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British Columbia allows same-sex marriages:

• Court rejects same-sex marriage ban | B.C. appeal decision: Judges give lawmakers until 2004 to revise law (The National Post, Canada)
  
  
• Also: Same-sex marriages to be allowed in B.C.|  Society's notion of marriage has changed and governments need to recognize that, the B.C. Court of Appeal declared yesterday as it strongly endorsed the right of gay and lesbian couples to marry (The Globe & Mail, Toronto)
  
  
• Also: Canadian court slams same-sex marriage bans (Reuters)
  
  
• Also: Canada's same-sex marriage ban challenged (Associated Press)

National Day of Prayer:

• President delivers remarks on the National Day of Prayer (White House, audio | video)
  
  
• Bush: Iraq war a time of testing, prayer | Somber, patriotic National Day of Prayer service contrasted with last year's event, which had the air of a Christian revival (Associated Press)
  
  
• Bush joins in prayer for the nation (UPI)
  
  
• Bush hosts National Day of Prayer (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Day of Prayer celebrations draw debate | When Congress, at the behest of Harry Truman, approved a National Day of Prayer, the intent was to be inclusive of all religious beliefs. But some critics contend the event has become co-opted in recent years by evangelical Christians (Contra Costa [Calif.] Times)
  
  
• Christian bent in day of prayer events makes some feel left out | Some religious leaders said the day of prayer is, in everything but name, a national event for Christians (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram)
  
  
• Groups give separate prayers for unity | Christian event in Muncie draws smaller crowd than interfaith one (The Indianapolis Star)
  
  
• A little child shall lead them | Lauren Cutshall, a fifth-grader, organized a group of students, teachers and parents before school yesterday in observance of President Bush's National Day of Prayer (Lexington Herald-Leader)
  
  
• 'God, bless America' | On Day of Prayer, many sought guidance for nation (The Charlotte Observer)
  
  
• President Bush cites area woman for Bible charity (Winona [Wis.] Daily News)

Church and state:

• National Clergy Council: Supreme Court allows prayer on its property for first time | Group is conducting a nationwide petition drive asking court officials to end its "No Prayer Zone" policy (Press release)
  
  
• Lawsuit alleges Independence teacher pushed Christianity on class | ACLU says school district knew about the teacher's actions but did nothing to change the situation (The Kansas City Star)
  
  
• Pledge girl still saying 'under God' | School official confirms Newdow's daughter takes part in ritual (WorldNetDaily)

Life ethics:

• An embryo by any other name | A bill that claims to be against cloning isn't (Jim Tonkowich, The Weekly Standard)
  
  
• Laci Peterson's unborn child becomes pawn in abortion debate | The Peterson case, as with many in the past, has nothing to do with abortion (Susan Estrich, USA Today)
  
  
• New artificial egg technique eases fears on cloning | Scientists have succeeded in coaxing embryonic stem cells to develop into eggs (The Times, London)
  
  
• Also: Two men and a cradle? | Scientific discovery might allow two men to produce children with both partners' genetic code (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Genetic test blunders risk needless abortions | Warning is being issued by medical geneticists who have assessed the outcomes of some of the tens of thousands of DNA tests carried out every month in the US as part of the world's largest screening program for cystic fibrosis (New Scientist)
  
  
• Texas House passes abortion bill requiring 24-hour wait | The vote on House Bill 15 was 96-41. It is expected to be finally passed later this week and go to the Senate, where Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, will try to win approval (Houston Chronicle)
  
  

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