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• Christians debating on reply to attacks | Washington anti-war march included Christian pacifists, but others say assassinations and pre-emptive military strikes now are a Christian option in a just war (The Washington Times)
• Clerics reluctant to bless a war on Afghanistan | Debate over whether war on terrorism is just continues (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Leaning on faith | Religious groups gather to reflect on views of sacred life and peace (The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina)
• Pondering 'just war' in time of terrorism | Suddenly, the research of J. Bryan Hehir, the head of Harvard Divinity School and the nation's leading Catholic expert on just-war doctrine, matters again (The Boston Globe)
• Catholic Church debates 'just war' | Leaders, including the Vatican, give mixed signals about how far a U.S. response should go. (Los Angeles Times)
• World Council of Churches leader urges against war | United Nations, not international coalition, must deal with terrorism (Associated Press)

Judgment Day:

• What we deserve? | Some Americans believe the Second Coming is close at hand—and that the terrorist attacks were God's warning (Beliefnet)
• Scripture scholars, pastors play down end-times speculation | Current crisis not prophesied in Bible, some Christians say (The Dallas Morning News)
• Dangers become great when we play God | No religion justifies the creature deciding to deliver judgment himself (William McKenzie, The Dallas Morning News)
• Giving repentance a bad name | There is nothing novel about the impulse of people, in times of calamity, to ask, "Am I living right?" (Al Knight, The Denver Post)

Persecution:

• Pakistani Christians face suspicion, violence | Tiny minority says it is perceived as being loyal to U.S. (The Sun, Baltimore)
• Pakistani Christians fear attacks | But for now, there is nothing close to panic, and opinions vary as to potential danger (Associated Press)
• Opponents debate Nigeria Islamic law | After deadly riots, Shariah dispute becomes more urgent (Associated Press)
• Two Christian churches burnt down | Muslim youths suspected (Kenya Broadcasting Corp.)
• Also: Kenyan churches torched (Reuters)

Ecumenism:

• Out of destruction rises religions' urgent efforts to unite | Ecumenism designed to unite Christians is now giving way to efforts to unite religions (The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina)
• Ministry rescinds land deal | Plan to sell parcel to future Christian high school is withdrawn because the Catholic diocese would teach religion. (Los Angeles Times)

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