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• UK couple die at suicide clinic | A British couple suffering from chronic illnesses have died at a Swiss clinic, following an apparent suicide pact. (BBC)
  
  
• Also: Euthanasia for British couple with non-terminal illness (The Guardian, London)

Missions and ministry:

• Sister Nicole fights the good fight as financier | Sister Nicole Rielle created two ethical investment funds that handle the investments of 80 French religious orders. (The New York Times)
  
  
• Jesus in Baghdad | Why we should keep Franklin Graham out of Iraq. (Steven Waldman, Slate.com)
  
  
• Churches see that families of troops not overlooked | Thanks to the efforts of churches and volunteer organizers across the country, the families of soldiers and sailors fighting in Operation Iraqi Freedom are getting support and assistance. (ChurchCentral.com)
  
  
• A faith-based initiative | Steve Weaver is an emergency-management consultant for the Church World Service, with which he will shortly cross the border between Jordan and Iraq. (CNN)

Other stories of interest:

• Half of Britain believes in Resurrection | The findings challenge the widespread view that an increasingly secular society sees Easter as little more than an opportunity to indulge a taste for chocolate. (The Daily Telegraph, London)
  
  
• Rapture Index inventor tracks end of time | A profile of Todd Strandberg, the founder of the online, end-of-time radar gun. (The Salt Lake Tribune)
  
  
• Earlier: The Iraq War Has Little Effect on the Rapture Index | The founder of an online end times "speedometer" says that other current events are more connected to biblical prophecy. (Christianity Today)
  
  
• West's farmers are praying for drought relief | Region needs rain in biblical proportions to make up for four dry years, scientists say. Recent storms have made little difference. (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• Moment of silence | From across the spectrum of America's religions, they pray. (Photo essay by Gueorgui Pinkhassov, The New York Times)

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