In the presence of her enemies | Gracia Burnham lost her husband and a year of her life after being kidnapped by Muslim rebels (Beliefnet)
Who are the 'enemies' in Gracia's book? | What's interesting about the unfolding scenario is that it's the military generals who are spluttering into their malt whisky and going fast and furious on the defensive. And most of us thought the word "enemies" referred to the Abu Sayyaf! (ABS-CBN.com)
Gracia Burnham talks | She has one regret, a regret that she says could have saved Martin's life (KAKE, Wichita)
Unchained memories | The theme of Gracia Burnham's book is morality. She only wanted a society than can show the best in man and not the worst. The leading players are not the kidnap victims but unseen military officers whose rapacity perhaps exceeded those of the Abu Sayyaf (Ben Lim, ABS-CBN.com)
They don't call him 'The One' for nothing | The first Matrix movie is seen by many Christians as a retelling of the story of Jesus. Whether the sequels will fit that theory remains to be seen (Siri Agrell, National Post, Canada)
GOP leaders warned to shun agenda of gays | "We urged party leaders not to put President Bush's re-election at risk in 2004 by shrinking from the cultural wars now," said Gary Bauer (The Washington Times)
Evangelical fellowship, top leadership at loggerheads | Some members of the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia have differed with their top leadership over the stance taken by the Oasis Forum on the constitutional review process (The Times of Zambia)
Pope John Paul II criticizes Mugabe's land reforms | "Social and political violence will eventually increase, the gap between rich and poor will grow ever wider," says pontiff (Mail & Guardian, London)
Doctors oppose assisted suicide | More than half of doctors have been approached by a patient seeking medical help to die, an Internet survey suggests. However, most (74%) would refuse to perform assisted suicide if it were legalized (BBC)
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