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• Ministers stand firm on same-sex marriage | Heritage Alliance is part public-policy advocacy organization and part registered political action committee (Wakefield Observer, Ma.)
  
  
• Rights for gay couples - but not marriage | Campaigners give mixed welcome to bill recognizing same-sex partnerships, claiming many disparities remain (The Guardian, London)
  
  
• White House, counsel split on gay rights | Official had questioned antidiscrimination law (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Ministers' stance ignores equality | Last week, more than two dozen of my brethren black pastors in Atlanta publicly opted for the safety of status-quo bigotry, in lieu of confronting the nation's more pressing moral issues (Byron Williams, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
  
  
• Debate not on par with civil rights | Like most Americans, I believe that gays and lesbians have a right to live as they choose, but they don't have a right to redefine marriage for our entire society. Especially since the age-old institution of marriage is not about discrimination (Dick Richardson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
  
  

April Fools Day jokes:

• Pope's 'Left Behind' comments spark controversy | Vatican Denies Papal Praise of Final End Times Novel (The Holy Observer
  
  
• Ol' Dirty Bastard to host Dove Awards | Gospel Music Association Hopes Controversial Rapper Will 'Wu' Wider Audience (The Holy Observer)
  
  
• God to intercessors: Just stop saying "just" | Linguistic grace no longer applicable to mutually exclusive prayer requests (The Holy Observer)
  
  
• Mel's Passion prequel | An exclusive look at a scene from "The Cleansing of the Temple" (John D. Spalding, Beliefnet)
  
  
• Oprah named fourth person of the Trinity | Popular talk show host deemed to be consubstantial and co-equal with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Beliefnet)
  
  
• Jesus shocker: 'When I said 'feed my sheep,' i meant actual sheep' | In rare pre-Second Coming appearance, Jesus complains that his prize Merino flock is not doing well (Beliefnet)
  
  

Other stories of interest:

• Exorcist lite | Church of Scotland set to battle demonic forces (Daily Record, Glasgow)
  
  
• Amish find refuge in Wisconsin | Faced with rising land prices, congestion in the East, families seek solitude in the dairy state (Chicago Tribune)
  
  
• A season of passions | With Mel Gibson's movie in theaters, interest is high for the Crystal Cathedral's 21st annual 'Glory of Easter' (The Orange County Register, Ca.)
  
  
• A middle ground | Leave "under God" in the pledge--and Howard Stern on the air (Alan Bromley, The Wall Street Journal)
  
  
• Illinois offers apology to LDS church | The State of Illinois is officially apologizing to the LDS Church-- specifically for how early Mormons were forced out of the state and its first leader killed by a mob (KSL, Salt Lake City)
  
  
• Senate mulls pro-marriage funds | Republicans and family groups said yesterday the Senate must approve the welfare reform re-authorization bill because it contains President Bush's plan to fund programs for building healthy marriages in low-income communities (The Washington Times)
  
  

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