Plus: David Yonggi Cho under fire, Bob Russell leaving Southeast Christian, church that birthed gospel music destroyed in fire, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 1/10/2006 12:00AM
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Missionary work draws ethical debate | If so much trouble has come from trying to spread an idea or system of beliefs, why do we as human beings continue to do it? (Michael Gartland, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.)
Church group protests against Hinn | The Liberty church is protesting against the Government's decision to approve evangelist Benny Hinn to preach in Fiji (The Fiji Times)
An arena of shared faith | Baptism at Coliseum unites friends, fans of Mexican rodeo (The Denver Post)
Gay marriage:
Group gathers to push marriage amendment | Supporters of a Florida Constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman held concurrent news conferences across the state Friday morning to boost their efforts to meet a Feb. 1 petition deadline (The Tampa Tribune, Fla.)
Chan denies anti-gay stance | Chinese-language newspaper quoted Richmond MP as saying he opposes gays' right to marry (Vancouver Sun)
New Jersey lawmakers pass two gay rights bills | New Jersey lawmakers voted to give same-sex couples the same rights as married couples regarding inheritance and funeral arrangements and to extend gay couples' access to health benefits in the public sector (Reuters)
More articles of interest:
Russia celebrating Orthodox Christmas | Believers across Russia began celebrations of the Russian Orthodox Christmas on the eve of the holiday Friday, with President Vladimir Putin sending greetings to the faithful (Associated Press)
Minister bridges two disparate worlds | A new year traditionally means new starts, when people resolve to change their lives. So it's an apt time for one pastor's tale of the epic change he made 25 years ago, when he was transformed from atheist to evangelical Christian (Rich Barlow, The Boston Globe)
The Cairo massacre | Something shameful has been happening in Cairo, where Egyptian security forces assaulted Sudanese refugees who had been camping out before the offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Editorial, The Boston Globe)
God is in the details of this case. Or is he? | The idea of Christianity being defended not by the Pope, but some small-time cleric staring anxiously into his fusilli, is truly cinematic in its scope (Caitlin Moran, The Times, London)
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