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Protecting children:

• Divorcing parents should face abuse inquiry, says rector (The Daily Telegraph, London)
• Divorcees are child abusers, says rector (The Times, London)
• Minister stops daffodil-eating lecture after children fall ill (Ananova)
• Internet filters imperfect but improving? | American Library Association and the American Civil Liberties Union file suit to overturn a federal law mandating porn filters in public schools and libraries (Reuters)
• Video game law suffers severe blow | Judge faults city for ignoring other media; mayor has a few options left. (The Indianapolis Star)
• Also: Federal appeals panel: Indianapolis video game law can't be enforced | Law banning minors from violent games significantly "curtails freedom of expression." (Associated Press & Freedom Forum)
• Also: Reasons to regulate violent video games (Editorial, The Indianapolis Star)

Church life:

• Religion journal: Reading signposts on church unity | Are Protestants uniting or splitting? (The New York Times)
• Maryland Episcopalians battle over conservative pastor | Washington's bishop says Samuel Edwards is unfit to be pastor because he refuses to bend to her authority. But the vestry of one of the country's oldest Episcopal churches says they prefer his traditionalism to her liberalism (The Washington Post)
• A test of faith | A Santa Ana congregation shares the pain when the pastor's 10-year-old son is diagnosed with brain cancer. Parishioners say it brought members closer and gave the church new life. (Los Angeles Times)
• A case of preaching to the pastors | Church leaders receive spiritual lift from Jakes and practical advice (The Washington Post)

Missions and ministry:

• Despite illness, Bill Bright still expands ministry | Campus Crusade founder keeps working to spread the evangelical message, even as he prepares to relinquish his leadership post. (Religion News Service/Beliefnet)
• In Angola, church is surrogate state | Missionaries fill void in vital services (The Washington Post)
• A cup of Joe, a shot of faith on the side | The Christian coffeehouse scene began to wane with the increase of radio stations featuring a contemporary Christian format, only to percolate again with alternative music that emphasizes an acoustic sound and lyrics that are more personal. (The Washington Post)
• Turning faith into action | Members of Turning Point Christian Fellowship help build shelter for refugees in the Moluccas, where religious strife has left many Christians and Muslims homeless. (Los Angeles Times)
• In school sports, praying for more than a victory | Student-run fellowship is growing in area (The Washington Post)

Hoof-and-mouth disease:

• Churches are forced to cancel services | Special arrangements being planned for Palm Sunday and Easter (The Daily Telegraph, London)
• Churches called on to resurrect plague hymn | "All Creation Groans and Travails" was written by famous hymnwriter John Mason Neale during the Great Cattle Plague of 1866 (The Daily Telegraph, London)
• Church bells will ring out to show their support for farmers | Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey has published three prayers for foot-and-month-oriented services. (The Daily Telegraph, London)

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