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• Catholic teacher loses job after civil wedding | A teacher at a Roman Catholic primary school lost her job after she decided to marry in a civil ceremony in a country house (The Telegraph, London)
• I was not prepared to change my wedding plans for anyone, says school row teacher (Western Mail, Wales)

Same-sex marriage:

• Cardinal compares gay marriage to family with cats, dogs | A prominent Mexican cardinal denounced legalization of same-sex weddings in an interview published Tuesday, saying it would be like considering cats or cockroaches part of a family (Associated Press)
• Partners bill 'is not law for gay marriage' | Minister fights Lords attempt to wreck measure which continues 'long journey' from decriminalisation of homosexuality (The Guardian, London)
• Gay marriage plan divides Metro clergy | Prop 2 says wedlock is between man, woman (The Detroit News)

Homosexuality & religion:

• Spiritual coming out | Increasing numbers of gay Christians are becoming more active in both liberal and conservative churches (The New York Times)
• Christian group settles with Fla. transit | Focus on the Family will be permitted to promote its anti-homosexuality conference on bus shelter ads under a settlement reached in a federal lawsuit (Associated Press)
• Activist pushes change | Jason Arnold-Burke runs a support group in his Rolling Meadows church, Harvest Bible Chapel, for other adults who want to overcome homosexual attractions (RedEye, Chicago)
• Homosexual link to fertility genes | Homosexuality is a natural side-effect of genetic factors that help women to have more children, a study suggests (The Telegraph, London)
• Also: How homosexuality is 'inherited' | Scientists say they have shown how male homosexuality could be passed from generation to generation (BBC)
• Also: So it is down to mother | Gay gene survives because it boosts fertility (The Times, London)

Sex tourism:

• Ads exposes American child-sex tourists | The U.S. government and World Vision on Tuesday announced an advertising campaign aimed at deterring American tourists from sexually exploiting children overseas (Associated Press)
• Program targets child-sex tourism | "I am not a tourist attraction. It's a crime to make me one," says one message in a campaign against child abuse announced yesterday by the private aid group, World Vision, and the State Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (The Washington Times)

Abuse:

• Priest testifies in Okla. slander lawsuit | A Roman Catholic priest accused of molesting two boys 25 years ago denied the allegations Tuesday as testimony began in his slander lawsuit against his accusers (Associated Press)
• College president denies abuse allegations | The president of a Roman Catholic college denied allegations he sexually abused six men when they were minors, including four when he was their church basketball coach (Associated Press)
• Priests' work files may become public | A judge indicated Tuesday he intends to make public the employment files of Roman Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse (Associated Press)
• Alleged Shanley victim testifies | A man who says he was molested decades ago by now-defrocked priest Paul Shanley testified Tuesday that he began to recover memories of his abuse after seeing news coverage of the sex scandal that has engulfed the Boston Archdiocese (Associated Press)
• Plaintiffs vow to continue church lawsuit | Four men who filed a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by a former Felton priest vow to appeal a recent decision by an Alameda County judge who threw their suit out of court (Santa Cruz Sentinel, Ca.)

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October (Web-only) 2004, Vol. 48