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5. Church mired in debate over ordaining gays | Homosexuality in the church has divided the nation's largest Presbyterian body for 25 years, and the issue shows no signs of going away (The Denver Post)
   
   
6. Church moves to defend new 'gay rights' bishop (PA News, U.K.)
   
   
7. Church of England's gay rights advocate is made a bishop | Jeffrey John's appointment "will cause shock to many evangelicals," says Reform's Rod Thomas (The Daily Telegraph, London)

1. Movie stars need God more than ever | Pastor John Bright Anodebe of Star World Fellowship has now written and produced a movie which he says is a "great explosion" (Vanguard, Nigeria)
   
   
2. TV networks clean up 'family hour' programs | "Dramatic decrease" in sexual content was the first decline noted by Parents Television Council in its eight-year history (The Washington Times)
   
   
3. File under Rock/Pop | When X-Men is more Christian than gospel music (Mark Gauvreau Judge, Breakpoint)
   
   
4. Mexico's Mennonite rocker bucks tradition | Martin Thulin does not practice the religion, but he flaunts his Mennonite roots when he performs, wearing traditional dress including denim overalls and a wide-brimmed hat (Reuters)

1. Newspapers fall short on religious accuracy and context, study alleges | Stories about religion rarely discuss its beliefs, values and practices, says Curt Smith (CNSNews.com)
   
   
2. Religion in American newspapers: A critique and challenge (Curt Smith, University of Rochester)

1. Islam is hardly the only religion with extremists | Yeah, sure, some Muslims kill people. But Franklin Graham, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell said bad things about Islam, and that's just about as bad! (Anant Rambachan, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.)
   
   
2. Haitians say ancient religion is often misunderstood | Though Catholicism is the dominant organized religion in Haiti, voodoo is widely practiced in the country (The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla.)
   
   
3. Conservatives ask Christians to learn more about Islam | America's religious leaders have been "stuck on two extremes of over simplification," said Diane Knippers, president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy (Canton Repository, Ohio)
   
   
4. In pond project, Christians and Muslims plant seeds of tolerance | Dallas Central Mosque and Arapaho United Methodist Church have opened their doors to one another and begun collaborating on community service projects (The Dallas Morning News)
   
   
5. 100 dalits convert to Christianity in Bhojpur | Sources said the conversions were in protest against discrimination by powerful upper caste Hindus (Rediff.com)
   
   
6. St. Thomas Aquinas embraces other religions | Catholic school learns strength of diversity (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

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