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• Church alleges muzzling by Malawian government | In a letter read Sunday in parishes across Malawi, the Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP) has said its members were under threats after they read a previous pastoral statement highly critical of the ruling establishment (Panafrican News Agency)

Kenyan bishop's suicide report:

• Wellstone grills FBI agents, insists priest was murdered | U.S. team stands by its report on Kenya death (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
• Kenyan Bishops Denounce FBI Probe (Associated Press)
• Catholics reject Kaiser report (The Nation, Nairobi)
• More reject Kaiser death probe report | The Justice and Peace Commission of the Holy Family Basilica says FBI's suicide verdict was "unprofessional." (The Nation, Nairobi)
• FBI chief speaks on Kaiser's death | Suicide described as "a loss to Kenya" (The Nation, Nairobi)

Religious freedom and persecution:

• U.S. senator warns on visas | Members of foreign relations committee consider retaliatory visa restrictions if European governments do not ease restrictions on U.S. citizens involved in minority religions, such Mormonism or Scientology. (Financial Times)
• Indian court jails 17 for raping nuns | Seven others acquitted for lack of evidence (The Independent, Johannesburg)
• VHP seeks ban on Muslim, Christian organizations | Hindu group launches India-wide campaign against organizations engaged in "anti-national activities." (The Times of India)
• State-owned hotel in Kano, Nigeria, bans Christian activities | Move comes a week after Islamic fundamentalists burnt area hotels and restaurants for selling alcoholic beverages. (UN Integrated Regional Information Network)

Other stories of interest:

• What happened to America's moral climate? | Scholars and other thinkers ponder whether people know right from wrong and can reshape a shared moral center. (Los Angeles Times)
• Unaffiliated Web sites draw religious visitors | Denominations commonly have their own chatrooms, and congregants always have talked after services. But Web visitors say they feel more free to explore ideas when they venture outside their doctrinal niche. (Associated Press)
• A bitter end for the Dead Sea? | Scientists and environmentalists note that the Dead Sea's level is dropping fast—at a rate of one meter every year—because both Israel and Jordan have diverted almost all of the fresh water flowing into it. The sea is quite simply drying up. (The Jerusalem Post)
• Stripper says Hanssen tried to rescue her | Accused spy showered dancer with jewelry, cash, Mercedes— and tried repeatedly to bring her closer to God. (The Washington Post)
• Monks hold wine family over a barrel | Chianti producers threatened with eviction unless they accept a huge rent increase for monastery cellars where their vintages are stored (The Daily Telegraph, London)
• The end of a British institution? | London's Metropolitan Police Force has announced that plain-clothes officers are patrolling the historic Speakers' Corner with concealed cameras and tape recorders in an attempt to curb growing friction between rival religious and political groups. (The Japan Times)
• Talks eased Baptist Temple's seizure | Marshals took time to ensure potentially troublesome outsiders left church before raid. (The Indianapolis Star)
• Writing about Hinn requires compassion for his followers | There is nothing more complicated for a religion writer than doing justice to Benny Hinn and the people who believe in him. (Ken Garfield, The Charlotte Observer)
• The Christian right's double shocker | Paul Weyrich is not an anti-Semite just because he believes the words of the Christian Bible. For what Pat Robertson said, on the other hand, there is no possible justification. (Jeff Jacoby, The Boston Globe)

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