Weblog: London Church Doors Flung Open After Attacks
Plus: What conservatives and the Catholic Church think about evolution, Mr. T as "moral compass," and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 4/13/2006 12:00AM
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Beyond gay marriage | By engaging the marriage debate only in terms of "gay rights," progressives have put themselves in a losing position (Lisa Duggan & Richard Kim, The Nation)
Israel:
Jewish group sues area evangelist | $9 million suit says K.A. Paul's aid agency violated a contract to fly members to Israel (Houston Chronicle)
Mideast divestment movement picks up steam | United Church of Christ votes to use 'economic leverage' to promote peace between Israel and Palestinians (The Christian Science Monitor)
Talk to the laity | Engaging Protestant leaders in dialogue has not succeeded in preventing political attacks on Israel (Editorial, The Jerusalem Post)
Korean Christians urged to avoid Holy Land | The government appealed for restraint on Thursday after Evangelical groups pushed mass events in Jerusalem and several Korean missionaries were picked up in Afghanistan (Chosun Daily, South Korea)
Business & media:
Christians put faith in marketing | Independent Christian retailers are seeking more visible storefronts, focusing more on marketing and even slashing prices as they contend with new forms of competition in their once-protected industry (The Denver Post)
Christian rock industry going strong after 40 years | Late last month in his hometown of Salem, Oregon, Larry Norman gave his last U.S. concert (Voice of America)
Christian video games make old testament fun | There is an emerging trend of Christian Video games that although far behind the secular games in quality, claim to be free of the moral problems Christians have with games such as Halo and Playboy Mansion (Australian Broadcasting Corp.)
The A-Team of collectors | Mr. T as moral compass. (The Washington Post)
Sincere 'Altar Boyz' transcends faith | Here, just west of Manhattan's theater district -- possibly the bluest enclave of the bluest island in a decidedly blue state -- you might expect a show that openly mocks religion. "Altar Boyz," however, is disarmingly sincere. The five Boyz come across as devoted to their message. For the most part, theirs is a musical that does not wink at its audience (Associated Press)
Other stories of interest:
Religion news in brief | NCC opposes U.S. Iraq policies, UCC reaffirms its "faith in Jesus Christ", and other stories (Associated Press)
Miracle worker | The Basilica of St. Nicholas in Bari, visited for centuries by both Catholic and Orthodox pilgrims, brings its treasures to Moscow (The Moscow Times)
The censoring of our museums | Certain artefacts in the British Museum are deemed to have such religious significance that the director himself cannot examine them, and Australian male totems are barred from female eyes at the Hancock Museum in Newcastle. Faith sensitivity is endangering free access to our collections (Tiffany Jenkins, New Statesman, U.K.)
Cleansing body and soul | Faith healing gaining among state's Hispanics (Rocky Mountain News, Denver)
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