Plus: The most inaccurate Christmas song ever, protecting kids from their evil, murderous parents, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 11/01/2004 12:00AM
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Books:
New Bible translation returns to Hebrew roots | Biblical scholar Robert Alter's major new English translation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible -- alternately called the Five Books of Moses, the Torah or Pentateuch -- has some critics manning the barricades while others are applauding his efforts to return the work to its original Hebrew meanings and majestic repetitions (Reuters)
The Da Vinci codswallop | World's best-selling novel got its key facts wrong (The Mirror, U.K.)
Spirituality:
Shrine of the muses and spirituality | The human longing for the eternal is often invigorated when cultures intersect (Vern Barnet, The Kansas City Star)
Journey to Bible times | A 90-minute documentary, released Sept. 15, journeys into the life of the Pharisee turned apostle, by "taking the audience to never-before-filmed sites where St. Paul lived and worked over 2,000 years ago," said Steve Ray, the film's creator (The Washington Times)
No idol worshipper | Australian Idol star Guy Sebastian attends the Paradise Community Church (The Age, Melbourne, Australia)
'Values' win stokes clash on indecency | Fresh off what some have coined their "moral values" electoral victory, congressional Republicans moved quickly to pass so-called indecency legislation this week, but the bill has become bogged down in the Senate amid opposition from entertainers and broadcasters (The Hill, D.C.)
More articles of interest:
Decorations shine light on new understanding | Two weeks ago I wrote a column about holiday lights, and since then, I've gotten a little enlightenment myself (Angie Francalancia, Palm Beach Post)
Religion reporters scarce at networks | The closest thing most outlets have to a morals reporter is the person who works the religion beat, which is common at major newspapers but almost nonexistent in TV newsrooms (The Washington Times)
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