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• Circus performers have Bible study (Associated Press)

• Churches consider sweeping changes | Archbishops' palaces may seek commercial lets (The Guardian, London)
• Anglican women's leader gives up on Sydney | Di Nicolios, most senior woman in diocese that bans women's ordination, leaves to become rector in Melbourne (Sydney Morning Herald)
• Church of Scotland faces up to shame of sectarianism | Report especially regrets actions against Irish Catholics in 1920s and '30s (The Scotsman)
• Also: Convener tells of Kirk's 'shameful' sectarian past (The Daily Telegraph)
• Also: Church of Scotland makes first public admission of bigotry (Associated Press)
• Spiritually fit | Exercise and prayer are joining forces at an increasing number of churches (Newsday, Long Island, New York)
• Bishop-elect brings drums, devotion to inclusion | John Bryson Chane will be consecrated as the eighth bishop of the 106-year-old Episcopal Diocese of Washington tomorrow (The Washington Times)
• In many churches, icons compete for space | Groups of the faithful are laying claim to both space and time within parishes for their own shrines and patron saint celebrations, sometimes with a fervor reawakened only by the competition (The New York Times)
• Worship and watch says soccer-mad archbishop | Archbishop of Canterbury gives blessing to clergy who want to move church times on Sunday to avoid a clash with England's first World Cup match. (Reuters)
• Church seeks revival as it marks 300 years | The First Reformed Church—which held its first baptism on June 1, 1702—was originally founded for Dutch merchants who settled near Jamaica, New York (New York Daily News)

• Article on Christian group draws mixed responses | Readers complain that story on Super Bowl outreach amounted to promotion (The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville)
• Baptists' colorful language, actions capture my interest | Top 10 reasons for writing about baptists (Jim Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
• Washington Times reporter used Bush meeting to greet Pope | Says pontiff has strong handshake (Lloyd Grove, The Washington Post, last item)
• Networks prepare papal death coverage | Media outlets have hotel deals, other plans ready to go when the Pope does (USA Today)

• New federal agency's director hears faith-based groups' fears on funding | Jim Towey begins tour of cities to help define rules and procedures for White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (The Miami Herald)
• Beyond justice: The eternal struggle to forgive | Forgiveness in Birmingham would require a deep intellectual and emotional commitment, just as it has when invoked during other moments of great pain. (Dean E. Murphy The New York Times)
• U.S. businesses struggle to accommodate religious diversity | Complaints against religious discrimination are increasing (Voice of America)
• Catholics 'more likely to be obsessive' | Italian study gives some weight to the notion that cleanliness is next to godliness. (The Daily Telegraph)

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