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• Archbishop 'blamed Jews for Nazi policy' | Cosmo Gordon Lang, the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1928-42, said shortly before the Second World War that he believed German Jews had brought on themselves the hatred of Hitler, according to newly released diaries. (Times, London)
  
  

Missions & ministry:

• Religious row over aid in Somalia | Thousands of Somalis have marched through streets in Mogadishu protesting at what they say is an attempt by aid agencies to spread Christianity. (BBC)
  
  
• No es facil: It's not easy | It's downright difficult living in poverty under a brutal dictator's thumb, but an army of compassionate Americans could help churches better the lives of poor Cubans (World)
  
  
• Methodists sets up fund for the needy | The Obuasi Wesley Methodist Cathedral has launched a special fund with a seed-money of 22 million cedis to assist the needy in the church to establish small-scale businesses. (Accra Daily Mail, Ghana)
  
  

Interfaith:

• Religious groups vie for dominance in athletic crusade | When religions clash on the football field, things can get a little competitive. Last year, students from the Muslim Student Association team knocked over a few members of the Baptist Campus Ministries team, said Rebecca Lou, a junior marketing major. (Daily Orange, Syracuse University)
  
  
• Muslim-Jewish dialogue group breaks silence on campus | One rule for these Princeton University students: No politics. (Princeton Packet, NJ)
  
  

Environment:

• People should be caretakers of creation, ex-pastor says | Peter Illyn, a former Pentecostal pastor who raises llamas in Oregon, describes himself as a Christian environmentalist evangelist. (The Birmingham News, Alabama)
  
  
• Reverence for planet at home in pulpit | Religious groups in the Inland area and elsewhere embrace the cause as stewardship. (Press-Enterprise, California)
  
  

Music:

• The best offering | A top Ichthus attraction, Third Day redefines praise and worship as it rocks on (Lexington Herald Leader, KY)
  
  
• Building 429 band tops Christian music charts | Building 429 now calls Nashville home, but the group got its start in Snyder's fellowship hall. The band rehearsed there every week for years. (Fayetteville Online, Fayetteville NC)
  
  

Bible:

• God, teens & zines | At first glance, the covers seem to scream the same teen ingredients that all the other teen magazines do: "Girls, cash and cars!" "Beauty secrets you've never heard before!" "Today's hottest songs!" But look closer and you'll find headlines such as "Are You Dating a Godly Guy?" and "100 Practical Ways to Live your Faith." (The Oregonian)
  
  
• Southern Baptists produce new Bible translation | General editor of the Holman Christian Standard Bible, Blum spent nearly eight years poring over every jot and tittle from Genesis to Revelation. April 15, the fruit of his labors hit bookstores nationwide. (Religion News Service)
  
  

More articles:

• Profiting from the prophet | People have sold Christian art for centuries. Religious jewelry, art and wall crosses are staples at local religion stores. And a few years ago, "WWJD" bracelets—meaning 'What Would Jesus Do?'—flew off the shelves by the millions. But Christian symbols may have never been as widespread as they are now. (Express-Times, New Jersey)
  
  
• Writer discovers spiritual core to TV's 'The Simpsons' | Donut-munching Princeton University students hear talk by author of "The Gospels According to the Simpsons." (Princeton Packet, NJ)
  
  

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