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2. Christians must join larger fight | Has their opposition to the forces of marginalization and pauperization been strong enough? (Lancy Lobo, The Indian Express)
   
   
3. Hishongwa warns 'holy rollers' | Namibia's Deputy Minister of High Education, Training, and Employment Creation says new church organizations are attempting to disturb the peace and order in the country (The Namibian)

1. Christian combo off the menu at Burger King | After Johnsonville Burger King refused to hire a practicing Christian who wouldn't work Sundays, another employee says other Christians are also unhappy with the fast food giant's policy (Cook Strait News, New Zealand)
   
   
2. 'Have a beautiful, blessed day'—say it and get fired | Security guard A.C. Cephus III has been saying "Have a beautiful, blessed day" to passersby for years, and nobody seemed to mind. That is, until last week, when he was told that if he says it again, he'll get fired (John Kass, Chicago Tribune)

1. Missionary first New Zealand SARS fatality | Chee Nan Pin was working in Hong Kong as a missionary for Worldwide Evangelisation of Christ International (Stuff.co.nz)
   
   
2. Also: Virus kills NZ citizen in Hong Kong (The New Zealand Herald)
   
   
3. Iraq humanitarian assessment | Throughout Iraq, more and more humanitarian aid is coming in. But challenges still abound (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly)
   
   
4. I don't need a lesson in piety—but thanks | Campus Crusade for Christ recently held "Jesus Awareness Week," a series of activities and speakers to, well, increase awareness of Jesus. I, for one, am being made just a little too aware. (Nick Disabato, The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern U.)
   
   
5. Jabez author in Africa: 'I'm like a coach' | Since moving from the United States to Sandton, a Johannesburg suburb, Bruce Wilkinson is becoming a new voice in Africa (Religion News Service)

1. South African gang murder Belfast priest | According to reports, the priest was attacked by a gang of six men, who broke into his home (The Belfast Telegraph)
   
   
2. Baylor regent under investigation by university officials | Jaclanel Moore McFarland says she didn't tip off anyone to drug bust (Waco Tribune-Herald)
   
   
3. Also: Baylor regent told to resign over drug sting gone bad (Associated Baptist Press)
   
   
4. Jailed missionary still waiting to see judge | Eleven days after 47-year old Jim White was arrested in Haiti, the local missionary is still waiting to go before a judge (The Courier-Times, New Castle, Ind.)
   
   
5. Suspected arsonist says he targeted white church | Suspect being held on $250,000 bail for Sunday's church fire (WBAL, Baltimore, video)
   
   
6. For three nuns, a prairie protest and a price to pay | Sisters reconciled to prison for actions at missile site (The Washington Post)
   
   
7. Town's church poisoning leads to soul-searching | A close-knit community in Maine reels from a murder and the suicide of the prime suspect (Los Angeles Times)

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