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• Challenging the Church's status | Among the topics being debated by the General Synod, the parliament of the Church of England, few have such far-reaching implications as the debate over whether it should try to seize from Tony Blair, the right to choose its own bishops (BBC)
• Church 'will stay tied to state,' says Archbishop of Canterbury | Carey's comments put him at odds with the favorite to succeed him, the Archbishop of Wales Rowan Williams (BBC)
• Church backs PM's right to choose | Members vote to keep system established by Henry VIII for the selection of bishops (The Guardian, London)
• Church fashion video (BBC)

• A doubting Catholic affirms an older, more open faith | Garry Wills explains "Why I Am a Catholic" (The New York Times)
• Role of bishops is now a focus of grand juries | Prosecutors across the nation have taken investigations of clerical sexual abuse before more than a dozen grand juries in recent weeks (The New York Times)

• Prof prays for better reaction to new study | Religious belief may help those left behind recover quicker following the death of a loved one (Hampstead & Highgate Express, U.K.)
• Faith protects against suicide | Suicide is not uncommon among older people - but there's a marked difference between the rates for white and African-Americans (Health and Age)
• Also: Religion, senescence, and mental health | The end of life is not the end of hope (American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry)
• Skull sparks an evolution revolution | Fossil found in Chad is earliest-known member of human family tree, researchers say (MSNBC)

• Puyallup man leading long quest for Noah's Ark | Edward Crawfordis one of several people who claim to have found it (The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
• In a world turned secular, only radical steps can keep church teachings afloat | Institutional Christianity is not simply experiencing a temporary difficulty in maintaining active believers; it is, in fact, heading for extinction (Sydney Morning Herald)
• Church van crash kills girl | At least six injured near Fort Wayne, Indiana (Associated Press)
• Pioneer in religious media dies | Paul M. Stevens was former president of the Southern Baptist Radio & Television Commission (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram)
• Also: Pioneer in religious broadcasting dies (Associated Press)
• Assignment America: New abortion rules | What if we made the following rule for all people who write about abortion? If it's touched your life in any way, you can't write about it. (John Bloom, UPI)

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