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Reed and Abramoff "made it appear as if they were operating on behalf of religious groups, but in fact they were operating on behalf of the Louisiana-Coushatta," attorney Fred Petti tells the Associated Press. "They pitted Christian against Christian, tribe against tribe and cousin against cousin."

Quote of the day:
Graham's message wasn't just for Sunday or weddings or funerals. What he was offering was the promise of grace at any moment, including in left field under an Esskay hot-dog sign. Too frail to walk, the old man left the stage as he arrived, driven across the field on a golf cart. It's the same way they bring relief pitchers from the bullpen. He was departing after one more save.

—John Dickerson, writing in Slate about Billy Graham's Baltimore sermon.

Books | Bible | Media and entertainment | Missions & ministry | Ministry and state | Education | Church and state (U.S.) | Church and state (non-U.S.) | Politics | Crime and lawsuits | Abuse | Catholicism | Church life | Anglicanism | Homosexuality | History | Other stories of interest

Books:

1. Multnomah to be sold; is Random the buyer? | Multnomah Publishers, the Oregon-based evangelical Christian house, is being sold, according to president and publisher Don Jacobson. But the buzz at the International Christian Retail Show in Denver this week is all about Random House (PW Daily)
   
   
2. Simon & Schuster to launch new Christian imprint | "Mini-imprint," Touchstone Faith, which will publish some of the books they acquire jointly with Howard (Religion BookLine)
   
   
3. Change and continuity at Christy Awards | Win for This Heavy Silence was not surprising based on merit but because of its honest depiction of the character's life and some themes and language not usually associated with Christian fiction (Religion BookLine)
   
   
4. Seven football fields of religious retail | What's billed as the largest gathering of Christian retailers in the world started Monday at the Colorado Convention Center (KUSA, Denver)
   
   

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Bible:

1. And God said: let's have some light, mate | The first installment of Kel Richards's Aussie Bible was a runaway bestseller, selling 100,000 copies since its August 2003 release. The second installment gives the "Aussie" treatment to the Book of Genesis, Proverbs, the Gospel of John and John's first letter, translating the stories of Adam and Eve and the beginning of time using well-worn, laconic Australian vernacular (The Sydney Morning Herald)
   
   
2. Blogging the Bible | He's made it to Leviticus (David Plotz, Slate)
   
   
3. 'Decoding' the Bible | The Exodus Decoded claims to present proof of the biblical account of Jacob's descent into Egypt, his son's rise to power there, his people's enslavement, and their eventual liberation under the leadership of Moses after a series of miracles (Gershom Gale, The Jerusalem Post)
   
   

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Media and entertainment:

1. Homegrown gospel | A ceremony for Willa Ward, last of the Ward Singers, was a chance to sing the praises of the pioneering Philadelphia group (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
   
   
2. Praise the Lord and pass the ball | The Christian origins of football are charted in the latest book of a Wirral author who is also helping to keep God in the beautiful game (The Daily Post, Liverpool, England)
   
   
3. Rabid rabbi | KSFO's latest right-wing shock jock is an unlikely apologist for endgame evangelicals and a player in still-unfolding political corruption scandals (San Francisco Bay Guardian)
   
   

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