The Briefing 04-04-14

1) CEO of Mozilla resigns amid outrage over 2008 Proposition 8 donation

Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich to Step Down, Wall Street Journal (John Kell)

Mozilla’s Chief Felled by View on Gay Unions, New York Times (Nick Bilton and Noam Cohen)

The Internet is tolerant. Don’t agree? Keep out, SF Gate (Debra J. Saunders)

2) Appeals court rules New York City can bar religious services from public schools

Court: NYC can ban church service in public school, Wall Street Journal (Associated Press)

New York City Can Block Religious Services in Public Schools, Appeals Court Says, New York Times (Benjamin Weiser and Sharon Otterman)

3) Relevance at any cost becomes irrelevance: Church of England attendance slides

Church of England Sunday attendance continues downward slide, Religion News Service (Trevor Gundry)

4) War hero Jeremiah A Denton dies at 89

Jeremiah A. Denton Jr., 89, Dies; With Blinks, Vietnam P.O.W. Told of Torture, New York Times (Robert D. McFadden)

Denton Jr. Blinking Morse Code ‘T-O-R-T-U-R-E’