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The article offers information on the Pentecostal faith-healing revival , wherein practitioners will meet this June 1983 at the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It states that Reverend Richard Roberts, son and heir presumptive of Oral Roberts, is one of them. Richard will be preaching and healing in 42 U.S. cities, and in South Africa, Taiwan, Norway and Jamaica this year 1983. According to Richard, he prepares himself for whatever God has for him in the future.

The article reports on the concerns expressed by leaders of liberal Protestant churches regarding the misuse of donations by Protestant officials and agencies in the U.S. It mentions that they believed that these funds are misused by Protestant agencies and officials. In connection with these allegations, it states that President Finis Crutchfield and other executives of the Council of Bishops demanded the investigation on the issue.

The article reports on the clash between Sister Agnes Mansour, supervisor of Medicaid abortions in Michigan, and Archbishop Edmund Szoka of Detroit, and the case filed by the members of the Sisters of Mercy against Bishop Odore Gendron in New Hampshire. Mansour is one of the most respected Roman Catholic nuns which spends more than 5 million dollar a year on Medicaid abortions. The New Hampshire Supreme Court remanded the case to a county superior court to decide on the ecclesiastical dispute.

The article reports that 70 Jewish scholars have completed the translation of the Bible from Hebrew into Greek. It indicates that the historic translation is known as the Septuagint, based on the Latin word for 70. Moreover, it states that the release of Septuagint has been the basis of recognizing the Jewish committee translation from Hebrew into English language.

Reports that after years of downplaying the sex scandals that have plagued the Roman Catholic Church in the US, the Vatican and Pope John Paul II have publicly acknowledged the problem. Resignation of New Mexico's Robert Sanchez, Archbishop of Santa Fe, amid revelations he conducted affairs with three women; Examples of other scandals involving American clergy; Contention the key to reform is dropping the tradition of priestly celibacy; Weeding out pedophiles.

Contends that Pope John Paul II's speech vindicating Galileo Galilei in October was just the latest episode in the age-old struggle to reconcile science and religion. Background of the Vatican arrest of the astronomer in 1633 for writing the earth revolves around the sun; Book by 60 world-class scientists `Cosmos, Bios, Theos'; Religious leaders generally value scientists; Scholars who bridge the gap between religion and science; Opposing creationists.

Outlines new Congressional guidelines aimed at making college more affordable to the embattled middle class, and considers the law of unintended consequences: if it is easier to get a loan, colleges may feel free to raise their tuitions even higher. Interesting ethical arguments arise in the struggle to squeeze more dollars out of a finite pool; Goal of looking poorer on revamped aid applications.

Suggests that the latest discoveries on actual details in the Dead Sea Scrolls are startling enough to generate legitimate headlines and the debate over all the possible interpretations is bound to be fierce. Argument that early Christian writings may have been largely mythological versus the scrolls' demonstration that the Gospels are authentic; Publication of a bootleg computerized reconstruction of the texts; `Biblical Archaeology Review' photo books; Comments.