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George Barna says that since 2000 more than 20 million Americans have flirted with alternative forms of church. House church groups put the number far lower—in the tens of thousands, according to Dawn Ministries.

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Same-sex marriage :

1. Gay marriage ban short of votes in Senate | President Bush and congressional Republicans are aiming the political spotlight this week on efforts to ban gay marriage, with events at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue — all for a constitutional amendment with scant chance of passage but wide appeal among social conservatives. (Associated Press)
   
   
2. Bush backs amendment to ban gay marriage | President Bush On Saturday Backed A Resolution To Amend The Constitution To Define Marriage As A Union Between A Man And A Woman Even Though The Idea Has Little Chance Of Being Passed In The Senate. (Associated Press)
   
   
3. Bush makes new push for gay-marriage ban | President George W. Bush on Saturday urged the Senate to pass a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, in a congressional election-year pitch to conservatives whose enthusiasm for him has cooled. (Reuters)
   
   
4. Religions unite on same-sex marriage | A myriad of religious leaders from various faiths have come together in support of a U.S. Constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. (UPI)
   
   
5. Bush to press for U.S. ban on same-sex marriage | President Bush is beginning a major push for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, part of a new campaign to appease cultural conservatives who say he and his party abandoned their issues after the 2004 elections. (The New York Times)
   
   
6. Believers push for marriage measure | The breadth of support among religious groups for a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman extends well beyond the boundaries of evangelical Protestantism. (The Washington Times)
   
   
7. Bush turns up heat to prevent same-sex marriages | He again calls for amendment to ban such unions, but it's unlikely to pass (Houston Chronicle)
   
   
8. GOP targets gay marriage | The Senate has begun debate on a constitutional amendment banning it. (The Christian Science Monitor)
   
   
9. Theological analysis of gay unions overdue | For an issue that is supposedly religious in character, I am surprised that there has been so little actual theological analysis of the proposal to ban gay and lesbian marriage in the Colorado Constitution. (J. Philip Wogaman, Denver Post)
   
   
10. Clergy split over gay marriage | Church leaders look to Bible to back their positions, pro and con (Associated Press)
    
    
11. Gay marriage to be outlawed in Australia | Australia's conservative government will overrule same sex marriage laws in the nation's capital, Prime Minister John Howard said on Tuesday, saying marriage should only be between men and women. (Reuters)
    
    

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