Charles Austin is a retired ELCA pastor who has served parishes in Iowa, New York and New Jersey. He has also been a reporter for The New York Times and other news organizations.
Charles Austin
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(RNS2-MARCH31) Guest columnist Charles Austin is a retired Lutheran pastor and a long-time journalist. See RNS-AUSTIN-COLUMN, transmitted March 31, 2004.