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Crime :

1. Church fire in Talladega ruled arson | Arson caused the fire that destroyed Blackberry Lane Community Church, officials announced Wednesday, making it the 11th confirmed church arson in rural Alabama since February (The Birmingham News, Ala.)
   
   
2. 'Satanic' teen trio disturbs worshippers | Three Somerset County youths were arrested after disturbing activities at two Boswell churches Sunday (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
   
   
3. Also: Teens charged in church disruptions | Three teenagers were charged Tuesday in Somerset County with disrupting services Sunday at All Saints Catholic Church and St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, both in Boswell (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
   
   
4. Bible scam | Beware youths collecting money for Bibles (The Walton Sun, Fla.)
   
   
5. Church may close doors after alleged scam | Congregation: Contractor left roof in worse shape (WLS, Chicago)
   
   
6. Scam artists prey on good faith of churches | In the beginning, the Rev. Douglas Martin said, the story sounded good, a chance to help someone escape homelessness (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Tex.)
   
   
7. Pastor answers crucial call | After a shooting on a Metro bus, man with gun ran to nearby church (Houston Chronicle)
   
   
8. Dodgeball game leads to assault charges | A youth minister was charged with assault for allegedly knocking a 16-year-old boy down and kicking him in the groin after taking a head shot from the teen in a dodgeball game (Associated Press)
   
   
9. Also: Minister charged with assault (The Kansas City Star)
   
   

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Morality :

1. Russian church blames liberalism for racist murders | A top Orthodox cleric said on Tuesday tolerance of homosexuality, euthanasia, and abortion was responsible for a moral collapse that had spawned extreme nationalism and racism in Russia (Reuters)
   
   
2. And so the moral of our story is … | History suggests that whatever our moral code is today, it will be decried as censorious tomorrow (Cristina Odone, The Observer, London)
   
   

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People :

1. 'For the good I have dreamed' | An interview with Frederick Buechner (The Washington Times)
   
   
2. Peace activist Michael McGoldrick dies | Michael McGoldrick, who became a peace activist in Northern Ireland after anti-Catholic extremists killed his son in 1996, died while on a Christian aid mission to Moldova, his parish priest said Tuesday (Associated Press)
   
   

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Other stories of interest :

1. Rumble in the jungle over oil | In Belize, wildcatters, the government and the local Mennonites -- advised by an ex-con -- all seek a share of newly discovered black gold (Los Angeles Times)
   
   
2. Try before you die: teens test religions | Young Australians are more likely to chop and change faiths than ever before because of an increased uncertainty about their beliefs, a Christian Research Association survey shows (The Sydney Morning Herald)
   
   
3. The God squad | The Templeton Foundation may be trying to kill skepticism about religion with kindness (John Horgan, The Chronicle of Higher Education, sub. req'd.)
   
   
4. Albanian Muslims okay Mother Teresa statue | Muslim leaders in Albania's northern city of Shkoder withdrew their opposition on Thursday to a statue of Mother Teresa, the ethnic Albanian Catholic nun in line for elevation to sainthood by the Vatican (Reuters)
   
   
5. Religion news in brief | Christian Churches Together in the USA launches; Catholic, Mormon and Pentecostal churches grow fastest; Nuns raise money through `adoption' program; and other stories (Associated Press)
   
   

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