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History:

• Remains of St. Paul may have been found | Vatican archaeologists have unearthed a sarcophagus believed to contain the remains of the Apostle Paul that had been buried beneath Rome's second largest basilica (Associated Press)
  
  
• Scholars rethink Judas hero hypothesis | Scholars might have been too quick to portray Judas as a hero earlier this year, says a Nova Scotia professor who was part of the controversial project (Canadian Press)
  
  
• Rare Da Vinci sketch displayed in Washington | Leonardo Da Vinci's sketch for the background of his painting, "Adoration of the Magi," will be displayed publicly outside of his native Italy for the first time on Thursday at the Library of Congress (Reuters)
  
  
• Holy Land treasures on display in Lauderdale | A Fort Lauderdale museum is presenting artifacts that date from the time of Christ to the seventh century (The Miami Herald)
  
  
• Also: Treasures from biblical Holy Land on display at Fort Lauderdale museum | "Cradle of Christianity" , has some of the greatest treasures of biblical archaeology (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
  
  

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Richard Dawkins:

• Richard Dawkins: You ask the questions special | The scientist, author and campaigning atheist answers your questions (The Independent, London)
  
  
• An exercise in contempt | Richard Dawkins put his delusions on universal display (Richard Kirk, The American Spectator)
  
  

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Other stories of interest:

• 'Thrill of the Chaste' | An interview with Dawn Eden (The Washington Times)
  
  
• New Vatican envoy urges pilgrimages to Holy Land | The new Vatican ambassador to the Holy Land on Wednesday urged Christian pilgrims from around the world to visit the country despite the uncertain political situation between Israel and the Palestinians (The Jerusalem Post)
  
  
• Christian teaching plans under fire | New guidelines on how Religious Education should be taught in Buckinghamshire's schools has been slammed amid claims that it has turned Christianity into a minor subject (Bucks Free Press, Buckinghamshire, England)
  
  
• Mel Gibson: $8M more to private church | According to a September tax filing obtained by this column, Gibson put $8 million more into his A.P. Reilly Foundation in 2005. That's the tax-exempt entity named for his late mother and designed to run his privately built and owned Holy Family Catholic Church in Malibu (Fox News)
  
  
• Minister claims 10,000-plus exorcisms | Bob Larson said he has lived brutal scenes similar to those from the movie "The Exorcist" more than 10,000 times during the past 30 years (East Valley Tribune, Scottsdale, Az.)
  
  

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