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• Clone claim produces flurry of bills | At least 48 bills to ban or to regulate cloning have been introduced in state legislatures and Congress since the Raelians' announcement in late December (USA Today)
  
  
• Also: States address cloning (USA Today)
  
  
• Black crosses hang over match | A group of church leaders mounted a protest against the oppressive regime of President Robert Mugabe at the start of Australia's World Cup cricket match with Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club ground yesterday (The Australian)
  
  
• Also: Protesters pray as long-suffering people await guests (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Church life:

• Dance parties cause rift in church | The problems center on a church-affiliated dance group, the St. John's Divine Rhythm Society, and allegations that it condoned—if not promoted—illegal drug use at a series of all-night parties modeled after raves (Associated Press)
  
  
• Churches warned of e-mail scams | The Secret Service is warning local churches that con artists are targeting them via e-mail addresses (Pasadena [Calif.] Star-News)
  
  
• Dog-collared | Employment is a real issue now facing the church (Editorial, The Times, London)
  
  
• Church sees less as more | Members of Heritage Free Methodist Church have turned a double-wide mobile home into a house of worship (San Antonio Express-News)
  
  
• Tornado-hit church moves on, but can't forget Palm Sunday | Goshen members look to sky in spring, back nearly nine years (The Huntsville [Ala.] Times)
  
  
• Area churches find new way to share faith | Area churches to attend Alpha conference in Richmond next week (The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.)
  
  
• Prayerfest turnout fails to deter pastor | Testimonies and singing fill the three-hour event. About 10 attend (The Press-Enterprise, inland California)
  
  
• Thanks for the rain, hold the flood | From the paddocks to the pulpits, country people have been praying for rain for years and it was time for the congregation of seven at Ilford to say thank you (The Sydney Morning Herald)
  
  
• Bishop's appointment riles Kannadigas | Complain that they're left out of church leadership (KeralaNext)

Television:

• Christian TV show wins Telly Awards | Baptist Press's "Truthquest: California" featured young Christians mixing it up in physical challenges and unusual ministry groups (The Jackson [Tenn.] Sun)
  
  
• Ofcom to probe religious programming | Ofcom, the new TV and telecommunications regulator, is expected to launch a fresh investigation into the commitment to religious programming on ITV and Channel 4. (The Guardian, London)

Books:

• Catholic Church edits encyclopedia | When the New Catholic Encyclopedia was issued in 1967, rapidly evolving events made it out of date almost immediately (Associated Press)
  
  
• Doctor calls on Jesus to deliver USA from the hamburger | Drawing on the inspiration of loaves, fishes, water and wine, a doctor from Florida has published a self-help manual, What Would Jesus Eat?, and a companion volume, the What Would Jesus Eat Cook Book (The Daily Telegraph, London)

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