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Dobson pleaded for parents to contact him on the issue. "The echo can be deafening sometimes, especially on an issue that's controversial like this. I like to hear both sides."

• Aid workers under fire in Sudan | As Sudan's civil war reaches its deadliest phase, the humanitarian aid agencies working in the county are increasingly coming under attack. The government wants to prevent the world hearing about the conflict (Sam Farmar, The Observer, London)
• Israel takes first step to restrict immigration of Christians | Israel has sparked a heated debate in the Jewish world by taking the first step to restricting immigration, following claims that many of those now moving here are Christians (The Scotsman)
• A clash of cultures and religions | Dennis Moreno La Calle spent seven months in a Saudi prison for the crime of holding prayer sessions in his home (Special Report with Brit Hume, Fox News)
• Nigerian woman fights stoning | Second such case to come before the Shari'ah court of appeal (BBC)

• Church a sanctuary for performing arts | Places of worship increasingly welcome music and theater by outside groups, which favor the family-friendly setting (The Baltimore Sun)
• Church's roof sparks battle | Unconventional pastor files lawsuit against town, citing Scripture and religious freedom (The Rocky Mountain News, Denver)
• Oh come all ye faithful | There's a new face of religion sweeping America, a breed of megachurches where size matters and worship is big business (Stephen Walker, The Scotsman)
• Trick candles keep mammon at bay | Scotland's places of worship—tired of light-fingered visitors pilfering everything from candles to crosses—have hit upon an ingenious way of enforcing the eighth commandment (The Scotsman)
• Beacons of faith are dimming on the prairie | With their steeples visible for miles, anchoring the distant landscape, the churches of North Dakota have been called the lighthouses of the prairie. These windswept landmarks of rural life, beacons of faith and optimism, are rapidly vanishing (The New York Times)

• Is it religion or science fiction? | The Remnant, the odds-on favorite to be this year's best-selling novel, went on sale last Tuesday, but you might not be able to find it if you did not know where to look (The New York Times)
• Journey from rejection to joy | Author of The House Where the Hardest Things Happened reflects on her quest for a spiritual home (The Boston Globe)
• Potter and the archbishop | The archbishop of York yesterday called on believers to pay more attention to the Harry Potter generation and restore a sense of wonder and mystery to religious worship (The Guardian, London)

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