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Politics and law:

• Villagers praise contested peddling-permit law | The Supreme Court is to decide on door-to-door case this month. (Associated Press)
  
  
• Md. pastor preaches politics—his own | Office-seeker gets help from faithful (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Commandments poster barred in court | U.S. District Judge Kathleen O'Malley ruled that Judge James DeWeese's purpose for posting the commandments was "generally laudable" but "constitutionally deficient" (Associated Press)
  
  
• House to debate marriage tax repeal | Republicans attempt to make change permanent (Associated Press)
  
  
• ACLU nears settlement over religious music at graduation | Controversy began in spring 2000 when a student choir sang a chorus of "Jesus Is Coming" and other Christian hymns at a high school graduation ceremony. (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland)

Crime:

• Vicar 'killed by teenage lodger' | Court told 81-year-old cleric was hacked to pieces (The Guardian, London)
  
  
• Rusnak is finding comfort in faith |Charged in a banking scandal, former currency trader John M. Rusnak has taken up good works while receiving the counsel of a former Baltimore Colt tackle who is now a pastor. (The Baltimore Sun)
  
  
• Prison rape is no joke | Because it is counterproductive to return prisoners to society more damaged than when they entered, and because it debases us all to turn a blind eye to anyone's rape, it's time to legislate in this long-neglected arena (Vincent Schiraldi and Mariam M. Bell, The Washington Post)
  
  
• Hate crimes bill dealt setback in Senate | Legislation would have extended protection on the basis of sexual orientation, gender or disability (Reuters)

Catholicism:

• Many Catholics are hanging on to their faith | It isn't easy being Catholic these days with wrenching changes since Vatican II, the erosion of the Catholic school system, shrinking ranks of nuns and priests, and now the pedophilia crisis. (The Dallas Morning News)
  
  
• N.Y. bishop resigns | A former secretary of the late Cardinal John O'Connor admits to several affairs with women. (Fox News)

Missions and ministry:

• Shoppers in with a prayer | Supermarket chain is set to bring in priests and ministers so customers can get spiritual guidance with their weekly shop (The Daily Record, Scotland)
  
  
• Young woman drawn to life as a missionary, despite new risks | One 22-year-old's account of why she wants to serve the church abroad. (Los Angeles Times)

Sex and marriage:

• Sport encourages safe sex | Young people who play sport are more likely to practise safe sex than those who go to church, says study (Herald Sun, Melbourne, Australia)
  
  
• Court approves vote on same-sex unions | Masschusetts's highest court upheld the legality of a ballot initiative that would make same-sex marriages unconstitutional (Associated Press)

Other stories of interest:

• Kelly McLean, 84; cut hair, eased souls in South End shop | When he put his scissors down, he picked up the Bible to lead the Distinguished Brotherhood study group of septuagenarians at Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury, where he was a deacon. (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Critic of 'racist' Church is first senior black bishop | Dr John Sentamu accused the Church of England of institutional racism and now becomes Britain's first senior black bishop. (The Times, London)
  
  
• Speaking in tongues evolves in meaning | Emphasis changes from missions-focused to personal spirituality. (The Colorado Springs Gazette)
  
  
• New U.S. group seeks support of evangelical Christians for Israel (The New York Times)
  
  
• Christian lifestyle 'losing appeal among young' | Increasing numbers of people, particularly among the under-40s, live without reference to institutional Christianity, according to a report from a senior committee of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. (The Belfast Telegraph)

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