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• Mr. Freeman, you look divine | The casting of Morgan Freeman as God in "Bruce Almighty" has provoked both satisfaction and skepticism among black religious figures and film scholars (The New York Times)
  
  
• Religious row over Mel's film | Gibson has threatened a lawsuit against the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Jewish-run Anti-Defamation League over a report criticizing the depiction of Jews in his controversial new film about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ (The Herald Sun, Melbourne, Australia)

Television:

• 'Reality church' streams on Web from Modesto across the globe | For the past two months, Pastor Jeff Green has been streaming his "at-home" services via live simultaneous Webcast to churches and individuals from Ohio to England (The Modesto Bee, Calif.)
  
  
• Mongolian Christian TV station shuts down | Disputes over finances and control led the American partners to shut down 8-year-old Eagle TV, an unusual Christian-oriented business in this Buddhist, formerly communist society (Associated Press)

Music:

• God is in the retail | Perhaps the Devil doesn't have all the best tunes after all. Evanescence became the first Christian rock band to top the charts this week. But God and pop go way back (Steve Jelbert, The Independent, London)
  
  
• More Goth than gospel | U.S. Christian rock band Evanescence have stormed to the top of the British charts. But don't expect happy-clappy guitar-strumming - they've kicked up a hell of a row back home (The Guardian, London)
  
  
• Christian bands, crossing over | A new crop of bands has broadened the appeal of Christian rock by emphasizing musical originality rather than a sermonizing message (The New York Times)

Books:

• Teen novel sales soar as stories get sexier, more timely | Book covers with bare legs, bikini tops, shiny leather handbags -- no, it's not "Sex in the City" but "Gossip Girl," one of the new, definitely grown-up series of novels for the 12-to-18 crowd (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  
  
• Also: Excerpts from 'Young Adult' books | Here are excerpts from the some of new books written for the "Young Adult" market that are more risque and more tightly roped to contemporary events than in the past. Industry experts say that's why they are so successful (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  
  
• Sacred mysteries: Is it still the Word of God? | On the Aussie Bible, The Text Bible, the Cockney Gospel, and other recent oddities (Christopher Howse, The Daily Telegraph, London)
  
  
• Book inspires worship sensation | "The Purpose-Driven Life" has struck a nerve and sold more than 2.7 million copies, lifting it to the No. 2 spot on the New York Times' hardcover advice list. (Knight Ridder)
  
  
• In gold ink on a chip, the world's tiniest book | A five-millimeter-square copy of the New Testament is the smallest reproduction yet of a printed book (The New York Times)
  
  
• Ships collide in search for truth | Ex-ambassador says biblical expert misled her over Malta book (Rocky Mountain News, Denver)

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