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• Dioceses lag on responses to abuse survey | Nearly one-fifth of Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States have failed to respond to a survey on the extent of the sexual molestation of minors by priests (The New York Times)
  
  
• Bishops slowly facing up to sex abuse scandal | The nation's Catholic bishops are reluctantly but slowly "coming on board" in facing their long-standing clergy-abuse scandal, a leading member of the National Lay Review Board said (The Washington Times)
  
  
• Bishops discuss sexual abuse | They also were asked for advice on dealing with dissident Catholics, especially those holding public office (The Washington Times)
  
  
• Abuse data on agenda for bishops | Celibacy issue won't be tackled (Chicago Tribune)
  
  
• Leader praises Catholic bishops | But Gregory says they still must reconcile with abuse victims (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Boston bishop to meet dissident lay group | Archbishop Sean O'Malley has agreed to meet next week with the leaders of Voice of the Faithful, a lay group formed out of the sex abuse scandal that has been barred from church property (Associated Press)
  
  

Science and religion:

• Can science prove the existence of God? | What is for some the ultimate question — Does God exist? — has become a matter of how much further the domain of the unknown will continue to contract, and if it will ultimately evaporate ?(The New York Times)
  
  
• Is evolution truly random? | To many scientists, it would seem impossible to re-evolve anything like life on earth today, given how life has been shaped by accidents large and small. But 12 flasks of bacteria in East Lansing, Mich., are beginning to challenge such notions (The New York Times)
  
  
• How did life begin? | Researchers are a long way from reconstructing any plausible path for the origin of life (The New York Times)
  
  
• Richard Dawkins attacks religion again | "If we come back in a thousand years, we would have our minds blown away by what science has discovered in the meantime, whereas religion or spirituality or mysticism will have discovered nothing more. They never have discovered anything." (Seed, via The New York Times, last item)
  
  
• Doctor mixes faith with medicine | Lawry puts his beliefs in practice (Iowa City Press-Citizen)
  
  

Music:

• Bono records with Christian artists | Sparrow Records will release "In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa" on Jan. 27 (Religion News Service, third item)
  
  
• Christian music fights segregation | Toby McKeehan and Kirk Frankin say their I Have a Dream tour is the first time a black gospel artist and a white Christian artist have ever toured together (The Denver Post)
  
  
• Rookie choir wins award | Students were making their Gospelfest debut after starting a group at Lynwood High (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• Earlier: Eager young choir finds itself an amazing place | The Chosen Generation, formed less than a year ago, is a finalist in the annual Gospelfest (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• Rock opera sends Christian message | Artistically, Jesus has appeared in many guises during the past 2000 years. Still, there has been nothing quite like Hero (The Orlando Sentinel)
  
  
• Johnny Cash tribute honors music, legend | The Rev. Billy Graham was among several people to send recorded messages of love, saying he expects to join Cash and June Carter Cash in heaven soon (Associated Press)
  
  

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