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World Youth Day:

• Pope here to listen, not just to talk | Give and take is a big part of World Youth Day. (National Post)
  
  
• A celebration of faith | Thousands of Catholics arrive in Toronto for World Youth Day (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Young must not fear, pope says | Message a prelude to Toronto gathering. (The Boston Globe)

Crime:

• 3 held for missionary's death | Fourth suspect still at large for December murder of Italian missionary Father Michael D'Annuchi (SAPA)
  
  
• Christian farmer beheaded in Basilan | Abu Sayyaf suspected. (AFP)
  
  
• Embezzler wants back money donated to church | Church says no. (Associated Press)
  
  
• Pastor torches church property | A disgruntled young pastor, carrying a bottle of petrol, visited the Waterfalls Assembly demanding to resolve an appointment matter. (The Herald, Harare)
  
  
• Admit slaughter, says local priest | The Roman Catholic priest in Hyde, where 143 of mass killer Dr. Harold Shipman's 215 victims died, appealed for him to end his denials. (CNN)

Pop culture:

• Jar Head | Jars of Clay's Dan Haseltine pushes to the front (Mark Joseph, National Review Online)
  
  
• Want CCM to Have a Cultural Impact? Get Rid of It | Target wants a "CCM" CD section. The sign might as well say, "Nonbelievers, don't shop here!" (Reid Davis, Crosswalk)

First Amendment:

• School district can't charge Christian club to use campus facilities | Federal judge issues preliminary ruling against Los Angeles district, saying it appears such fees discriminate against religious groups, violate the First Amendment (Associated Press)
  
  
• Lake officials deny minister permit to perform baptisms | Park manager William M. Kosmider said groups have used Eagle Lake for baptisms in the past, but there have been problems in recent years. (Associated Press)

The Pledge of Allegiance:

• Is the pledge an oath? | Why don't more Christians oppose the Pledge of Allegiance in light of Jesus' teaching against oaths in the Sermon on the Mount? (The News Observer)
  
  
• Judges surprised by furor over Pledge decision | "I can't think of any decision where the entire Congress immediately rushes to condemn a decision by the court," said Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt. (Associated Press)

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