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• Archbishop's stalker fined over breach | A woman who repeatedly stalked Melbourne's Roman Catholic Archbishop after claiming she was sexually abused by a priest was fined $100 yesterday for breaching an interim intervention order (The Age, Melbourne, Australia)
  
  
• The Catholic Church and the insurance carriers | Why the First Amendment's religious freedom guarantees provide no defense in the clergy abuse cases (Marci Hamilton, FindLaw.com)

Other stories of interest:

• Religion news in brief | United Methodist bishop accused of violating church teaching, Lutheran congregation is losing members over a decision to maintain a policy barring women from voting on church issues, and other stories (Associated Press)
  
  
• Workers find human skull at local church | Police: no indication that cemetery was near location (KNBC, Los Angeles)
  
  
• Also: Skull found behind church is that of Native American | Officials are speculating that it could be up to 2,000 years old (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• For Christians, unity remains an elusive goal | Not even Jesus had all his prayers answered. (Steve Gushee, Palm Beach Post)
  
  
• It's time to start living by the standards we set | To win a hearing and the respect of others whom we seek to reach and win to Christ, all in the church of Jesus Christ must demonstrate the character of Christ (Tony Carr, Round Rock [Tex.] Leader)
  
  
• Woman says diocese neglected her demon possession | "The bishop forgot my exorcism," says protester (Norwich [Conn.] Bulletin)
  
  
• Jehoash tablet said found near Muslim cemetery | Reportedly found outside the eastern wall of the Temple Mount, not far from Golden Gate (Ha'aretz)

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