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4. Dobson on the defensive
James Dobson pre-empted scheduled Focus on the Family broadcasts yesterday and today in order to defend himself for backing a Colorado Senate bill granting some legal benefits to adults who cannot marry. It's the second time this month that he has criticized his critics on the bill: He also addressed the issue at the beginning of his February 8 broadcast. "I'm about as close to being ticked at this moment as I ever remember getting on the air," he said then. He sounded even more ticked in yesterday's broadcast. Dobson also appeared on Fox News's The O'Reilly Factor yesterday to talk about the controversy.

5. Will Ted Haggard run for Congress?
Last August, National Association of Evangelicals president and New Life Church pastor Ted Haggard said he was considering a run for Congress if Joel Hefley were to retire. In January, the Colorado Springs Gazette reported that Haggard said "he would not be running because he's happy with Hefley's representation." Today Hefley said he's out. No word yet from Haggard, but expect reporters to ask the question over the weekend.

Quote of the day:
"I'm in my mid-30s, I've got three kids, and it's about time I did something that didn't involve cheap gags. You might as well aim high, so I thought I'd try to find God."

—Scottish TV host Dominik Diamond, who says he'll undergo crucifixion in a television show to be called Crucify Me. "Diamond, once a committed Christian, will try to rediscover his faith in a journey from Scotland, via the Vatican and Italy, to the Philippines, where Christians celebrate Easter by re-enacting Christ's ordeal on the Cross," The Scotsman reports.

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Divestment:

1. Divestiture dispute in Britain raises Jewish-Christian tensions | Britain's Chief Rabbi assailed the Church of England for supporting divestiture from companies whose products support Israeli policies (The New York Times)
   
   
2. Synod has damaged relations with Jews, says Chief Rabbi | The Chief Rabbi, Sir Jonathan Sacks, warned the Church of England that it had seriously jeopardized its relations with British Jews by adopting an "ill-judged" policy on Israel (The Telegraph, London)
   
   
3. Church's Israel policy criticized | A Church of England decision to review its investments in firms whose products are used by Israel in the occupied territories has been criticized (BBC)
   
   
4. Sacks accuses synod of bulldozer ill-judgment | Chief Rabbi says vote will hit links with church (The Guardian, London)
   
   
5. Chief Rabbi flays Church over vote on Israel assets | In a 1,500-word article in today's Jewish Chronicle, the Chief Rabbi, who is known for his moderation and his distaste for public bickering, condemned the synod's action as ill-judged and said that "the timing could not have been more inappropriate" (The Times, London)
   
   

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Church life:

1. Churches warned | The National Police intend to shut down all churches and mosques that make noise and disrupt public harmony (The New Times, Rwanda)
   
   
2. IMB chairman & Okla. trustee report accountability dialogue | "Constructive conversations appear to be bearing fruit" in the conflict between the International Mission Board's trustees and an Oklahoma pastor, chairman Tom Hatley told Baptist Press (Baptist Press)
   
   

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