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"The election of the Rev. Frank Page as president of the Southern Baptist Convention last week may have been historic in one key way: It marked the first time that a major religious group opted for an upstart candidate on the strength of a technological innovation—the blog," reports The News & Observer in North Carolina. Dissatisfied with the denomination's presidential nominations, bloggers created enough buzz to make Page the newest president.

Church life | Missions & ministry | ECUSA | Homosexuality | Catholicism | New D.C. archbishop installed | Politics | People | Media | Crime | More articles of interest

Church life :

1. Presbyterian Church shifts investment plan | The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) national assembly has softened its 2-year-old policy on disinvesting in companies that do business with Israel and has shifted more strongly against late-term abortions. (AP)
   
   
2. Church bets wallet can be way into soul | For Harvey pastor, giving away cash is just one way of spreading the gospel to new ears (Chicago Tribune)
   
   
3. Blessed be the bloggers | For they shall influence church policy and politics (The News & Observer, N.C.)
   
   
4. Two churches to become one | One black, one white, the two will worship together (WJRT, Mich.)
   
   
5. 'Perfect' day as church celebrates golden year | They do say things get better with age and Congregationalists at a Staines church say their building has never looked lovelier in its 50 years than it does today. (Staines Guardian, UK)
   
   

Missions & ministry :

1. Men gather to tend flame of faith | Promise Keepers to bring message of empowerment and salvation to Pepsi Arena (Albany Times Union)
   
   
2. African cleric breaks the silence on HIV | Stephanie Nolen talks to the man who spurred religious leaders to share their secrets (Globe and Mail, Canada)
   
   
3. Christian marriage seminar lures 960 | Nearly 1,000 people from across the United States will be in Tucson this weekend for an increasingly popular Christian workshop that focuses on strengthening marriage. (Arizona Daily Star)
   
   

ECUSA :

1. Africa's Anglicans applaud U.S. move on gay bishops | African bishops on Thursday applauded a decision by the U.S. Episcopal Church to avoid consecrating more openly gay bishops but said liberals must show true repentance if a rift in the Anglican community is to heal. (Reuters)
   
   
2. African Anglicans slam US church as gay row deepens | Africa's Anglican bishops have attacked their U.S. counterparts for failing to condemn homosexuality after they elected a liberal woman leader who supports gay rights. (Reuters)
   
   
3. Our Mother Jesus . . . a sermon by US church's new head | THE Episcopal Church in America descended into chaos last night after leading bishops on both the liberal and conservative wings dissassociated themselves from a last-gasp effort to avert a schism with the worldwide Anglican Communion. (The Times, London)
   
   
4. An agonized vote to try to unify a church | Episcopalians' decision this week to limit gays' role may not be enough to prevent a split. (The Christian Science Monitor)
   
   
5. Battling over bishops | Gender and sexuality trouble in the Episcopal Church. (Editorial, Los Angeles Times)
   
   
6. Episcopal chaos | The General Convention of the Episcopal Church decided this past week not even to vote on a resolution saying Jesus Christ was the "only name by which any person may be saved," but heard the newly elected presiding bishop of the church _ the first woman in that role _ give a sermon using the expression "Mother Jesus." (Jay Ambrose, Scripps Howard News Service)
   
   

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