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• Original: The sinner | If you were wondering what became of America's favorite Dark Angel, fear not (GQ, p. 4 of 6)
• A giving man's leap of faith | Despite risks, firefighter will donate part of his liver to bishop in 'amazing' act of generosity (The Sacramento Bee, Ca.)

Doug Wead:

• Behind the secret tapings of Bush, a life is changed | Despite apologies, Doug Wead is still persona non grata in many circles (Los Angeles Times)
• Wead in the Rose Garden | Doug Wead, a Bush family advisor and counselor to Dubya, has a history of crass opportunism and the release of the Bush tapes was only the most recent example (Bill Berkowitz, WorkingForChange)

Prince Charles wedding:

• Bishop calls for Prince Charles apology | Bishop David Stancliffe has called for Prince Charles to apologize to the ex-husband of his fiancee Camilla Parker Bowles (Associated Press)
• Charles must apologize for adultery, says top bishop | David Stancliffe, the Bishop of Salisbury, said church rules dictated that the prince should atone for committing adultery (The Times, London)
• Prince 'must atone' for conduct | David Stancliffe, Bishop of Salisbury, said church rules meant the prince should "make good any hurts" before he marries Camilla Parker Bowles (BBC)

Other stories of interest:

• The Easter puzzle | Why do Jews reject the Resurrection? We believe God already had saved us in the gift of the commandments (David Klinghoffer, The Dallas Morning News)
• Church of martyrs | More than 300 million Christians are either threatened with violence or legally discriminated against because of their faith (Anthony Browne, The Spectator, U.K.)
• Churchgoers remember Texas blast victims | Churchgoers at Easter Sunday services were urged to support friends and neighbors who are grieving for loved ones lost in last week's deadly explosion at a BP oil refinery (Associated Press)
• Finding stress, and some friction | Volunteers from the Church of Scientology have been stationed at red-clothed tables in Times Square and several other subway hubs, measuring baseline stress levels (The New York Times)
• Easter break? | America is not as divided this holiday as some contend (Editorial, The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, Ca.)
• Zondervan, pastor team up on videos | Zondervan is distributing a new video series with the Rev. Rob Bell aimed at spreading Christian messages in quick, easy-to-digest bites (The Grand Rapids Press, Mi.)
• The great tech escape | Eric Brende and his wife spent a year and a half living with the Amish. They gave up TV, telephones, computers and their car—and gained a new perspective (The Dallas Morning News)
• Evangelical influence growing in Mexico | Growing numbers of Mexicans are leaving the Catholic Church and making evangelical Christianity the fastest growing religion in Mexico, according to some experts. Evangelicals as a group, traditionally a non-factor on the national political scene, are beginning to flex their political muscles and are looking north for their model (El Universal, Mexico)
• Conception deception | Whatever spin is put on it, a woman having sex with two blokes doesn't read well. Throw a baby into the mix and it gets really murky (Kay O'Sullivan, The Age, Melbourne, Australia)
• French Muslims reopen headscarf, holiday debate | France's largest Muslim organization has urged the state to rethink its ban on Islamic headscarves in schools and to recognize Islamic holy days, reopening a debate most French thought was closed (Reuters)

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