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Beyond the top five
Since we haven't had the opportunity to post a new weblog since Friday (sorry about that, folks), there are many stories beyond the "top five" worth noting. For example, the Supreme Court's abortion protest decision, Time's article on home churches, a statement of principles from Roman Catholic Democrats in the U.S. House, and a survey of professors' faith. The links below really are worth combing through.

South Dakota abortion ban | More abortion | Embryonic stem-cell research | Life ethics | Politics | Free speech | Church and state | Silver Ring Thing | Education | Higher education | Hinduism textbook controversy | Evolution | Immigration | IRS rules and churches | Church life | Church evangelistic strategies | Missions & ministry | Catholicism | Abuse | Detroit church shooting | Crime | China | World conflicts | Nigeria | Sudan | Church of England divestment | Anglicanism | Homosexuality and the church | More on homosexuality | Family | Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday | Protestants and Lent | Bible and theology | History | Da Vinci Code suit | Books | Music | Entertainment, art, and media | Roadside crosses | Other stories of interest

South Dakota abortion ban (news & analysis):

1. South Dakota's governor says he favors abortion ban bill | If Mike Rounds, the governor, signs the bill in the coming 15 days, it will be the broadest measure to outlaw abortion anywhere in the United States (The New York Times)
   
   
2. S.D. Gov. 'inclined' to sign abortion ban | Gov. Mike Rounds said he is inclined to sign a bill that would ban nearly all abortions in South Dakota, making it a crime for doctors to perform an abortion unless it was necessary to save the woman's life (Associated Press)
   
   
3. Bush differs with South Dakota abortion bill | Bush told ABC News in an interview that he has not paid close attention to the South Dakota bill but said his position would allow three exceptions to a ban on abortion, as opposed to one in the state law (Reuters)
   
   
4. Huckabee supports S.D. bill restricting abortions | Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Friday evening that he supports the kind of sweeping anti-abortion bill that South Dakota legislators approved this week (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
   
   
5. Romney veers right on abortion, gay adoption | Lunging to the right on two red hot social issues, Gov. Mitt Romney said he would sign a bill outlawing abortion, even in cases of rape or incest, and agreed to meet with the state's Roman Catholic bishops to discuss their bid to exempt Catholic Charities from gay adoptions (Boston Herald)
   
   
6. Vilsack: No tighter restrictions on abortion | Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said at the National Press Club today that he would not favor tighter restrictions on abortion similar to those recently approved in South Dakota (Des Moines Register, Ia.)
   
   
7. Sizing up the opposing armies in the coming abortion battle | As abortion opponents declared a "full frontal attack" on Roe v. Wade, one question emerged: Which side of the abortion battle will benefit? (The New York Times)
   
   
8. Abortion measure could mean big U.S. legal battle | Restrictions on abortion that would be the most severe since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized the practice 33 years ago are likely to turn South Dakota into an expensive legal battleground should they become law (Reuters)
   
   
9. Reality check for 'Roe' | With the hard right hoping for reversal, the black-and-white war over abortion finds itself immersed in shades of gray (Newsweek)
   
   

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