passion of The Christ | Film | Television | Media | Books | Music | Art | Sports | Christian pilot | Business ethics | Spirituality | Deaths | Other articles of interest

Gay marriage in Massachusetts (news):

• Gridlock in marriage debate | Deeply split Mass. Legislature to reconvene in March session (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Massachusetts lawmakers, after heated debate, put off vote on gay marriage | After a marathon of impassioned speeches, behind-the-scenes political maneuvering and an 11th-hour filibuster, Massachusetts legislators were unable Thursday to reach an agreement on gay marriage and shelved the issue for a month (The New York Times)
  
  
• Emotions running high | Legislators, church leaders weigh in on same sex marriage (Norwell Mariner, Mass.)
  
  
• Romney out front; Bush aides in touch | As Governor Mitt Romney navigates the volatile issue of gay marriage, his staff is in "regular contact" with the staffs of the Bush White House and the national Republican Party, a top Romney aide said yesterday (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Gay marriages in Mass. survive vote | Lawmakers narrowly defeat a constitutional amendment to restrict matrimony to a man and woman. Emotions run high at statehouse (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• Massachusetts rejects 2 marriage bills | Massachusetts lawmakers yesterday rejected two of three proposed state constitutional amendments to prevent homosexual "marriage" (The Washington Times)
  
  

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February (Web-only) 2004, Vol. 48