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Says Hansen, Richards "probably does not claim a particular affiliation, but he loves the music."

Quote of the day:
"Don't let people get away with nice words."

—Sen. Hillary Clinton, addressing her faith and politics at the Sojourners "Covenant for a New America" conference. She was quoted by CNN.

Note: We're taking U.S. Independence Day off and will return Wednesday.

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International religious freedom:

1. Catholic priest knifed in Turkey | A French Roman Catholic priest has been stabbed by a knife-carrying attacker in the Turkish Black Sea port of Samsun (BBC)
   
   
2. Also: Priest stabbed in Turkey - 3rd such attack | The French priest, Pierre Brunissen, 74, was injured in the hip and leg and rushed to a hospital (Associated Press)
   
   
3. Bomb damages church in Poso | A bomb believed to be homemade exploded Saturday night at a church in the Central Sulawesi regency of Poso, but no casualties were reported (The Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
   
   
4. Brazil releases suspect in nun's death | Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the release Thursday of a rancher who had been jailed pending trial in connection with the killing last year of American Nun Dorothy Stang. (Associated Press)
   
   
5. Chhattisgarh mulls anti-conversion law | Chhattisgarh is planning to enact an anti-conversion law to deal with the growing number of conversions by 'force' in the tribal dominated state, Chief Minister Raman Singh has said (IANS, India)
   
   
6. Hooligans attack Anglican Church | Chaos erupted at Nkhotakota Anglican Church Sunday after some young men entered the church armed with chains and started threatening the congregation (The Daily Times, Malawi)
   
   
7. PAF denies harassment allegations by Christians | Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Director of Public Relations Air Commodore Sarfaraz Ahmad Khan denied allegations made by the Secretary General Pakistan Christian National Party (PCNP) M Joseph Francis that many Christians had been roughed up, harassed and removed from their quarters at the PAF Islamabad Colony by PAF officers in retaliation against an FIR lodged by two Christian girls against five Muslim males of the colony (Daily Times, Pakistan)
   
   
8. Four executed for gang-raping Christian girl | Four Muslim men convicted of raping a 14-year-old Christian girl seven years ago were hung early on Thursday morning after losing a six-year legal battle against the death sentence, officials said (Daily Times, Pakistan)
   
   
9. Arguments in Malaysia's federal court in "Lina Joy" case | Joy converted from Islam to Christianity and wants the word "Islam" removed from her identity card, but the National Registration Department insists that she first furnish an apostasy certificate from the Sharia Court (Religion Clause)
   
   

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