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Now a deputy in the city of Moscow's justice ministry has told The New York Times that if the Army would have just told the government what they were—everything would've been okay. Right.

Cloning:

• To Clone or Not to Clone Fear, Horror and Awe | As wary scientists in Washington grilled two colleagues who see cloning as a natural next step to a brave new world, the strongest condemnation came from the Vatican. (Reuters)
• Germany, France Want Cloning Banned | The two present to the United Nations an initiative for a treaty that would ban human cloning (Associated Press)
• Ethical red flags raised over cloning | But rabbi believes it may have good uses (The Times-Picayune)

Politics and Law:

• House-approved version of 'faith-based' bill includes voucher plan | While attracting little attention, House-approved bill gives Cabinet authority to convert up to $47 billion worth of social spending into vouchers (Associated Press)
• Boss Liable for Biased Evaluation | Supervisor owes social worker for biased report, 8th Circuit rules (The National Law Journal)

Pop-culture:

• Anti-Catholic Bias in 'Witchblade': Where's the Outrage? | The pope and Hitler collude. Satan wears a Roman collar. Why isn't anyone up in arms about 'Witchblade'? (Gregg Easterbrook, Beliefnet)
• Evangelical crusade grows for religious TV | Broadcasters fight digital licence ban despite fears that opening the gates to US-style evangelism will hit the weak and vulnerable (The Guardian, London)
• Christian music on the rise | The mainstreaming of Christian music has worked (G. Brown, The Denver Post)

Scouts:

• Fun, Not Gay Rights, Is Issue at Scout Jamboree | "We don't discuss it in front of the children" (New York Times)
• Scouts Divided | Since a Supreme Court ruling against gays in the Boy Scouts, Americans are increasingly torn over a beloved institution (Newsweek)
• Where the Girls Are | The Girl Scouts try a version of 'don't ask, don't tell' (Newsweek)

AIDS in Africa:

• African Bishops Slam Condom Use in AIDS Fight | "Abstain and be faithful (in marriage) is the human and Christian way of overcoming HIV-AIDS," they say (Reuters)
• African bishops rule out condoms | Narrowest exception offered for married couples with AIDS (The Boston Globe)

Other stories of interest:

• New Associated Press Stylebook Still Recommends 'Mormon Church' | Guide for word usage followed by a majority of US newspapers makes some changes (Mormon News)
• Evangelicals urge U.S. to relocate embassy | Some urging President Bush to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem (The Washington Times)
• After a Vatican-Jewish Project Fails, a Split on Why | A panel of Roman Catholic and Jewish scholars halted united research work last month setting off some sharp exchanges. (New York Times)
• Also: Vatican Says Jewish Groups Defaming Catholic Church | Spokesman claims some Jewish researcher statements are a violent attack against the Catholic church (AgapePress)
• Tracking Faith, Race and Blood Pressure | Among African-Americans, practicing a religion seems to lower blood pressure, a study conducted at Duke University found. But that did not appear to be the case among whites. (The New York Times)

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