71.   Much of the world might understandably assume that the current scandal in the Roman Catholic and other Christian churches would put a damper on Easter celebrations next week.

72.   No one in the early Christian church used these words when talking about same-gender sexual activity.

73.   No pope has worked harder to mend the rifts between Christian churches.

74.   Nevertheless, she was never baptized, nor did she ever join any Christian church.

75.   On one side are those who say Christian churches must promote social justice by welcoming more gays and lesbians.

76.   On this day above all others, Christian churches have proclaimed the story of Jesus, a Savior conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin.

77.   Oddly, in its determination to eschew traditional religious symbolism, Willow Creek has more in common with Quaker meetinghouses than with most Christian churches.

78.   One Mississippi zoning ordinance denied a permit for an Islamic Center in an area where there were Christian churches.

79.   One idea, he said, would be to unite Christian churches in a decade-long campaign to alleviate poverty.

80.   On Sunday morning, bombs exploded at two Christian churches in an east Jakarta suburb, the latest in a long series of bombings of mosques and churches.