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• Priest involved in Colombia war told to 'get out of town or die' (The Miami Herald)

Obituaries:

• The Rev. Rousas John Rushdoony; advocated rule by biblical law (Los Angeles Times)
• The Rev. Richard Wurmbrand; evangelist (Los Angeles Times)

Exhibitions:

• Graven images, figurative art | Exhibition of 380 objects at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni tells tale of the environment Christianity encountered in the capital of the Roman Empire, and how Christians came to express themselves there in figurative terms (International Herald Tribune)
• Cross culture gets graphic at Gardner Museum | Seeing 16 versions of essentially the same subject at a Boston museum makes you notice the differences (The Boston Globe)

Pope hosts showing of 2001:A Space Odyssey:

• Pope hosts a relaunch of agnostic 2001 (The Times, London)
• Faith and freedom | The Pope's cinema choice is one of thought over orthodoxy (Editorial, The Times)

Missions & ministry:

• Traveling ministry helps racers cope in extraordinary times | Motor Racing Outreach ministers after Earnhardt's death (The Miami Herald)
• Churches become partners in faith education | Episcopal diocese, Vineyard church team up for Alpha course (The Cincinnati Post)
• More college students have been embracing altruistic vision of spring break | Half of Wheaton College's football team off to mission in Senegal (Chicago Tribune)
• 'God's top gun' has big plans | Robert "Dr. Shine" Freeman's treatment center, ministry growing in Charles County (The Washington Post)

Other stories of interest:

• Methodists of two voices on new hymnal | Critics say referring to God as a feminine being who gives birth from a womb, they say, veers away from scriptural authority and traditional Christian teaching, but supporters like inclusive language (Chicago Tribune)
• Egyptian monastery flourishes in mix of tradition, modern era | St. Macarius grows from crumbling status (Associated Press/Chicago Tribune)
• For son of slain atheist, a close call | Weeks after the discovery of O'Hair's remains, Murray speaks again for faith (The Washington Post)
• Europeans 'have more faith in police than the Church' | Only 44 percent polled by Reader's Digest survey of 18 countries say they have confidence in the Church as an institution. (The Telegraph, London)
• Church widens definition of what constitutes abuse | Australian Catholics consider emotional and physical abuse (Sydney Morning Herald)
• Prophecy conference crowd shrinks (The Tampa Tribune)

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