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3. Salvation Army marches to heavy metal | 'At the Loaf' monthly at Lawrenceville gym gives kids a safe outlet to rock (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
   
   

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Da Vinci Code :

1. English Catholic group opposes Da Vinci film boycott | A group of prominent English Roman Catholics is opposing a Vatican call to boycott the film "The Da Vinci Code," saying the movie's release is not a threat but a chance to explain their faith (Reuters)
   
   
2. Camp, decadent, cowardly | The Da Vinci Code appeals to the kind of people who just want to flirt with Christianity (Theo Hobson, The Guardian, London)
   
   
3. Why Jews should worry about 'The Da Vinci Code' | Jews in particular need to be aware of the gift Brown has given, in all innocence, to anti-Semites (David Klinghoffer, The Jewish Week, N.Y.)
   
   

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Entertainment and media :

1. Catholics fail to block "Popetown" in Germany | Just hours before the episode was scheduled to air, a court rejected an injunction filed by Bavarian bishops, allowing MTV to go forward as planned (Reuters)
   
   
2. Catholic Church plots next move as "Popetown" airs | MTV Germany risked incurring further wrath from the Catholic Church Wednesday when it went ahead with the planned broadcasting of a single test episode of the irreverent cartoon series "Popetown" (Deutsche Welle, Germany)
   
   
3. Film "Jesus Camp" focuses on US evangelical youth | Documentary looks at Pentecostal evangelical Christians, some of whom send their children to summer camps where they pray, "speak in tongues" and are encouraged to campaign against abortion (Reuters)
   
   
4. "Flock of Dodos" film brings humor to evolution row | The film shines a spotlight on "intelligent design," a school of thought that says many of the seemingly miraculous and complex elements of nature must be the work of an intelligent designer -- namely God (Reuters)
   
   

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Spirituality :

1. Does it pay to pray for healing? | Sickness and death aren't God's will. God is fighting them and will overcome them--but until then, should we pray for healing? (Tony Campolo, Beliefnet)
   
   
2. Religion, but no church required | 53% engage in religious activities on their own (Toronto Star)
   
   

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Other stories of interest :

1. Ancient text shines light on early Christianity | 1,500-year-old gospel initially attributed to Apostle John (The Ottawa Citizen)
   
   
2. Israel offers outline to divide Jerusalem | Blueprint would give most of Jerusalem's Arab neighborhoods to the Palestinians while keeping the predominantly Jewish areas for Israel (Associated Press)
   
   
3. Pell challenges Islam - o ye, of little tolerant faith | Australia's most influential Catholic says the Koran is riddled with "invocations to violence" and the central challenge of Islam lies in the struggle between moderate and extremist forces as the faith spreads into a "childless Europe" (The Sydney Morning Herald)
   
   
4. Declining, but not false, profits | Even as the industry stagnates, shoppers still flock to Frederick's Christian bookstores from a wide area (The Gazette, Gaithersburg, Md.)
   
   
5. Clergyman loses battle to drive out flock | An Anglican clergyman did not bargain for creatures great and small being driven across his front lawn when he bought a weekend retreat in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales (The Telegraph, London)
   
   
6. Drawing the young to faith | Jews and Christians can learn about their religions through two new graphic novels (The Orlando Sentinel)
   
   

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