Plus: The pope feeling better, Millard Fuller ousted from Habitat, TNIV, faith and the Super Bowl, and many more articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll and Ted Olsen | posted 4/13/2006 12:00AM
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A faith-full farewell | Denver bishop offers tearful homily before he leaves for Texas (The Denver Post)
Evangelist plays hardball to move spirits worldwide | K.A. Paul isn't well-known here, but his mission has global reach (Houston Chronicle)
Recognition and challenges for tri-cities Christians | Milligan College is again searching for examples of Christian leaders in the Tri-Cities who integrate their faith with their profession. (Bristol Herald Courier, Tenn.)
Anatomy of an ethical lapse | Last Friday I was the subject of a Page 1 story by USA Today. It questioned my integrity, which has never before been challenged. Frankly, it has been a stunning experience, which has taken time for me to absorb. What's particularly painful, I write a column called "Ethics & Religion" and am guilty of an ethical lapse. How did this happen? (Michael J. McManus)
A loss for no-fault divorce | For the first time in decades, a divorce order was reversed last week (Michael J. McManus, The Washington Times)
Vicar - I used to be a man | A female priest has been supported by her parishioners after revealing she underwent a sex-change operation nearly 20 years ago (The Birmingham Post, England)
Parish backs woman of God who was a man | The Bishop of Hereford, the Right Rev Anthony Priddis, was aware of Sarah Jones's past when he ordained her as deacon last July and appointed her assistant curate of the Ross team ministry. He will have no hesitation in priesting her in September (The Times, London)
Bishop supports sex-change priest | A female priest who underwent a sex-change operation almost 20 years ago has been given public support by the Bishop of Hereford (BBC)
Depiction of Jesus carries kernel of truth | Hasn't Christ often been reduced as a puppet figure to be manipulated by Christians who in the name of Christ have performed acts of evil? (Mike McClellan, The Arizona Republic)
When the Bible is used for hate | Sadly, today the Bible is being used to oppress, dishonor, and persecute our queer brothers and sisters, who like the rest of us, are also created in the image of God (Miguel de la Torre, The Holland Sentinel, Mi.)
Watchdog group seeks Christian group probe | An organization that monitors religious groups has asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family broke the law by trying to sway presidential election voters. (Associated Press)
Adoption not an option | For weeks, government officials and adoption agencies have been quietly telling kind-hearted Americans the same thing: The thousands of children orphaned by the December tsunami are not available for adoption — and most never will be. The same is true of children in Africa, even though 80 percent of the world's AIDS orphans live there, and war, poverty and famine have ravaged many of its 54 countries (The Washington Times)
For God and company | More employees are bringing faith to work, but not without rules (The Boston Globe)
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