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Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 11/01/2004 12:00AM
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2 volunteers attacked, robbed at Jeffco church | Visitor attacked with pepper spray, taking purses (The Denver Post)
Resignations:
McMurray resigns as church president | W. Grant McMurray has resigned as president of the Community of Christ Church, which has its world headquarters in Independence. (The Kansas City Star)
Also: US Mormon leader resigns, citing "inappropriate" personal choices | The president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the second largest grouping in the Mormon religion, has resigned citing "inappropriate choices" in his personal life (AFP)
Reporter quits at WHYY over angry message | A voice-mail message left last week at the Virginia office of Laptoplobbyist.com, a conservative Internet site, went like this: "Hi, my name is Rachel … I wanted to tell you that you're evil, horrible people. You're awful people. You represent horrible ideas. God hates you and he wants to kill your children. You should all burn in hell. Bye." By afternoon, Buchman had resigned and offered apologies (Michael Klein, Philadelphia Inquirer)
Also: Defund the people's republic of NPR | What Carmouche forgot to mention is who paid Rachel's salary and still pays for her NPR colleagues. People like me who voluntarily write checks to support public radio, but more importantly, ALL Americans, through taxpayer support. Those days should end. How many of us want our tax dollars to keep funding NPR's Rachels? Or any other ideologue? (Michael Smerconish, Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sports:
Fired cheer coach says other teams did same thing | The same kind of team Christian religious meetings that played a part in the firing of UGA cheerleading coach Marilou Braswell are no different than similar Christian observances conducted in UGA's football and baseball programs, and are completely legal, according to documents filed Monday in federal court by Braswell's lawyer. (Athens Banner-Herald, Athens, Ga.)
Packers' later game starts force churches to audible | Holiday programs affected; schedule changes come from NFL, not team (Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wis.)
Books:
A new Bible, palmtop version, can keep track of studies | Zondervan Publishing, Laridian Electronic Publishing and Mobile Digital Media have together released the Zondervan NIV Study Bible Suite, software for the Palm OS and Windows Mobile operating systems that includes Zondervan's New International Version (The New York Times)
The God Factor | The values debate gravitates to hardcover. Less fat, more filling (Ellen E. Heltzel, Book Babes, Poynter Institute)
Other articles of interest:
They're not wed, but they've made it official | Couples nationwide rely on West Hollywood's partner registry to get health benefits (Los Angeles Times)
Teenagers fail to see the consequences | Juveniles may find it harder than adults to foresee the consequences of their actions (New Scientist)
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