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Persecution and violence:

• Nigeria 'ignored' danger signs | Human Rights Watch blames government for not preventing deadly riots (BBC)
• Sectarian violence in Indonesia | Gunmen on a speedboat opened fire on a ferry carrying Christians in Indonesia's eastern Maluku islands on Wednesday, killing 10 people (Associated Press)

Battle in Accokeek:

• Ousted Md. priest faces charge in his church | SamuelEdwards will face trial in a church court on one count of breaking canon law. (The Washington Post)
• Also: Episcopal priest to be tried in church court | Reverend Samuel Edwards has already been forced out of Christ Episcopal Church in Accokeek by a federal order. (WJLA)
• Also: Texas priest to face church charges | He was charged Monday with breaking church laws when he ignored an order by Jane Holmes Dixon, acting bishop of Washington. (Associated Press)
• Accokeek church still struggling to reconcile | Vestry awaits appeal in rector's dismissal (The Washington Post)

Church financial scandals:

• Priest will not face charges in handling of church funds | Investigation uncovered a "disturbing pattern of questionable financial transactions," but there's not enough evidence to charge Queens priest (The New York Times)
• Investors to get money from sale of church | Former pastor faces more than 100 charges of fraud, deception, criminal conspiracy and tampering with evidence (The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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