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Persecution:

• Vietnam gives blessing to Protestant group | Move will give legal status to about two hundred and fifty congregations belonging to the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (BBC)
• New deaths in Malukus | Three Christians killed as Muslims reignite raids (BBC)
• Four Americans held on religion charges in Dubai (Associated Press)
• Also: UGA student held on Mideast religious charge (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Fatwa against Kuwaiti singer | Christian's song about plight of Palestinians put part of Koran to music (BBC)
• Two Kenyan aid workers released | Sudanese authorities release Adventist Development and Relief Agency workers at request of Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi. Two others are still being held. (Associated Press)

Higher education:

• Play with gay Christ criticized | Florida state lawmakers threaten to cut state funding of Florida Atlantic University programs because its theater department is staging Corpus Christi (Associated Press)
• Dean of Boston University's Marsh Chapel leaves post, resigns as minister after unspecified inappropriate conduct | Robert Watts Thornburg considered an expert on cults on college campuses. (The Boston Globe, second item)
• Earlier: The Cost of Discipleship? | Despite allegations of abuse of authority, the International Churches of Christ expands rapidly. (CT, Sept. 1, 1997)
• Also: Still no word on why Thornburg resigned | But offense said to be "minor" and "not illegal." (Boston Herald, Apr. 1)
• Also: Still still no word on why Thornburg resigned | But newspaper seems desperate to find out (Boston Herald, Apr. 2)

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