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• Muslims protest Bush nominee | Groups say peace institute choice Daniel Pipes sends 'wrong message' (The Washington Post)
  
  
• An unholy alliance with the Christian right | With Christian friends like these close to the president's ear, the right-wing government in Israel does not need Jewish friends to rebuff political initiatives like the road map to put an end to the Israeli occupation of the territories (Akiva Eldar, Ha'aretz, Tel Aviv)
  
  
• Business, Christian groups pose dilemma for DeLay | The second ranking Republican in the House's newer allegiance to business lobbyists has led to a rupture with old friends in the evangelical Christian community, allies who had a major impact on DeLay's career when few on K Street even knew his name (The Hill, D.C.)

Education:

• Despite critics' predictions, Christian school survives 25 years | Wise County Christian School continues to provide a religious-based education at a price average people can afford (The Coalfield Progress, Norton, Va.)
  
  
• Duke Divinity School students wanted more say in ethics codes | Some students of the Duke Divinity School wanted more of an opportunity to consider an ethics policy that, among other things, requires students and faculty members to live in "chastity." (Associated Press)
  
  
• President of Southwestern Baptist seminary is resigning | Kenneth Hemphill will join national effort to help churches 'build God's kingdom' (The Dallas Morning News)
  
  
• Also:  Seminary president takes national post | Hemphill's decision surprised the seminary community (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram)
  
  
• Prayer to be banned at school assemblies | Churches object to aspects of draft policy on religion (Sunday Times, South Africa)
  
  
• Schools follow religion rules | The No Child Left Behind Act puts districts' federal funding at stake (The Press-Enterprise, Inland Southern California)

Money and business:

• Corporate challenge: Faith-based groups use their investments to influence big business | The more than 300 member faith-based organizations have a combined investment portfolio of over $110 billion, which they attempt to use to good things in corporate boardrooms (The Star-Ledger, N.J.)
  
  
• Biblical names characterize construction company's houses | His houses all bear the names of books of the Bible, but as astute an entrepreneur as Marco Island entrepreneur Dan Dufault is, there's no commercial ploy involved here (Marco Island [Fla.] Eagle)

Music:

• Giving pop radio a lift | Christian band MercyMe notches Dove nominations, DJ praise (The Tennessean)
  
  
• Putting faith in music | A Mattapan church joins a growing trend as it gets down to business with a new gospel record label (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Who's the best in today's Christian music? | Believe it or not, the least stressful thing about Gospel Music Week is the Dove Awards ceremony. At least that's what most Christian music artists say. (Mansfield News Journal)
  
  
• Mainstreaming contemporary Christian | Stacie Orrico is just like your average 17-year-old girl … who has seen a career as a Christian music star carry her to mainstream music success and center stage on MTV's Total Request Live (The Tennessean)
  
  
• Dove Awards to go on, but mindful of war | Despite genre's popularity, gospel telecast won't air live (Associated Press)

Bible:

• Sign-language Bible to be made for video, DVD | When completed, it will be the first Bible of its kind in the world, according to the Japan Deaf Evangel Mission (The Japan Times)
  
  

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