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People:

1. Gallery owners win ruling in Kinkade case | An arbitration panel on Thursday awarded $860,000 to two former Thomas Kinkade Signature Gallery owners who accused the self-proclaimed "Painter of Light" and his company, Media Arts Group Inc., of fraudulently inducing them to invest in the business — and then ruining them financially (Los Angeles Times)
   
   
2. Panel finds fraud by Kinkade company | Arbitrators awarded $860,000 to two former Thomas Kinkade gallery owners who accused the artist and his company of hiding business risks and using Christian themes to win their trust (Associated Press)
   
   
3. Earlier: Darkness Looms for 'Painter of Light' | Economic struggles and criticism smudge Thomas Kinkade's work (Apr. 17, 2002)
   
   
4. Televangelist passes torch to son | Outside observers wonder if the Crystal Cathedral will continue to thrive without the constant hand of the elder Schuller, whose strong personality and charisma attracted millions of followers with his lively televised sermons (Associated Press)
   
   

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Money & business:

1. Britain's Christian bookshops talk about merger | Britain's two biggest Christian bookstores, Wesley Owen and the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK), would have a combined presence in over 60 cities if the collaboration goes ahead (The Church of England Newspaper)
   
   
2. Nelson's CEO talks up benefits of going private | As CEO of a public company, Mike Hyatt of religious book publisher Thomas Nelson Inc. estimates he had to spend 30% of his time on regulatory issues and dealing with investors (The Tennessean)
   
   
3. Ash etiquette | Some workers take crosses back to office (Religion News Service)
   
   
4. Happy, touchy-feely and driven by God | The Serco chief Christopher Hyman is unusual for his values of doing business, with staff and customers coming first and profit last (The Guardian, London)
   
   

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Music:

1. Christian punk attracts fans from the fringes | 'They just like to attack Satan' (The Birmingham News, Ala.)
   
   
2. Gospel's healing power | Soweto choir blends African, American musical traditions (The Salt Lake Tribune)
   
   

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Spirituality:

1. Looking into the face of God | Teens find different religions have eye-opening similarities (David Crumm, Detroit Free Press)
   
   
2. I'm a Christian turning agnostic | Should I confess my loss of faith? How? To whom? (By Cary Tennis, Salon.com)
   
   

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Other articles of interest:

1. God's 'motherly' role | A Church of England bishop has urged Christians to recognise the "motherhood" of God (The Telegraph, London)
   
   
2. Brazil bishops say go easy on Carnival sex, booze | "We are not against people having fun but caution them against hurting others or abandoning good customs," said Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, head of the National Conference of Brazil Bishops (Reuters)
   
   
3. Trimble ready to make his mark on the wing with a prayer | Although Andrew Trimble is a committed Christian and proud to declare his faith in God, there will be no Chariots of Fire conundrum for the young Ulster wing, who makes his first RBS Six Nations Championship start against Wales in Dublin on Sunday (The Times, London)
   
   
4. Is 'Bachelor' in Paris, or is it Sin City? | Some see romance in bloom; others say show encourages
   
   
5. immorality (The Jackson Sun, Tenn.)
   
   

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