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Religious freedom in Israel:

• Israeli troops prevent Sunday worship services at Church of the Nativity (Associated Press)
  
  
• Bethlehem residents fear cancellation of Christmas celebrations | Curfew in Bethlehem enters fifth day (The Jerusalem Post)
  
  
• American pastor arrested, detained and beaten in Israeli prison | Gordon Hutchins was one of thirty internationals who were staging a peaceful sit-in along with 200 Palestinians in Jayyous, West Bank (Palestine Chronicle)

Books:

• A puzzling memoir about a religious conversion | Lauren Winner is a bit of a tease, if an exceedingly well-read one (Paul Baumann, Chicago Tribune)
  
  
• Putting a Christian spin on gritty crime novels | James Scott Bell has written himself into an unusual niche that traditionally has been reserved for the likes of Raymond Chandler (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• Billy Sunday, man of God | Author Examines the Preacher's 'Muscular' Style (All Things Considered, NPR)
  
  
• Holiday spirit | Bibles and other inspirational volumes meet a growing market (Detroit Free Press)

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