The Non-Haggard News

Election Campaigns

Dobson warns of fallout if Democrats take Congress | James Dobson calls on values voters to vote Republican (The Denver Post)
Is it a sin not to vote? | Chuck Colson writes on David Kuo's response to disillusionment (Townhall.com)
Evangelicals are cool on GOP | Many say the party's accomplishments have been disappointing, but they will vote Republican anyway (The News & Observer)
Democrats seek to close the 'God Gap' | The 2004 election gave the Democrats a serious wake-up call (BBC News)
On the religious right, an alliance torn asunder | Dick Armey and James Dobson row (The Washington Post)
War tests voter loyalty in Bible Belt | Social issues secondary for some conservatives (The Boston Globe)

Crime and Lawsuits

The United Church of Canada issues a consumer alert | A fraud scheme that suggests The United Church of Canada will sponsor the purchase of the vehicle as a thank-you gift for someone who has faithfully served the church for many years (Canada Newswire)
Documents shed more light on killer | Police continue to search for motives in the case of a man who walked up to the homes of two convicted sex offenders and shot them to death Easter morning (Associated Press)
Lawsuits tackle religion in U.S. military | Two lawsuits have been filed in Washington against the U.S. military with differing claims on how the service treats evangelical Christians (United Press International)
Italy photographer freed in Afghanistan | The kidnappers had demanded that Italy hand over an Afghan who converted to Christianity from Islam in return for Torsello's release. (Reuters)
Trial over Indonesian beheadings to start next week | Three Indonesian men will go on trial next week over the beheading of three teenage Christian girls in Central Sulawesi province last year (Reuters)

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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 is Christianity Today's editorial director. 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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