Catholic bishops will issue statement on Communion as a Matthew 18 lawsuit is reinstated against a Texas Bible church. Plus: Samuel Huntington on why atheists are outsiders, religious leaders apologize for Abu Ghraib, and many other stories from online sources around the world.
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Lost about 'Saved' | A movie makes fun of Evangelical Christians. This took courage? (Jonathan V. Last, The Wall Street Journal)
'Saved!' brings down wrath of some Christians | Jesus is back at the multiplex. Following the 50-foot wave left behind by Mel Gibson's dark and somber "The Passion of the Christ" comes "Saved!," a frothy teen comedy set at an evangelical high school. The film is stirring up Christian audiences and commentators, who seem torn. (Washington Post)
Mel Gibson:
Forbes names Mel Gibson most powerful celebrity | Mel Gibson, whose controversial film "The Passion of the Christ" paid off big at the box office, is the year's most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes magazine's Celebrity 100 power rankings (Reuters)
Also: The Celebrity 100 (Forbes)
Gibson's Icon sues Regal over 'Passion' box office | Actor/director Mel Gibson's Icon Distribution Inc. has sued No. 1 movie theater chain Regal Entertainment Group for more than $40 million, claiming Regal failed to pay Icon its fair share of box office receipts for "The Passion of the Christ." (Reuters)
Madonna now Esther:
A Jewish Madonna? Is that a mystery? | Madonna's flirtation with things Jewish causes mixed reactions among Jewish professors and rabbis (The New York Times)
Madonna chooses 'Esther' as new name | Call her Esther: That's the Hebrew name Madonna has chosen for herself as a follower of Kabbalah. (Associated Press)
Books:
In the Father's footsteps | An interview with Bradford Wilcox. author of the new book Soft Patriarchs, New Men: How Christianity Shapes Fathers and Husbands (The Washington Times)
Do evangelical Protestant fathers really know best? | Religious men, especially evangelical Protestants, are more involved and attentive husbands and fathers than men who are not religious, new research shows (USA Today)
A liberal with new emphasis on old values | In his new book, David Callahan, a liberal, argues that America has lost its moral compass (The New York Times)
Bible & Jesus
Bible 'leads to Israeli oil bonanza' | The Bible has inspired many to have faith in heavenly joy, but now an Israeli company believes it has helped it find wealth on earth (The Observer, London)
Differing 'Visions of Jesus' | Panel at Claremont Graduate University featuring representatives from many religions will discuss Jesus' life, death (Claremont-Upland Voice, Ca.)
Art & artifacts:
Exhibit Shows How Artist Altered Works | To the human eye, brilliant colors and thick black lines mark much of the work by French artist Georges Rouault, considered among the greatest of recent religious painters. It took a high-tech examination by two American researchers to reveal a deeper mystery: copies of his own black-and-white prints underneath (Associated Press)
El Greco masterpieces reunited | Three masterpieces painted by El Greco for the same chapel but separated for nearly 400 years have gone on display together for the first time in Spain at Madrid's Prado Museum. (Reuters)
Byzantine artifact stolen in Israel | A priceless 1,500-year-old Byzantine era artifact was stolen early Wednesday from an archaeological park near Tel Aviv, police said. (Associated Press)
More articles:
In the shadow of Babylon | "The collapse of the Tower of Babel is perhaps the central urban myth" (Neil MacGregor, The Guardian, London)
Drawing a bead for God, country | Jennifer Nichols, among America's Top archers, prepares for Olympics on own terms (The Washington Post)
Debate over faith's role in healing grows strong | In the past decade or so, attempts to measure scientifically the effect of prayer on medical outcomes have become increasingly common, with attendant controversy (The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla.)
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