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Politics and law:

• Republicans reject faith-based bill with tax break | Nearly 30 House Republicans are threatening to vote against legislation that represents the remaining pieces of President Bush's faith-based initiative if it contains a tax break favoring environmental groups (The Washington Times)
  
  
• Navy to investigate claim by chaplain | David Wilder says high-ranking officer tried last year to have criminal charges brought against him after he discussed a religious discrimination lawsuit on Fox News Channel (Associated Press)
  
  
• City adopts Christian proclamation | Document has been source of contention (Gainesville Sun, Fla.)
  
  
• Prayer rally to address Christians' concerns | We want to let people know that there's a lot of legislation coming down that's not pro-family," said Rev. James Roberts, pastor of Sunny Point Baptist Church in Canton (Asheville Citizen-Times, N.C.)
  
  
• The Right declares victory | It finally admits it won the culture wars (Timothy Noah, Slate)
  
  
• Federal judge: Group can receive public funds for prayer event | Court overturns Tucson, Ariz., policy that barred religious organizers from receiving fee waivers granted to other groups (Associated Press)
  
  
• Bishops may punish politicians | Proabortion position of Catholic lawmakers a source of frustration (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Also: Catholic bishops tackle politicians | Sanctions for lawmakers are studied (Chicago Tribune)
  
  
• The delicate balance of politics and piety | On a host of issues, Americans are grappling with the delicate balance of faith and politics. Often, the scales tip too far and the two end up colliding (A. James Rudin, Newsweek)
  
  
• Faith-based lawsuit settled | A gay woman fired for her sexual orientation and a Jewish man rejected for a job based on his religion settle their lawsuit against a Methodist children's home and the state of Georgia (Morning Edition, National Public Radio)
  
  
• Also: Georgia settlement addresses 'faith-based' employment rights (Associated Baptist Press)
  
  

10 Commandments, Roy Moore:

• Ethics trial of Alabama judge to begin | It would take a unanimous vote of the Court of the Judiciary to remove Moore, who is halfway into his six-year term (Associated Press)
  
  
• Ala. attorney general wants Moore out | Bill Pryor said chief justice should be removed because he "intentionally and publicly engaged in misconduct, and because he remains unrepentant for his behavior" (Associated Press)
  
  
• Are we a Christian nation? | Justice Moore's actions can be interpreted as telling us that, as a Judge, he believes we are a Christian Nation. As an individual, he has the right to make such a declaration. As a Judge, he is clearly running "afoul" of the Constitution, the supreme law of the land (Stuart F. James, The Chattanoogan, Tenn.)
  
  

Missions:

• Eaten missionary's family head for Fiji | The residents of a Fiji village are preparing to apologize to the family of a Christian missionary who was eaten by tribes people 136 years ago (BBC)
  
  
• Also: Cannibal victim's relatives to visit Fiji | The Australian descendants of a Christian missionary eaten by cannibals 136 years ago will travel to Fiji this week, hoping to help lift a curse on the village where he was killed (Associated Press)
  
  
• Fiery Pentecostal spirit spreads into mainstream Christianity | Buoyed by its commitment to worship, Pentecostalism is the world's fastest-growing Christian movement (St. Petersburg Times)
  
  

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