Plus: Christian college dismisses student newspaper editors, PCUSA cutting 13% of budget, Jamaica's "theocratic" new PM, American Idol's Mandisa controversy, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 4/11/2006 12:00AM
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3 Philadelphia priests defrocked | Brings to 17 the number of priests in the Philadelphia Archdiocese who have been defrocked since the clergy abuse scandal broke four years ago (Associated Press)
The kingdom of Christ | A bold new take on the historical Jesus raises questions about a centuries-long quest (Jay Tolson, U.S. News & World Report)
Evangelicals, Muslims at similar approval level | Fifty-seven percent of Americans viewed evangelicals favorably, while 55% viewed Muslim-Americans favorably. Jews got a 77% favorable rating, Catholics 73%. Atheists got 35%, according to the report (The Tennessean, Nashville)
Man kills wife, son and then himself | Eun Suk Cho, a prominent U.S.-educated theologian, said that the two incidents occurring within a week of each other is a warning for Korean American churches to concentrate less on growing membership and "more on reaching out to those who are hurting" (Los Angeles Times)
Bob Geldof blames China for Sudan war | The Irish rock star, nominated for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for organizing last year's Live 8 benefit concerts, said China was protecting the Sudanese government because it provides 6 percent of China's oil (Associated Press)
Sir Cliff to sell up and leave Britain | The life of Sir Cliff Richard, who has just turned 65, has seen many surprising changes in recent years, most of which, friends say, can be put down to the growing influence of Father John McElynn, the New Yorkborn Roman Catholic priest who has become a dominant presence in his life since they met six years ago (The Mail on Sunday, London)
Cancellation of Dracula Park hailed as victory by Romanian church | Romania's Orthodox church has welcomed a government decision to cancel a "Dracula Park" entertainment complex near Bucharest, five years after the project was initiated to take advantage of the country's legendary vampire (ENI)
Church shelters city park refugees | Dozens of homeless people reject a camp near the police station in favor of Kawaiaha'o (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
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