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Saying the children's books promote witchcraft, evangelicals are trying to stop Warner Brothers from filming the Harry Potter movie at Gloucester Cathedral. But Nick Bury, Dean of Gloucester, thinks the efforts are misplaced. "They are splendid books," he tells The Times. "They emphasize that truth is better than lies, good overcomes evil and the use of gifts should be responsible. They are extraordinarily wholesome books and children should be encouraged to read them."

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Missionaries of Charity, founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, are suing Mother Teresa Parish because some of the church's teachings conflict with Roman Catholic doctrine. "I didn't think that a church per se can own a name," says Richard Roberts, who helped start the parish, part of The Old Roman Catholic Church in North America. "Whether someone is doing good works or not shouldn't be locked into an association with one denomination or another." The church only has a dozen or so worshipers. (See a profile of Mother Teresa from Christianity Today sister publication Christian Historyhere.)

Yesterday, I should have linked to this New York Times story about Roger Cardinal Mahony's invocation at the Democratic National Convention. It's far superior to the AP story in yesterday's Weblog.

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