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Spirituality:

• Coveting Luke's faith | My son found God. I can't help envying him — even if he is only 4 years old (Dana Tierney, The New York Times Magazine)
• 'Evil': The 'E' word | The thoughtful investigation of evil in Lance Morrow's new book is so timely. Evil can help Americans think more clearly about an ancient question that is urgent in a new way (James Carroll, The New York Times Book Review)
• Women find new ways to talk of God | Re-Imagining conferences end after decade of exciting discussion (The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
• Busting on the 'cult buster' | Self-styled "cult buster" Rick Ross stirred up a hornet's nest last week with his warning to Madonna's favorite presidential candidate, retired Gen. Wesley Clark, to keep his distance from Madonna's spiritual home, the Kabbalah Centre in Los Angeles (Lloyd Grove, New York Daily News)

Headscarf bans:

• Belgium considers school headscarf ban | Belgium's interior minister, Patrick Dewael, has added his support to proposals in France to outlaw Islamic headscarves in state schools by saying he favored a similar ban in his country (Associated Press)
• A religious symbol of secular conflict | France's latest national drama started with several thousand Muslim schoolgirls across the country demanding the right to cover their heads in public-school classrooms (The Washington Times)
• Why Canada doesn't ban headscarves | France offers a half-open society that debates what citizens shall be required to do (John Robson, Canwest News Service)
• Protests aimed at Europe, future | Muslims in the U.S. are taking steps to head off implementation of dress restrictions—such as a ban on women wearing head scarves in public—being considered in some parts of Europe (Chicago Tribune)

Church and health:

• Consequences: Among Amish, work is workout | When researchers studied an Amish farming community in southern Ontario, they found that obesity was virtually nonexistent (The New York Times)
• Minding body and soul | Churches try programs to promote better nutrition and health (The Washington Post)
• Churches unite to help congregations get better health care | Hill District ministries join forces to provide better and broader access to care (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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