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Mitt Romney's veto:

• Romney stand called pragmatic | Some analysts label his view as 'centrist' (The Boston Globe)
• Healey, pro-choice GOP women distance selves on abortion issue | Yesterday, some of the Women for Romney volunteers were furious with Romney's declaration that he is ''pro-life." (The Boston Globe)
• Romney's choice | Emergency contraception is not abortion, and for Romney to resort to that description reveals that he is taking his instructions from religious conservatives who oppose birth control as well (Editorial, The Boston Globe)

Prisons:

• Inmate wins religious-freedom ruling | A convicted murderer who converted to Islam sued the state after being denied religious headgear and special red meat (The Denver Post)
• Prisons try to build character | Programs based on faith, values (The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.)

Youth ministry:

• Pastors reach out to youths at risk | One Hundred Male March is Sunday (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
• Faith & fun | In an age of Sunday morning sports, religious camps give kids spiritual grounding — and good times with friends (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Non-religious kids find refuge in 'godless' camp | Camp takes religion out of everyday life (Good Morning America, ABC News)

Church life:

• Lutheran leader hopes to avoid split | The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America General Assembly is scheduled to vote during an Aug. 8-14 meeting in Orlando, Fla., on whether gays in committed relationships should be ordained and their same-sex unions blessed by the church (Associated Press)
• Fire makes the faithful ask why | Members of St. Justin Martyr in Anaheim wonder about Sunday's suspected arson at the church. 'That person is a sick person,' says one (Los Angeles Times)
• Christians with a broader view | The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has elected Sharon E. Watkins as leader (The Oregonian)
• Archdiocese, plaintiffs edge | As the two sides argue about a proposed settlement form, a U.S. bankruptcy judge says she expects to proceed on schedule (The Oregonian)
• Bishops in the mire | The Church of England has given its blessing to gay clergy who want to enter into civil partnerships, but they will have to remain chaste. The Church's maneuverings are in danger of making it look ridiculous (Ruth Gledhill, The Times, London)
• No end to the schism? | There was optimism in the Russian Orthodox Church that a new Roman Catholic pontiff would bring a warming in relations between the two churches, but, although the message from Rome might be clearer than in the past, it still holds little hope for a swift rapprochement (Andrei Zolotov Jr., The Moscow Times)

Books:

• A dread come true? | Melding current affairs with Bible prophecy, Joel C. Rosenberg's novels stick to an evangelical Christian perspective (The Washington Times)
• Our God problem | Adam Kirsch reviews Noah Feldman's Divided by God (New York Sun)
• Hollywood adds its own brand of magic to historic Rosslyn Chapel | Rosslyn Chapel will close its doors to tourists and open them to Hollywood star Tom Hanks at the end of September for the filming of Dan Brown's bestselling book The Da Vinci Code, it was confirmed yesterday (The Scotsman)

George Gilder:

• The evolution of George Gilder | The author and tech-sector guru has a new cause to create controversy with: intelligent design (The Boston Globe)
• Also: Gilder unplugged | Quotes from the interview (The Boston Globe)

Other stories of interest:

• U.S. returns 10-foot altarpiece to Peru | The piece, made between 1575 and 1595, comes from the town of Challapampa, near Peru's border with Bolivia (Associated Press)

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