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• Makers of LeftBehind:TheMovie say they were naïve about distribution | But makers stand by strategy of releasing video first (The Ottawa Citizen)

Politics and law:

• Illinois hate crimes bill hits a wall | Committee rejects it, fears legislation would make churches liable (Chicago Tribune)
• National Right to Life Committee, ACLU, Christian Coalition, labor unions, find something to agree on | Interest groups oppose campaign finance reform bill (Associated Press)
• McCain seeks to reverse limits on low-power FM (Reuters)
• State reneges on paying for faith-based recovery efforts | Some groups rebuilding houses damaged by Hurricane Floyd will not be reimbursed for construction costs. (The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina)
• Ten Commandments: Historical or religious? | City Hall in Grand Junction, Colorado, latest battleground(The Denver Post)
• Lawyer hopes to challenge Christmas in high court | District court and federal appeals court have rejected case against honoring December 25 as public holiday (The Cincinnati Post)

Criminal courts:

• End is near in Greater Ministries International trickery trial | Church officers accused of bilking Christian investors (The Miami Herald/Associated Press)
• Dreamer or con man? | He preached the good news of profits (The Cincinnati Post)
• Grenadian archbishop face charges | Courthouse crowded as Baptist leader stands trial for killing 15-year-old girl. (Associated Press)
• Prosecutor asks Missouri high court for access to alleged church confession (Associated Press/Beliefnet)

Gay tourism:

• Repeal of Caymans' anti-gay laws strains 'partnership' with Britain | Religious outcry over imposed reform is a complex testimonial to the territory's conservative culture and dependence on Mother England. (Los Angeles Times)
• Religious groups hoist red flag over pink rand | Churches call for resignation of Cape Town tourism director (Business Day, Johannesburg, South Africa)

Changes in the Church of England:

• Remarriage ban lifted (The Telegraph, London)
• Queen to loosen grip on Westminster Abbey (The Times, London)
• Commons paves way for priest MPs | The Removal of Clergy Disqualification Bill aims to reverse a 200-year-old law that prevents some current and former ministers of religion from serving in Parliament. (BBC)

Catholicism and the Internet:

• Bishops go online to take the Catholic pulse | Laysurvey.org asks Catholics for feedback on preaching, worship, and other areas of church life (Detroit Free Press)
• Internet's proposed saint may prove to be a godsend | While Isidore looks like a sure thing, groups still lobby for alternates (Chicago Tribune)

Mormonism:

• Battling forces of church, state | Some decry the dominance of the Mormon faith as a hindrance to free speech. (The Sun, Baltimore)
• Salt Lake City wrestles with its Mormon roots (The Christian Science Monitor)

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