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1. Falling far short of a tithe | Churches are collecting more than ever, but members are contributing smaller portions of their incomes. Churchgoers gave just 2.52% of after-tax incomes in 1998, study shows. (Los Angeles Times)
2. Priest says mother's death made Yeltsin a believer (Reuters)
3. In television's new reality, temptation puts vows to test (The New York Times)
4. Low-fidelity TV gets poor reception (The Washington Post)
5. The forgotten Christmas (BBC)
6. Bethlehem Orthodox Christmas Eve dim (Associated Press / MSNBC)
7. Pope closes the door on Catholic holy year (The Washington Post)
8. Religious Right made big push to put Ashcroft in Justice Dept. (The New York Times)
9. Afghanistan imposes death sentence for conversion from Islam (Associated Press)
10. Mexican peace deal founders (The Independent)
11. Pastor provided shelter amid McDermott shooting tragedy (The Boston Globe)
12. Baltimore church faces its history of racism (The New York Times)
13. Seattle group hopes to fill spiritual vacuum in Eastern Europe (The Seattle Times)
14. Commentary: The church—a fragile ship for postmodernity (UPI)
15. High-powered church turns down volume (The [Adelaide, South Australia] Advertiser)

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