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• U.S. cities follow Pennsylvania town's lead in banning nude dancing | Lawmakers tailor ordinances to target secondary effects of clubs in light of last year's Supreme Court ruling. (Associated Press)
• Presbyterians mull church role of gays | Local churches are gearing up for a fight, albeit a gentle one. (The Boston Globe)
• Tammy Faye speaks at gay pride fest | "Like you, I've suffered," says Messner (Associated Press)
• Also: PrideFest welcomes Tammy Faye (The Tampa Tribune)

Bible:

• In the Beginning details Bible's imprint on English | Chronicling three centuries of cultural, religious, and political history that led to history's most famous Bible translation, Alister McGrath shows how the King James version is a literary landmark. (The Boston Globe)
• Cousins share passion for Bible with the world | Bethesda, Maryland, museum focuses on Scriptures (The Washington Post)
• Archaeologists to dig for apostle Matthew | Tax collector who wrote gospel may be buried by Kyrgyzstan lake (Sapa)

Popular culture:

• Dylan: Playing for the Pope was the "best I have ever played and enjoyed in my whole life" (The Sunday Mirror)
• Fortune takes craven Almighty-pandering to eighth circle of Hell | Dear God, make my rate base: Normally BS-free mag's latest cover story, 'God and Business,' marks a new low in using religion to goose newsstand sales. (Inside.com)
• 'Always-answered' prayer sparks questions in some | Those focusing on the first part of the Prayer of Jabez are missing the point (The Record, Bergen, New Jersey)
• Also: Bestseller's message to pray for blessings has some clergy ordering copies and others claiming it sugarcoats greed (The Miami Herald)
• God's word up | Ministry provides haven for young with Friday night hip-hop program. (The Indianapolis Star)
• Heaven can't wait | Actress Dyan Cannon will take her ministry—God's Party—on the road. (Los Angeles Times)
• 'Extreme for Jesus' part of a larger trend | Thomas Nelson's brand "resonated with teens," but extreme buzzword quickly being devalued (Los Angeles Times)
• Lawyers touting faith to reach out to new clients | Simmons & Fletcher's Houston-area TV ad says apostle Paul knew how to use the law to his advantage and they do too. (Houston Chronicle)

Science and health:

• Calling Dr. God | Can a prayer a day help keep the doctor away? (Richard Morin, The Washington Post)
• IRRCed by creationism | A review panel questions science guidelines (Editorial, Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

Other stories of interest:

• Wal-Mart and church disagree | The retailer has filed suit in 12 counties over fund-raising efforts. An Inland judge will decide. (The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, California)
• Cheering religious diversity | Diana Eck believes all faiths deserve a place in America's public square. Her program documents pluralism's interactions and conflicts. (Los Angeles Times)
• Coptic leader planning to restrict visitors to monasteries in Egypt | Move due to "need to ensure the tranquillity of holy places so that the priests devote themselves to spiritual and religious activities" (AFP)
• Church divided on priests' link with Securitate | Romania's Orthodox Church is divided over whether communist-era files on its priests should be opened to detail how some clerics collaborated with the feared secret police. (Associated Press)

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