Evangelical leaders say their faith is too politicized
By RACHEL ZOLL
AP Religion Writer
Prominent evangelicals urged Christian conservatives Wednesday to support “an expansion of our concerns beyond single-issue politics,” angering some leaders on the religious right who have been closely allied with the Republican Party.
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By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS
Associated Press Writer

TULSA, Okla. (AP) _ As Oral Roberts University prepares to hand out diplomas to its Class of 2008, Anna Siebring, a junior, will be mailing out applications to transfer to another school.

Siebring, a government major, is among many students having second thoughts about staying at Oral Roberts after six months of scandal at the evangelical Christian university.
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The Wenatchee World published an unusual correction in yesterday’s paper.
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According to a Rasmussen Reports survey, only 4 percent of Americans believe Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s comments have helped the Obama campaign. Sixty-six percent say his comments have hurt the Democratic frontrunner.
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By DIONNE WALKER
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Mildred Loving, a black woman whose challenge to Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down such laws nationwide, has died, her daughter said Monday.
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ZION, Ill. (AP) — Steve Kreuscher wants a judge to allow him to legally change his name. He wants to be known as “In God We Trust.”
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Divorce is no longer a career-ending decision in mainline Protestantism. And certainly, some evangelical and Pentecostal leaders get divorced without it derailing their ministries. But a few conservative Protestant institutions continue to uphold New Testament teachings on divorce and ministry.
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At the General Conference of the United Methodist Church this week, delegates voted to uphold the church’s teaching that homosexual conduct is “not compatible” with Christian teaching. Supporters of traditional church teachings on sexuality prevailed 501-417. The vote (54.6 percent to 45.4 percent) was far closer than in 2000 and 2004, suggesting that gay rights activists could win in 2012.
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Some of Israel’s top rabbis are calling for a boycott of the International Bible Quiz because one of the finalists, Bat-El Levi, is a “Messianic Jew.” I’d never heard of the International Bible Quiz before, but it’s apparently a big deal — traditionally shown live on national television on Israel’s Independence Day.
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Dr. James Holsinger, the Judicial Council president and President Bush’s pick to be surgeon general, did not run for re-election.
Click here for more from the United Methodist Church’s news service.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram also has a story.

According to the Living Church News Service, a lawyer has prepared a 7,000-word memorandum discussing the possibility of trying to bring charges against Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. The allegations would be that she is violating the constitution and canons of the 2.2 million member U.S. denomination. The document is apparently circulating among conservative bishops and others. Since they’re outnumbered, it’s unclear how they could win such a battle with their own primate.
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