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The contemporary Russian New Testament produced by International Bible Society can now be viewed on the Internet at www.ibs.org/bibles/russian. The site, managed by IBS’s national office in Moscow, was developed by Internet specialists in Russia in order to provide a modern Russian translation of the New Testament for those not having access to a printed Bible. – Evangelical Press News Service
Trinity Western University has established an e-mail update service (listserve) to provide brief bulletins about its case before the Supreme Court of Canada. The British Columbia College of Teachers refuses to certify TWU’s education program because it believes a community standards agreement TWU students must sign discriminates against homosexuals. Currently, the listserve has 800 subscribers from across North America. To receive monthly updates, address a blank e-mail to: join-pray4twu@patience.twu.ca. – Trinity Western University
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (formerly Revenue Canada) has released the final draft of Clergy Residence Deduction guidelines – IT-141R. It is available on Canadian Council of Christian Charities’ Web page www.cccc.org. The 2000 Tax Guide for Religious Workers is available from CCCC for $7.95, shipping and taxes included. The tax guide has both the draft IT-141R and CCCC’s commentary on the new CCRA clergy residence policy. – Canadian Council of Christian Charities
Barbara Lee, editor of Chinese Herald, periodical of the Canadian MB Conference, has a new e-mail address: wabelee@netigator.ca. – Chinese Herald
Music From (And Inspired By) “Jesus” is the name of the soundtrack album to the four-hour television mini-series. Performers on the album include LeAnn Rimes, 98Þ, Yolanda Adams, Avalon, Sarah Brightman, Steven Curtis Chapman, dc Talk, Michael English, Hootie & the Blowfish, Lonestar, Edwin McCain and Jaci Velasquez. “Jesus”, directed by Roger Young, stars Jeremy Sisto as Jesus, Gary Oldman as Pontius Pilate, Armin Mueller-Stall as Joseph, Jacqueline Bisset as Mary the mother of Jesus, Debra Messing as Mary Magdalene, David O’Hara as John the Baptist, and Jeroen Krabbe as a “modern” Satan. The mini-series is scheduled to air on CBS and ONTV in May. – MusicCanada
Newsboys, the Australian Christian rock band based near Nashville, Tenn., is touring the US with two inflatable arenas, each able to hold 3,500 people. The group, which has sold nearly three million records and earned three Grammy nominations, uses one blow-up dome while the other is set up in the next city on their tour. Singer Peter Furler said the group uses the domes because some people refuse to go to concerts held in a church that is not their denomination and other fans are uncomfortable in arenas. – Winnipeg Free Press
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada has been granted intervenor status in the case of Chamberlain v. Surrey School Board. The British Columbia Supreme Court overturned a decision of the Surrey School Board not to approved books for kindergarten and grade 1 that featured same-sex parents. The Court found “the Board made a decision significantly influenced by religious considerations” and that this was contrary to section 76(1) of the Schools Act that schools be “conducted on strictly secular . . . principles”. The appeal is scheduled to be heard in June. – Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
Charles M. Schulz, the creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip, died Feb. 12 of complications from colon cancer. He was 77. He said goodbye to Charlie Brown and the rest of his creations in his final comic strip, which was published the next day. Schulz, who grew up in a Lutheran home and later joined the Church of God (Anderson, Ind.) communicated biblical truths through his strip, referring to parables and quoting Scripture at times. This inspired Robert Short to write The Gospel According to Peanuts (1965), which sold over 10 million copies. – EPNS
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