Plus: Washington Nationals religion controversy, Switchfoot in trouble over music piracy, The 100-Minute Bible, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 4/13/2006 12:00AM
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Nationals' chaplain suspended for comments about Jews:
Nats' Church apologizes for remarks about Jews | The Washington Nationals suspended a volunteer chaplain and distributed an apology from outfielder Ryan Church yesterday, two days after Church was quoted in a front-page Post article as suggesting that Jews are headed for eternal damnation (The Washington Post)
Nationals suspend chapel leader | The chapel leader for the Washington Nationals was suspended Tuesday after a flap over comments about Jews (Associated Press)
Press release: Washington Nationals statement regarding Washington Post article
People:
Wielding the hatchet | The Washington Post takes a cheap shot at Charles Colson (Scott Johnson, The Weekly Standard)
Searching for oil in Israel | John Brown, successful businessman and born-again Christian, says the Bible is a treasure map leading to petroleum reserves promised to three of the twelve Israelite tribes (CBS Evening News)
Crime:
Guyana woman convicted in exorcism death | A Guyana jury has convicted a woman of manslaughter for killing a friend during an exorcism ritual (Associated Press)
Fraud at local church investigated | Police searched the home and office of a Casper man in connection with the investigation into the reported disappearance of as much as $100,000 from a church's bank accounts (Casper Star-Tribune, Wy.)
More articles of interest:
Christian rockers risk wrath of DMCA with DRM tips | 'My heart is heavy with this whole copy-protection thing' (The Register, U.K.)
In a shift, Mormon Church is flexible on missionary commitment | The LDS Church has decided to move away from the days when young people went on a mission because they felt they were supposed to. Now the church wants people to serve because their faith is so strong they feel they must (The Arizona Republic)
New unity government for Sudanese | Sudan's President Omar Bashir has announced the formation of a unity government as part of a peace deal signed with former southern rebels (BBC)
Checking in with the chairgod | Time for another visit to the heavens, I think, to see what is on the gods' minds these days, so here are the latest minutes from the United Deities, as they discuss happenings on Earth (Miles Kington, Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
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