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Books:

• Lewis biography takes an honest approach | Kevin O'Kelly reviews Michael White's C.S. Lewis: A Life (The Boston Globe)
• Devil to pay over film of Bulgakov's novel | Russia's Orthodox church has reacted with dismay to a film of the seminal novel The Master and Margarita, saying it offers a version of the Gospel that is "nothing but negative" and fearing it will offend or confuse many believers (The Guardian, London)

Business:

• Sale of PBS outlet nearly done | An O.C. college district board is expected to approve the deal tonight. A foundation had struggled to make the down payment (Los Angeles Times)
• Companies add gender identity to anti- bias policies | The recent growth of such provisions reflects both the persistence of gay rights groups seeking the protection and the conclusion of some companies that adopting the broader anti-discrimination policies is a good business decision and even a recruiting tool (The Washington Post)

Other articles of interest:

• Ralph Reed's other cheek | The man who mobilized the religious right puts his conservative connections to work for business (Peter Stone, Mother Jones)
• O'Hare covets final destinations | An airport runway expansion plan would relocate cemeteries. But a coalition of groups has sued to halt the move (Los Angeles Times)
• Ghanaians flock to see 'miracle' | Thousands of people in Ghana's capital, have been thronging to a Catholic Church where they claim the image of Jesus Christ (BBC)
• Muslims try to save halal slaughterhouse | If the plant does close next year, it will also be a loss for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
• Brother Andrew finds little hope in the Middle East | Though he also works with ambassadors and diplomats, Brother Andrew insists that it's people of faith who will make inroads with terrorists (The Dallas Morning News)
• No longer a Christian | I was told in Sunday school the word "Christian" means to be Christ-like, but the message I hear daily on the airwaves from the "Christian " media are words of war, violence, and aggression (Karen Horst Cobb, Common Dreams)
• Belgian Cardinal Gustaaf Joos dies at 81 | The cardinal gained notoriety earlier this year when he said in an interview he thought almost all homosexuals were "sexual perverts" (Associated Press)
• 'Lifeline': Iris DeMent's sweet salvation | Some people turn to comfort food for solace. Iris DeMent turns to comfort songs. At least she has on "Lifeline," her first album in eight years and one that finds her revisiting the church music of her youth in rural Arkansas and California as a form of therapy and perhaps even salvation (The Washington Post)

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