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• Libertarians join liberals in opposing sodomy law | Conservatives divided on issue (The New York Times)
  
  
• Talisman suit over Sudan to proceed | A Canadian oil company can be sued for genocide in the US over allegations it cooperated with the Sudanese government in military actions against civilians near its oil fields (BBC)
  
  
• Also: Judge: Canadian company can be held liable for genocide (Associated Press)
  
  
• Also: Suit alleging Canadian oil firm aided Sudan genocide proceeds (New York Law Journal)

Missions and ministry:

• Some religious groups cool to Beachfest's arrival | Jews are not alone in planning to ignore the religious hoopla on the sand this weekend. Not all Christian groups are taking part, either. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
  
  
• Evangelism event gets ready | More than 4,000 people expected to attend Truth for a New Generation Conference, sponsored by Faith In Focus Ministries (News-Record, Greensboro, N.C.)

Clergy sex abuse:

• Clergy must report child abuse cases | Most of the time we are equipped to counsel our parishioners through these events but sometimes there are situations that require the help of secular professionals (Marvin Eckfeldt and Mary Ellen Stone, Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
  
  
• Bid to shield priest data faulted | The chairman of the review board named by US Catholic bishops to monitor compliance with their child-abuse prevention plan says he is ''stunned'' that Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles has raised First Amendment and privacy objections to the release of church documents to law enforcement officials (The Boston Globe)

• A plea for peace and healing | At Mass, St. Patrick cited as inspiration (The Boston Globe)

Other stories of interest:

• Fish talks, town buzzes | And so it came to pass that a talking carp, shouting in Hebrew, shattered the calm of the New Square Fish Market and created what many here are calling a miracle (The New York Times)
  
  
• I'll have two scoops of lust, please | Catholic church leaders in Germany have responded icily to a range of ice creams named after the seven deadly sins, accusing the makers of trifling with serious matters and courting controversy to boost sales (Reuters)
  
  
• Devil worshipping rumors rife among children | Youngsters scared to go out at night (The Daily Star, Lebanon)
  
  
• Easter baskets with guns drawing protests | Along with the plush bunnies, beach buckets and Barbie dolls that have always come with pre-assembled Easter baskets, Kmart and Wal-Mart stores in the Twin Cities are selling ones with military and police themes, complete with toy assault vehicles and semiautomatic pistols (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)

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