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Television:

• Buffy sainthood observation | The silliness of the name and the premise that a blond Valley Girl can overcome evil gave way to scholarly consideration of spiritual themes undertaken by the television series: redemption, resurrection, selflessness, guilt and existential angst, among other subjects (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble | From cult to camp, disgraced televangelist Tammy Faye is reborn with film, book and TV deals that celebrate her surreal life (The Age, Melbourne, Australia)
  
  

Books:

• 'Code' deciphers interest in religious history | Dan Brown's thriller, which supposes a marriage between Jesus and Mary Magdalene that produced a royal bloodline in France, is more than just the year's best-selling adult novel. The Da Vinci Code is a publishing phenomenon. (USA Today)
  
  
• Religious tomes address heavy topic of excess weight | Gluttony is America's sin. And I have a lot of repenting to do (Jim Jones, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram)
  
  
• The false fronts of modern life inhibit fulfillment, authors say | Geared for Christians, "TrueFaced" is based on the authors' assertion that most of us mask our true identity to ourselves and the world, thus depriving us of a fulfilling life that includes the kind of relationships with God and others we are meant to have (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland)
  
  

Education:

• House approves vouchers for D.C. | Plan to fund tuition for private schools faces Senate fight (The Washington Post)
  
  

Christians on campus:

• Students lose yearbook-photo battle | Trustees decide against allowing Fountain Valley High seniors to take a new picture that would spell out a Christian message. (Los Angles Times)
  
  
• Always room for a nativity | Is the traditional Christian nativity play still justified in the schools of today's multi-faith Britain? (The Independent)
  
  

Sports:

• Pro athletes bring faith to game plan | More players openly pray, praise God on field (The Detroit News)
  
  

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