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• Another church withdraws Scouts sponsorship | This time it's Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ in Madison, Wisconsin (Associated Press)
• Church of Norway approves homosexual adoption | The secretariat of the National Council of the Church of Norway has consented to allowing homosexual couples to adopt children, saying it was a valid but not optimal arrangement for children. (Aftenposten, Oslo, Norway)

Missions and evangelism:

• Positioning missionaries | Christians working in China are getting by, despite the strains of prosletyzing in a semi-hostile land (Time Asia)
• One man's journey from terrorist to missionary | Hugh Brown, former member of the Ulster Volunteer Force, ministers to Japanese inmates (Daily Yomiuri)

Religious freedom:

• South Dakota lawmakers consider religious-protection measure | Critics say state version of Religious Freedom Restoration Act would allow for practices like bigamy (Associated Press/Freedom Forum)
• Polygamy backers claim Utah bill infringes on religious freedom | "We would like to see consensual adult relationships decriminalized," says director of Women's Religious Liberties Union (Associated Press/Freedom Forum)
• Respecting everybody's conscience | Albany is about to go to war with organized religion (Editorial, New York Post)

Other stories of interest:

• Science standards reconsidered in Kansas | The Kansas Board of Education on Wednesday was set to reconsider science standards adopted in 1999 that removed most references to evolution as a scientific principle. (UPI)
• Women march in protest against legalisation of abortion | Lagos branch of Christian Association of Nigeria organizes opposition to National Assembly debate (Vanguard Daily, Lagos, Nigeria)
• Prayer battle erupts in Nova Scotia legislature | Member wants to stop recitation of Lord's Prayer when the House sits (The Halifax Herald)
• Nude weddings part of new industry | Jamaican clergy still adamantly oppose 11 naked weddings occurring today, but prime minister is silent (Associated Press)
• Guatemala to try suspects in bishop's murder case | After nearly three years of delays and bizarre twists, five suspects, three of them linked to Guatemala's military, face trial on Thursday for the 1998 murder of human rights advocate Bishop Juan Gerardi. (Reuters)
• Church growth showdown postponed | County opts for moratorium, task force on church/school issue (The Seattle Times)

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