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Education:

• Flocks growing at religious colleges | While many religion-oriented universities are respected, some of the more conservative schools or their founders have unorthodox, controversial reputations (Palm Beach Post)
  
  
• Grant to go for 'green' building | U.S. gives college $7.5 million to build `environmentally friendly' library (Chicago Tribune)
  
  
• Why supporters of public education can applaud the growth of faith | Parents who choose non-government schooling, especially in the fastest growing sector of Christian and other faith-based schools, do so because of their convictions about what education is, and what is best for their children (Stephen O'Doherty, The Sydney Morning Herald)
  
  

Pop culture:

• 'Passion' follows the Scripture | Gibson's controversial film coincides closely with ancient Jewish writings (David Klinghoffer, Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• Vestal Goodman, 74, matriarch of the world of gospel music, dies | Goodman, who dreamed of being an opera star as a girl, brought operatic flourishes to gospel (The New York Times)
  
  

Pope John Paul II:

• Pope opens new year with call for peace | He stressed that to bring about peace, there needs to be a new respect for international law and the creation of a "new international order" based on the goals of the United Nations (Associated Press)
  
  
• Pope wants new international order to keep peace (Reuters)
  
  

Other stories of interest:

• Interfaith dialogue—why bother? | Not only is theological dialogue unnecessary, but from a Jewish point of view it is pointless (Jonathan Rosenblum, The Jerusalem Post)
  
  
• Services, burials planned for young victims of mudslides | Church groups are helping the surviving families. America's Greek Orthodox archbishop is asking parishes for donations (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• Tarrant Baptists apologize for slavery | The Tarrant Baptist Association has unanimously approved an apology for slavery in Texas as part of a broader effort to see a resolution passed by the Legislature (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Tex.)
  
  
• Quest for spirituality has many looking within | In a world where pagers and cell phones keep people on call and the laptop extends the workplace even into the bedroom, the quest for inner peace has rarely been so difficult or so critical, observers say (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland)
  
  
• Lesbians' 'divorce' in Iowa targeted | A group of Iowa lawmakers and a conservative group are pursuing legal action against a state district judge, despite his revision of a "divorce" decree he gave two Iowa lesbians to end their Vermont civil union (The Washington Times)
  
  
• Religion news in brief | Pope's message to the persecuted; Vietnamese monk kills himself to call for religious freedom; United Methodist organization honors President Bush; German chancellor, officials differ on religious symbols in schools; Akron authorities turn to religious leaders to help solve killings; South Bend synagogue for sale (Associated Press)
  
  

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