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Other religions:

• Just add followers | Brahma Kumaris ("sisters of God") is one of more than 800 new religious movements operating in the United States. Most are New Age amalgams of many traditions. Some, like Brahma Kumaris, are obvious spinoffs from of older religions (in this case, Hinduism). (Knight Ridder Newspapers)
• Moonies knee-deep in faith-based funds | Pushing celibacy, marriage counseling under Bush plan (San Francisco Chronicle)

Mormons:

• Educator, former pilot on Mormon council | An Idaho educator and a former German airline pilot were named Saturday to leadership positions in the Mormon church. (Associated Press)
• Mormons become major Nebraska landowners | The Mormon church has become one of Nebraska's largest landowners with the purchase of 88,000 acres in the western part of the state it will use to raise cattle. (Associated Press)

Religion & homosexuality:

• Baptist official leaves over gay policy | The director of student life at Richmond's Baptist Theological Seminary has resigned, saying he could not enforce a policy that excludes practicing homosexuals, including those in committed relationships. (Associated Press)
• Spiritual coming out | A year ago, Cortada, a former altar boy, left the church over its stance on homosexuality. Though he and his partner felt at home at Gesu Catholic Church in downtown Miami, the Vatican's position on gay marriage convinced him he could no longer attend a church that discriminated against him, he said. (Knight Ridder Newspapers)
• 'Everyone has felt queer' | At this church, which has grown fourfold in six years, Christ has breasts Minister stands firm despite hate mail over gay stance. (Toronto Star)

People:

• Pastor targets trouble in hood's hot spots | Rev. Long of True Faith Baptist working to set up hot line for residents (Alameda Times-Star, Calif.)
• Experience at Ground Zero colored local Episcopal priest's understanding of gospel | Lucas recently came to St. Timothy's Episcopal Church as deacon-in-charge and is to be ordained a transitional deacon in June. On Dec. 2, he will be officially ordained a priest. (News Courier, Ala.)

Billy Graham in Kansas City:

• Christian soldier mounts K.C. crusade | The Rev. Billy Graham rode in a golf cart around Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium on Wednesday and surveyed the platform where he will deliver his Heart of America Crusade. (News-Leader, MO)
• Graham prepares to return to evangelical limelight | Making his first public appearance since a series of medical problems sidelined him this spring, evangelist Billy Graham on Wednesday toured preparations for his weekend crusade in Kansas City. (Associated Press)

Abuse:

• Priest charged with sex abuse in Australia | News reported he had been working in Samoa despite charges (The Dallas Morning News)
• Priest facing more charges in Australia | A Roman Catholic priest who had been working in ministry in the South Pacific island of Samoa despite being wanted on sex abuse charges in Australia has been accused of molesting seven more boys. The priest's background was exposed earlier this year in a story by The Dallas Morning News. (Associated Press)

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