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• Pro-life group to defy ad watchdog | UK LifeLeague was told by the Advertising Standards Authority not to suggest that a full-term baby can be aborted (BBC)

Sexuality:

• Boy Scouts, gay activists reach agreement in Miami-Dade | Organization still holds to ban on homosexual leaders, but will include "sensitivity education" (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
• Germany gives green light to gay marriages | Starting next month, lesbian and gay couples in Germany will be able to wed in registry offices and share a common surname. (Reuters)
• Church convention airs differing views on gays | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) latest denomination to face issue (Associated Press)

Popular culture:

• The gospel according to television | How and why televised religious programs went from a place of prominence to a niche ghetto (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
• Religion portrayed in prime time rarely reflects reality | Television characters often come in one of two varieties: all-religious, all the time, or completely without religion in their lives (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
• Priest voted sexiest man on Italian television | Giovanni D'Ercole, 47, reads a daily sermon on TV (Ananova)
• You can have faith in the man who has none | The BBC's new head of religious programming may not be a dog-collared traditionalist but he does have a track record of producing award-winning BBC blockbusters (The Sunday Times, London)
• Also: When conviction is missing | BBC's appointment is indicative of a larger cultural trend (Uwe Siemon-Netto, UPI)
• M.C. Hammer hammers home The Word | Rap star opts for gospel over breakdancing (The Ottawa Citizen)
• Throbbing hearts and thumping Bibles | Christian authors are staking their claim on pop culture's steamiest preserve: Romance novels (Salon.com)
• Apocalypse not | A new breed of Christian filmmakers chooses heart over hellfire (IndieWire)

Church life:

• Books part ways on women pastors | Robert Saucy of Talbot School of Theology and Charisma editor J. Lee Grady offer differing evangelical points of view (Associated Press/Chicago Tribune)
• Where are the young clergy? | With religious vocations among the young in steep decline, churches, synagogues, and seminaries are forced to confront their relevance. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Catholicism:

• Roman Catholics rule on Mormons | Vatican recognizes most Christian baptisms, but Mormon converts to Catholicism must be rebaptized (Associated Press)
• Plea to church on condoms | Leading Catholic newspaper in South Africa asks for relaxation on ban (BBC)
• Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo may face excommunication | Aug. 20 deadline to leave his new wife, sever his ties with Unification Church, publicly promise to remain celibate, and "manifest his obedience to the Supreme Pontiff." (Associated Press)

Race:

• St. Sabina pulls out of sports league | Catholic school had protested decision to keep it out (Chicago Tribune)
• Protesters allege racism in church-bombing trial | "Different standard for white folks than for black folks" alleged in mental competency case of Bobby Frank Cherry (Associated Press)

Other stories of interest:

• Head of family program arrested for sex assault | Fatherhood Foundation president will fight charges (The Gazette, Colorado Springs)
• Town divided over exodus of parishioners | Fears of losing children: 'Doesn't it sound like religious persecution? (The National Post, Canada)
• Dog walks 16 miles to church every Sunday | Whenever worshipers stand up or sit down, Lisbon's Preta does the same. (Reuters)
• Violent video games are protected speech, companies say | Suit brought by families of Columbine victims (Associated Press)
• Poll: Most Americans say they're Christian | Varies greatly from the world at large (ABCNews.com)

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