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Plus: Congress speculates on stem cells, Irineos literally fights for his old office, the pope's surprising messages on London bombings and Harry Potter, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 4/13/2006 12:00AM
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Education:
LU's goal: $1 billion fund | As school year 2005-2006 approaches, Liberty University is embarking on a $1 billion endowment drive and will be providing its students with about $50 million in institutional aid (The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.)
Also: Rev. Falwell university aims to raise $1B (Associated Press)
Mayor opposes plan to allow voucher use outside D.C. | Mayor Anthony A. Williams said yesterday that he is against letting District students use federal vouchers at private high schools outside the city, arguing that no major changes should be made in the program until a five-year trial period is over (The Washington Post)
Money & business:
Retailers competing for devout dollars | Christian trade show attendees focus on fight for market share (Rocky Mountain News, Denver)
Baptists address economics | Black merchants listed for visitors (The Times-Picayune, New Orleans)
Television and film:
Gospel according to Homer | Bible studies draw lessons from 'Simpsons' (The Pasadena Star-News, Ca.)
Christian network aims again at KOCE-TV | Dallas-based Daystar Television files with an appeals court to award it sale of the college PBS station (Daily Pilot, Newport Beach, Ca.)
Religion: use it to justify anything, even Big Brother | It's salvation in the loungeroom (Tim Wallace, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Bollywood item number, film made by church! | Treading uncharted territory, the social service wing of the Delhi Catholic Church is producing a full-fledged Hindi feature film, with all the ingredients of a typical Bollywood blockbuster, including a very hot item number (PTI, India)
Spirituality:
Light won't shine at site of vision | East Chicago officials say safety is their concern (The Times, Munster, Ind.)
Also: Chicago officials turn off 'Jesus' light (Associated Press)
Don't equate God with the natural world | By equating God with the "structure and function" of the material world, Christians play a losing game (Margaret Wertheim, The Providence Journal, R.I.)
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