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Too bad the authors didn't glean as many examples from the religious community as they did from the "clueless academics … living on the dregs of the sixties." The article would have been much more entertaining.

Will the Dead Sea Scrolls be in the Macy's parade?
In tribute to its resilience in the face of the September 11 terrorist attacks, New York City has been given a Dead Sea Scroll. Professor Emmanuel Tov, professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, dedicated the "Thanksgiving Scroll" to the city last week. The scroll includes a Hebrew song of thanksgiving and praise:

Rejoice with everlasting joy / [Un]ceasingly, worship in the common assembly. Bless the one who /Wonderfully does majestic deeds, and makes known his strong hand.

The tribute was made at the same time that Tov, editor-in-chief of the international committee working with the scrolls, announced that after more than half a century of research, the publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls is nearly complete. The last volumes of "Discoveries in the Judean Desert" are now in the final stages of preparation.

"After 54 years of excitement, expectation, tribulation, much criticism, and a little praise, the publication has been finalized," Tov told The Jerusalem Post News. "These 2,000-year-old scrolls give us an excellent picture of the literature of ancient Israel."

• Waco church celebrates 'miracle' rescue | Two freed aid workers deliver recorded message to their congregation (The Baltimore Sun)
• Home parish of two aid workers exults in 'miracle' of their release | Texas congregation credits prayer for safety of Curry and Mercer (The Washington Post)
• Trauma right up to the very end for the aid workers held hostage | U.S. helicopter mission nearly went wrong (The Guardian, London)

• Islamic growth trend predicted in Britain | Muslims in Great Britain who regularly attend mosque will outnumber worshiping Anglicans within years (Los Angeles Times)
• Prayer amid the tension | As Ramadan begins, dedication to Islam is getting Muslims through what many view as the most difficult period in their years in the Conejo Valley (Los Angeles Times)
• Face-off | The bombing of Afghanistan is hardening Muslim attitudes toward the U.S. But in Southeast Asia, a new class of moderate Muslims able to reconcile the West with Islam is emerging. Can they prevail? (AsiaWeek)

• Imam, rabbi, minister see new meaning in annual trialogue | Every year since 1996, three of New York's spiritual leaders have joined to lead the Thanksgiving service at a Manhattan church (Associated Press)
• Not all Christians reach out to Islam | Franklin Graham's comments stir controversy (USA Today)
• Ford Motor workers get on the job training in religious tolerance | Several hundred Ford Motor workers of many faiths and jobs turned out today for "An Islamic perspective on the events of September 11" (The New York Times)
• Muslims and others meet in good faith | The meeting was intended not only to open up the world of Islam to non-Muslims, but to encourage Muslims to get more involved in American life (The Chicago Tribune)
• Lutheran organizations join to encourage peace and understanding | Joint effort provides training on addressing the special needs of the Muslim, Arab and Middle Eastern people living in their communities (Business Wire)

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