Plus: The shortest political honeymoon ever, Bush on America's religious divide, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 11/01/2004 12:00AM
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TBN airs reruns in wake of scandal | Christian network fund-raising won't be live due partly to tryst allegations against founder (The Orange County Register, Ca.)
Books:
What would Jefferson do? | An essay on faith, reason, terror, and democracy (Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect)
A novel way to spread message | Robert Luedke spent most of the past two years writing and illustrating the graphic novel Eye Witness: A Fictional Tale of Absolute Truth, which blends a fictional spiritual awakening and Jesus' trial and crucifixion (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram)
Bad to the bone, or good girls at heart? | Here are five Biblical women Liz Curtis Higgs writes about in her book, "Bad Girls of the Bible" (The Express-Times, Bethlehem, Pa.)
Fraud & crime:
Judge freezes assets of alleged Ponzi scheme | The suspected operator raised $8 million by courting L.A. church members, the SEC says (Los Angeles Times)
Man shot to death trying to help youth | Attempted to halt beating in West Philadelphia (Philadelphia Daily News)
Gambling:
Betting your life on it | Problem gambling has clear health related consequences (British Medical Journal)
Gambling is hard on your health and your pocket, says study | Gambling is not only hard on your pocket but bad for your health, according to the British Medical Journal today (The Guardian, London)
Other articles of interest:
Prayer violates Des Moines mandate | A reading of the Lord's Prayer before a City Council meeting sparks controversy (Des Moines Register, Ia.)
The geek guide to kosher machines | Meet the hacker who makes your home appliances right with God (Wired)
Business scandals prompt look into personal lives | In a quest for more ethical leaders, recruiters are increasingly looking into executives' personal lives for evidence of womanizing and other behavior that raises questions about their integrity (USA Today)
Of human bondage | A coalition against human trafficking worked well until a prostitution litmus test was imposed (Tara McKelvey, The American Prospect)
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