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• Lesbian minister's acquittal criticized | Good News, which represents evangelical Methodists, is asking for a review by the Judicial Council, the denomination's top court, of the church trial and verdict in the case of Rev. Karen Dammann. Good News also wants changes that would "close loopholes" in judicial proceedings (Chicago Tribune)
  
  
• Canadian homosexual hate crimes bill successfully delayed until at least April 20 | Bill will die if federal election is called in the meantime (LifeSite)
  
  
• Will law silence the church? | Christian leaders in Canada fear that a new law might de facto condemn portions of the Bible as hate literature (UPI)
  
  

Gay marriage:

• Lawmakers weigh in on gay marriage votes | The ban on same-sex marriage approved by the Georgia House on Wednesday was one of the Legislature's most bitterly disputed issues in recent years (Macon Telegraph, Ga.)
  
  
• Mulling way to stop gay weddings | As SJC appeal ruled out, Romney eyes his options (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Echoes of racism in gay marriage ban | It is appalling to see Reilly hide behind a law meant as a wink and a nod to segregation at the very time he, Romney, and the Legislature swear they are not creating second-class citizenship for gay couples (Derrick Z. Jackson, The Boston Globe)
  
  

More articles:

• Deport Fr. Carlos, UPDF says again | Security agencies have repeated a request to have Father Carlos Rodriquez deported (The Monitor, Kampala, Uganda)
  
  
• Religion news in brief | Challenging the Karen Dammann verdict, George Carey accused of prejudice, Pope recalls Rwanda genocide, and other stories (Associated Press)
  
  
• Heartening responses offer hope | I'd forgotten in today's combative climate that Americans amply possess a strong sense of compassion and fair play (L.A. Chung, San Jose Mercury News, Ca.)
  
  
• Sin security | Investing in vice is not a bad idea (James K. Glassman, National Review Online)
  
  
• Pastors: Divorce, adultery a bigger threat to marriage | One of the great moral and political debates of 2004 concerns gay marriage and whether it would destroy the sanctity of marriage. However, some might say that as far as sacredness and marriage go, the sanctity as already been damaged——by heterosexuals, including many Christians (North County Times, San Diego, Ca.)
  
  

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