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• Alabama chief justice says no to monument | Martin Luther King statue would "diminish the very purpose of the Ten Commandments Monument," says Roy Moore (Associated Press)
• Non-believers would get equal space on City Council's public walls | Next to framed copies of Ten Commandments and Lord's Prayer, empty frames "for those who believe in nothing" (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• High Court denies appeal on citing God in death case | Ruling had overturned execution because prosecutor said God condoned death penalty (Reuters)
• State reviewing holiday tree rules | Ornaments with religious theme may be allowed again in Capitol rotunda (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Missions and ministry:

• Harry Potter and Curious George pop up out of book | Jews for Jesus under fire again for image use (Chicago Tribune)
• Afghanistan's covert Christians spreading slowly | Christianity growing in remote villages because of Bible smuggling, evangelism at Pakistan refugee camps, and short-wave radio (UPI)
• Calif. county to teach faith-based sex classes | Abstinence is stressed at county-funded church-sponsored meetings (Scripps-McClatchy)
• Food banks see need rise, giving fall | Donations diverted to relief for victims of trade center, Pentagon disasters (The Washington Post)

Ark-eology:

• Scholars find further signs of big flood evoking Noah | Traces of shoreline found 500 feet under Black Sea (The New York Times)
• The adventures of a would-be raider of the lost ark | The collection of intrepid explorer, lecturer and evangelist Antonia Frederick Futterer is still on display (Los Angeles Times)

Christian popular culture:

• Fans of apocalyptic thrillers will get kick out of Megiddo | Film doesn't mess with a successful formula (Knight Ridder)
• Road adventure targets born-again teens | Extreme Days is family-friendly entertainment for families who aren't outraged by jokes about flatulence, or bored by repetitive shots of surfing, snowboarding and BMX biking (Variety)
• P.O.D. follows Top 10 album with headlining tour | "Satellite" debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 album chart; will tour with Swedish Christian band Blindside (LiveDaily)
• Thin 'McBooks' whet spiritual appetites, but leave hunger for more | Jabez sequel and its copycats are little more than printed Sunday sermons (Los Angeles Times)

Crime:

• Christian school pastor convicted of assault in beating of 8-year-old | Pupil was spanked on the buttocks 15 times with a 26-inch-long board after disobeying teacher. (The Sun, Baltimore)
• Archdiocese acts quickly to remove accused pastor | South Boston parish is told of alleged abuse (The Boston Globe)

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