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Plus: CT freelancer Brad Greenberg gets Forwarded, changes at some key religion blogs, and other stories from online sources around the world.

"Today's Top Five" and other commentary will return with the next Weblog posting.

Church and state:

South Korea hostages:

Iraq and military:

  • Minority religions under attack in Iraq | The suicide bombings that ravaged the Yazidi sect in Iraq underscored the fears of violence and insecurity binding many of the nation's religious minorities, ranging from Christians who are fleeing their ancient enclaves to a dwindling sect that follows the teachings of John the Baptist (Associated Press)

  • Iraqi family hails Mary | Ms Askander's husband, Kamal, was one of three Iraqi diplomats working in the Iraqi embassy in Canberra who sought asylum in Australia after being told to return to Iraq when Baghdad decided to close the defence attache's office (The Australian)

  • Soldier's Bible stops sniper's bullet | A US soldier serving in iraq believes his Bible saved his life after it stopped a sniper's bullet (WTSP, Tampa Ba, Fla.)

  • DoD-connected Christian group draws fire | A religious group has abandoned plans to send packages to U.S. troops in Iraq with the controversial Christian video game, "Left Behind: Eternal Force," along with Christian books, Pentagon officials say (Navy Times)

  • One-man offensive | Attorney activist Mikey Weinstein is making war on evangelicals—and the Pentagon (World)

Weblog

Launched in 1999, Christianity Today’s Weblog was not just one of the first religion-oriented weblogs, but one of the first published by a media organization. (Hence its rather bland title.) Mostly compiled by then-online editor Ted Olsen, Weblog rounded up religion news and opinion pieces from publications around the world. As Christianity Today’s website grew, it launched other blogs. Olsen took on management responsibilities, and the Weblog feature as such was mothballed. But CT’s efforts to round up important news and opinion from around the web continues, especially on our Gleanings feature.

Ted Olsen

Ted Olsen

Ted Olsen is Christianity Today's managing editor for news and online journalism. He wrote the magazine's Weblog—a collection of news and opinion articles from mainstream news sources around the world—from 1999 to 2006. In 2004, the magazine launched Weblog in Print, which looks for unexpected connections and trends in articles appearing in the mainstream press. The column was later renamed "Tidings" and ran until 2007.


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Mike

August 20, 2007  7:10pm

Buena Park pastor asks followers to pray for the death of his critics. I think that this pastor is a little out of control, or he is being missed represented. I think that the IRS should say something about candidates campaigning in churches also. The Democrates have done this on a regular basis. I don't know how many times candidate have been in churches on television expressing their views. It has to have an impact on voters.

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