Repenting: Cable TV mogul Ted Turner has...

Repenting: Cable TV mogul Ted Turner has promised to apologize for calling Christianity “a religion for losers” when he speaks at the First Baptist Church of Woodstock, Ga., Wednesday. “He wants a chance to apologize to the world, but (he might) say other things we might not like,” said the Rev. Johnny Hunt. Turner criticized Christians last year and again last month; Hunt speculated maybe Turner “hasn’t met the right ones.”

Banning: Rising hemlines in Israel’s parliament have prompted a member to campaign for a ban on miniskirts there. “What is inappropriate . . . is women who walk around in minis or maybe less than minis--almost everything shows. You don’t need a wild imagination to see what’s going on,” said Shlomo Dayan of the ultra-religious Shas party in Jerusalem. Ultra-orthodox Jews believe women should dress modestly, covering their arms, legs and heads. Army radio said Dayan was collecting signatures to support a ban.

Celebrating: First Lady Barbara Bush’s 65th birthday today will pass quietly because she dislikes big, sentimental “public displays” on her birthday. Spokeswoman Anna Perez said when the First Lady was asked about birthday plans, she “cut off the conversation abruptly.” Bush will be spending a quiet weekend at the Camp David retreat with her husband.

Marrying: Andrew Cuomo and Kerry Kennedy will join two Democratic dynasties this weekend. The private wedding in Washington, D.C., early Saturday afternoon is in St. Matthew’s Cathedral, where President John F. Kennedy’s funeral was conducted in 1963. The wedding reception, also private, will follow at Ethel Kennedy’s home in McLean, Va. Cuomo, 32, the son of Gov. Mario and Matilda Cuomo, runs an agency that helps New York state’s homeless. Kennedy, 30, the daughter of Robert and Ethel Kennedy, directs a human rights agency. The couple will live in New York.