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4. Mexico Catholics fear church influencing election | A group of Mexican Catholic community groups said on Thursday the church may be using hot-button issues like abortion to sway voters in favor of the conservative ruling party candidate in the presidential election. (Reuters)
   
   

US approves cervical cancer drug :

1. U.S. approves use of vaccine for cervical cancer | Federal drug officials on Thursday announced the approval of a vaccine against cervical cancer that could eventually save thousands of lives each year in the United States and hundreds of thousands in the rest of the world. (The New York Times)
   
   
2. US approves cervical cancer drug | The US has licensed the first vaccine against cervical cancer, which kills at least 290,000 women worldwide a year. (BBC)
   
   

Homosexuality :

1. Lesbian foster parents win Missouri case | The state plans to drop its legal challenge to a lesbian's efforts to become a foster parent because a new state law makes the appeal impossible, Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon said. (Associated Press)
   
   
2. County to recognize legal same-sex unions | Westchester move seen as symbolic (The Journal News, N.Y.)
   
   
3. Delay in lesbian wedding decision | A High Court judge has delayed his decision in a ground-breaking legal challenge brought by a lesbian couple who want their marriage recognised. (BBC)
   
   

Education :

1. Prayer at school | Students take faith public (Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa)
   
   
2. Vagt to step down after decade leading Davidson College | The president of Davidson College says he will step down in a year because the school needs fresh leadership. (Associated Press)
   
   
3. Vagt to leave Davidson in '07 | College saw record fundraising, changes in tenure as president (The Charlotte Observer)
   
   

Church life :

1. In Pittsburgh, conservative bishop hews to tradition | In Pittsburgh, there are two very different views of the state of the Episcopal Church. (The Columbus Dispatch)
   
   
2. Will fight over gay clergy split Anglicans? | In an Easter season letter to leaders of the Anglican Communion, the Archbishop of Canterbury set out their priorities for a once-a-decade summit planned for 2008. The note was all about survival: How do we heal the feuds over gay clergy and other rifts and manage to hold together 77 million followers around the world? (Chicago Sun-Times)
   
   
3. A sower goes forth | As in Jesus' parable, consultant on new churches reaps success (News & Observer, N.C.)
   
   
4. Synod assembly to elect bishop | Bishop Mark Hanson is in town this weekend not only to lead the East Central Synod of Wisconsin's annual Synod Assembly, but also thank its members. (Post-Crescent, Wisc.)
   
   
5. Group to protest at Southern Baptist Convention | Anti-gay protesters, who became the focus of recently passed federal legislation for their controversial demonstrations at the funerals of soldiers, will be at the Greensboro Coliseum next week to picket the unveiling of a statue of the Rev. Billy Graham at the Southern Baptist Convention. (Greensboro News Record, N.C.)
   
   
6. Cowboy church issue remains in spotlight | A lawyer says Bedford County is incorrectly applying state law in banning the services. (Roanoke Times, Va.)
   
   

Missions & ministry :

1. On a Gold Wing and a prayer? | Even before Andrew Raffensperger says he knew Jesus, he'd feel a holy presence while riding his bike. (Glens Falls Post-Star, N.Y.)
   
   

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