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• Day of prayer focuses on tolerance, truth | Christians can be tolerant people who respect another's religious beliefs without accepting those claims as truth. In an era of postmodernism, America needs to reclaim its godly values and freedoms, says syndicated newspaper columnist and author David Limbaugh. (Southeast Missourian)
  
  
• Prayer and protest | Neither an overcast sky nor protesters against religion on public property dampened the enthusiasm of several hundred participants in the National Day of Prayer rally on the steps of City Hall on Thursday. (Express-News, San Antonio)
  
  
• Flock of 1,100 finds plenty to pray for | A diverse crowd of more than 1,100 Christians celebrated their common faith and freedom to pray by gathering Thursday night at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. (The Wichita Eagle)
  
  
• Some at prayer day say they would have welcomed LDS | Thursday morning's National Day of Prayer Task Force service drew twice as many attendees as last year's service, but none belonging to the LDS Church. (Deseret Morning News)
  
  
• In God, er, the GOP we trust? | I went to a prayer breakfast on the National Day of Prayer so I could fall on my knees. Instead, I almost fell off my chair. (Nick Coleman, Minneapolis Star Tribune)
  
  
• Moultrie prays for America | Moultrie residents joined seven pastors and the nation to pray for the country Thursday at Lewis Hill Auditorium on the Courthouse Square. The gathering was to celebrate the National Day of Prayer service, held the first Thursday of May each year. (Moultrie Observer, Georgia)
  
  

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• The Dalai Lama comes to Parliament Hill | The April 21-24 visit of the Dalai Lama to Ottawa, was a carefully-choreographed mixture of politics, religion and diplomacy. (Canadian Christianity)
  
  
• Anti-gay gathering tonight | Two local ministries are sponsoring an anti-gay conference tonight at 7 at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. (Henderson Daily Dispatch, NC)
  
  
• Vandalized statue replaced in Columbia County | Parishioners at a Catholic church in Columbia County are excited about their brand new statue of the Virgin Mary. It was donated to the congregation after their old statue was badly damaged by vandals. (WNEP, Penn.)
  
  
• Teens search high, low for modest prom dress | Though particularly exasperating for girls with religious concerns or conservative tastes, the dilemma of decency in prom fashions is one all parents can understand. (Chicago Tribune)
  
  
• Editorial: Kudos to Incarnate Word | Words matter. That's the powerful lesson the University of the Incarnate Word has offered with its admirable decision to change the name of its mascot from Crusaders. (San Antonio Express)
  
  
• Cross a sign for barn owners | For 60 years, Meinecke, 83, has lived at 1695 S. Portsmouth in Buena Vista Township and never knew there was a cross cut out of the boards near the peak of each gable end of the barn. The Maltese cross, about a foot square, marks German Lutheran territory, the stranger told her. (The Saginaw News, Michigan)
  
  
• Quaker's crusade riles fellow nudists | Florida Naturist Park residents say Bill Martin has laid siege to their community with demands for fees. (St. Petersburg Times, Florida)
  
  
• Darwin-free fun for creationists | Kent Hovind, the minister who opened the park in 2001, said his aim was to spread the message of creationism through a fixture of mainstream America — the theme park — instead of pleading its case at academic conferences and in courtrooms. (New York Times)
  
  
• Church groups turn to prayerful play | Skating rinks, bowling alleys are backdrops for active worship (Washington Post)
  
  

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