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• Tourist nabbed for baring all by Rio Christ statue | Nudity might be all the rage at Rio de Janeiro's famous Carnival that ended this week, but an Australian tourist learned on Friday not to try it beside the city's landmark Christ the Savior statue (Reuters)
  
  

Health:

• Holy disorders | Anorexia is seen as a modern illness. But is it really so different from the suffering that female saints throughout history have put themselves through (Hilary Mantel, The Guardian, London)
  
  
• Sexual health plan angers church | Archbishop Mario Conti said the Scottish Executive proposals placed too much emphasis on medical treatment and not enough on spiritual or social worries (BBC, video)
  
  

Deaths:

• USA Radio Network founder Marlin Maddoux dies | Maddoux also founded International Christian Media and the National Center for Freedom and Renewal (Associated Press)
  
  
• Biblical scholar Lucetta Mowry dies | She was part of the interdenominational committee set up by the National Council of Churches to update the Revised Standard Version of the Bible into contemporary but accurate language (The Washington Post)
  
  

Other articles of interest:

• Sex ed program's advocates say Girl Scout boycotters have muddied waters | The Girl Scout cookie boycott is over, but it has left a bitter aftertaste for Nancy Goodnight (Waco Tribune-Herald, Tex.)
  
  
• Marriage class plays national role | In Oklahoma, where the marriage initiative is a work in progress, the question is whether a marriage-education curriculum geared to middle-class couples can help women on welfare who lead distressed lives, with men often missing (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Shockwave! | New media prayer warriors try to shake the world (Elizabeth A. Castelli, The Revealer)
  
  
• Community members give input on coverage of religion | I sat on the sidelines for four hours last week as two groups of people engaged in "civic conversations" about a very important topic: The community's expectations of The Star in matters of religion and faith (Dennis Ryerson, The Indianapolis Star)
  
  
• Two beliefs, one common goal | Interfaith project combines Christian, Jewish teachings (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Franco disputes Van Slyke steroid allegations | Says he's on Jesus, not juice (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
  
  
• Nzimbi backs besieged Njoka | Cash-for-prayers bishop Peter Njoka did not receive the Sh1.7 million Nairobi city hall funds fraudulently, his church boss clarified yesterday (The Nation, Nairobi, Kenya)
  
  
• Religion news in brief | Gene Robinson says no foreign speeches until Eames Commission reports, Maryland Muslims want schools to close on two religious holidays, Milwaukee church where sex abuse occurred is rededicated, and other stories (Associated Press)
  
  
• Religion in the News: From Khmer Rouge to Christ | Today, thousands of ex-Khmer Rouge who once fought for the movement's Brother No. 1, Pol Pot, are seeking forgiveness and following a new leader: Jesus Christ (Associated Press)
  
  

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