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SBC new president :

1. Southern Baptists elect Page as president | The Southern Baptist Convention elected Frank Page its new president Tuesday, choosing a pastor who had said that it would take a "miracle" for him to win and heralding a new direction for the denomination. (Associated Press)
   
   
2. Unexpected victory for new Baptist leader | The 16 million Southern Baptists in the United States have a new president, elected on Tuesday in a surprise victory that he called a turning point for a church that needs to engage more of its members. (New York Times)
   
   
3. New leader of Southern Baptists vows to open group to new voices | An S.C. pastor elected Tuesday as president of the Southern Baptist Convention promised to open the nation's largest Protestant body to new, younger voices. (Knight Ridder)
   
   
4. Baptists shake up old-guard leadership | Nashville's Sutton loses bid to S.C. pastor who wants 'sweet spirit,' no revolution (Hendersonville Star News, Tenn.)
   
   
5. New Southern Baptist leader reform-minded | Convention elects small-town pastor over endorsed candidates (Dallas Morning News)
   
   
6. Baptists choose outsider | New SBC president refreshing, hopeful choice, local pastors say (The Decatur Daily, Ala.)
   
   
7. Southern Baptists choose outsider as president in a surprise vote | The Southern Baptist Convention elected Frank Page its new president yesterday, choosing a pastor who had said that it would take a "miracle" for him to win. (The Tennessean, via Courier-Journal, Louisville)
   
   

Church life :

1. A wok with Jesus: saving souls in Chinese kitchens | Thousands of Chinese kitchen workers live on the margins. A former restaurant owner tends to a subculture most Americans never see. (Los Angeles Times)
   
   
2. Court hears arguments on suit to stop a church's demolition | Lawyers for former parishioners and the Archdiocese of New York clashed before an appellate court yesterday over whether church officials can demolish one of the oldest churches in Manhattan. (New York Times)
   
   
3. Christianity's African heritage | Blacks find roots in faith. More embrace ancient Orthodox traditions (Free Press, Detroit)
   
   
4. Orthodox Church moves south from Canada | One of three in the U.S., mission congregation in Dover hopes to grow into a cathedral (News Journal, Del.)
   
   

ECUSA :

1. Gay Episcopal bishop to fight new barriers | The first openly gay Episcopal bishop says it is unlikely the church's top policymaking body will create new barriers for homosexual clergy despite turmoil over his 2003 consecration. (Associated Press)
   
   
2. US Church in gay bishops debate | The US Anglican Church is meeting over the next week to discuss a motion to appease Church leaders critical of its gay bishops stance. (BBC)
   
   

Same-sex marriage :

1. Australia invalidates gay-relationship law | Conservative Prime Minister John Howard's federal government has invoked special powers to invalidate a territory's law that had been the first in Australia giving legal recognition to same-sex relationships. (Associated Press)
   
   
2. Australia overrules gay union law | Australia's conservative national government has overruled a local law allowing gay unions. (BBC)
   
   
3. BYU prof. let go for gay marriage stance | Brigham Young University has decided not to rehire a part-time instructor because he publicly opposed the Mormon church's stand against marriage for same-sex couples. (Associated Press)
   
   

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