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Crime :

1. Pastor took church funds, congregants allege in suit | Nineteen members of the Chickaree Union Church—known as the Jesus Saves Church—are suing their former pastor, saying he depleted church accounts of upwards of $25,000 without authorization (The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.)
   
   
2. Execution of pagan devotee set for tonight | Va. man who worships Norse gods cites religion in slaying of fellow inmate (The Washington Post)
   
   
3. Betjeman church falls victim to vandalism | One of Britain's finest parish churches, described by Sir John Betjeman as "Victorian Gothic at its finest", has become the target of sustained vandalism (The Telegraph, London)
   
   

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People :

1. America's toughest bounty hunter - and he doesn't use a gun | "Dog" Chapman believes in forgiveness and sometimes prays with the men he has just captured and tells them to change their ways. But he added: "I don't make that a habit because I ain't no Jesus freak. I'm not an evangelist, I'm a bounty hunter" (The Telegraph, London)
   
   
2. Felix on rise with God at her side | "I think that God is using me," Allyson Felix explains of the rise to prominence that began with a silver medal in the Athens Olympics and culminated in the world title last August in Helsinki. "And the only reason I am here as world champion is because of God" (The Telegraph, London)
   
   
3. Earlier: The world's fastest teenager | Olympic hopeful Allyson Felix is running for God's glory (Today's Christian, 2004)
   
   

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Film & TV :

1. Odd bedfellows align to market Oliver Stone's film about 9/11 | Family Research Council, Wilberforce Forum, among those getting sneak peeks (The New York Times)
   
   
2. On PBS, indecency worries | PBS' big program announcements yesterday at the press tour were three religion-related projects for 2007: an "American Experience"/ "Frontline" collaboration, "The Mormons," a "NOVA" hour on intelligent design, and six hours of "The Route to Christianity," a New Testament exploration from the producers of public TV's popular "Walking the Bible" history travelogue (Newsday)
   
   

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Other articles of interest :

1. Does prayer work? | There was laughter in the Polish parliament last week when the ruling Law and Justice party suggested that MPs should literally pray for rain. But it was no joke, and more than 20 passed on the request to the almighty in the parliamentary chapel (The Guardian, London)
   
   
2. Cardinal George undergoes cancer surgery today | As he left for the hospital, George expressed trepidation about the surgery, but not necessarily a fear of dying (Chicago Tribune)
   
   
3. Britain allows lab to recruit stem cell egg donors | A British research institute will be allowed to recruit women having fertility treatment to donate eggs for stem cell research and therapeutic cloning (Reuters)
   
   
4. Religion news in brief | Mormons won't be returned to Colombia, and other stories (Associated Press)
   
   

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