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Articles from Friday, August 11.

Middle East:

1. Christian exodus from Holy Land causes worry | Many migrate to escape conflict and restrictions (Newhouse News Service)
   
   
2. Archbishop to hold vigil for Middle East | The Archbishop of York, the second most senior cleric in the Church of England, is to camp inside his cathedral and forgo food for a week in solidarity with those caught up in the Middle East conflict. (Reuters)
   
   
3. Muslims upset by Bush's remarks | They say his reference to 'Islamic fascists' intensifies U.S. hostility toward their religion. (Los Angeles Times)
   
   
4. Local pastor answers call to Israel | With thousands of people fleeing to escape the combat zone of northern Israel, 27 U.S. Christians answered the call of a Charleston and Jerusalem-based organization to offer support to the soldiers and citizens of the war-stricken nation. (Rock Hill Herald, S.C.)
   
   

Indonesian Christians to be executed:

1. Indonesians protest planned executions | Hundreds of Indonesian Christians rallied Thursday against plans to execute three Christian men convicted of leading a series of attacks on Muslims in eastern Indonesia. (Associated Press)
   
   
2. Pope appeals for clemency for 3 Catholic militiamen | Pope Benedict XVI appealed for clemency Friday for three Catholic militiamen sentenced to death in Indonesia. (Associated Press)
   
   
3. Plans to execute Christians decried | Men were convicted of leading attacks on Muslims in Indonesia (Associated Press)
   
   
4. Indonesia to execute 3, igniting sectarian questions | Three men convicted in connection with riots that killed hundreds of people a few years ago are to be executed on Saturday, Indonesian officials said today, in a case marred by questions about their trial and stirring up the country's sectarian politics. (New York Times)
   
   

Politics:

1. Bush not listening to all evangelicals | These are rich times for conspiracy theorists, and the mother lode these days may be found in the fevered minds of anti-Christianists. (Kathleen Parker, News-Leader, Mo.)
   
   
2. Mayor criticized over prayer | Bolivar Mayor Edward Hall is defending his recent decision to remove an opening prayer from the Town Council meeting agendas, and he is calling for residents who support prayer during government meetings to voice their opinions. (Martinsburg Journal, WV)
   
   
3. Christian groups ask backers to `intimidate' Huntsville council | A group of conservative Christians rallied support for a crackdown on illegal immigration with an e-mail that urged backers to show up at a City Council meeting Thursday night and "intimidate" members into supporting the ordinance. (Associated Press)
   
   
4. Was Jesus an 'intimidator'? No | Last I checked, Jesus was more a mediator and healer than an intimidator - unless, of course, he was confronting the hypocritical religious leaders of his day. (David Person, Huntsville Times)
   
   
5. Making war on terrorism a new crusade threatens basic right | When Christian activists burned a Quran in Mississippi last month, you could almost hear Osama bin Laden cheering them on. (Charles C. Haynes)
   
   
6. Last man standing | The Democrats want religious voices. Why not Lieberman's? (Naomi Schaefer Riley, Wall Street Journal)
   
   
7. A victory, sort of, for Plan B | After Tuesday's meeting between the agency and the manufacturer, it looks as if -- fingers and toes and eyes crossed -- the deal is nearly done. Finally, and I do mean finally, the ``morning-after pill" may be accessible the morning after without a prescription. (Ellen Goodman, The Boston Globe)
   
   

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