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Quote of the day:
"The 'Christian' vote has become shorthand in journalism for the Republican base. … The worst response, I think, would be to construct something called the religious left."

—Andrew Sullivan, in Time

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Church and state :

1. Playing tough with the tax-exempt | Facing budget troubles, Connecticut municipalities have become more aggressive in trying to collect property taxes from tax-exempt groups (The New York Times)
   
   
2. Air Force to examine fundraising e-mail sent by a general | Message praised candidate's Christianity (The Washington Post)
   
   
3. Also: Air Force probes campaigning by general | The Air Force said Saturday it is investigating whether a general violated military rules by sending an e-mail touting a veteran and conservative Christian who is running for Congress in Colorado (Associated Press)
   
   
4. Mayor hopes cross fight not over | Sanders calls for appeals of ruling (San Diego Union-Tribune)
   
   
5. Suit filed over prison program | In another challenge to the faith-based initiatives promoted by the Bush administration, the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation alleged in a federal lawsuit that a Federal Bureau of Prisons program that matches inmates with "faith mentors" is unconstitutional (The Capital Times, Madison, Wi.)
   
   
6. Double-parking task force seen as a diversion tactic | A D.C. task force promised by Mayor Anthony A. Williams to examine the problem of illegal double-parking on Sundays remains incomplete while churchgoers and inconvenienced residents wonder whether help will ever come (The Washington Times)
   
   
7. Bill change lets church off tax roll | Teachers' homes would be exempted from property payment (Anchorage Daily News)
   
   
8. Religious tax exemptions questioned | Do religious officials have to pay payroll taxes? (Dong-A Ilbo, South Korea)
   
   

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China and Vatican :

1. China installs bishop with approval of Vatican | Another Catholic bishop was consecrated in China Sunday in a ceremony approved by the Vatican but unlikely to ease tensions (The New York Times)
   
   
2. China's official church names new bishop | China's official Roman Catholic church named a new bishop Sunday — reportedly with papal approval — as Beijing rejected Vatican criticism of the unauthorized ordination of two other bishops (Associated Press)
   
   
3. China ordains bishop with papal blessing | China consecrated a U.S.-educated Chinese priest as an assistant bishop with papal blessing on Sunday, just days after Pope Benedict condemned the unilateral ordination of two bishops by Beijing (Reuters)
   
   
4. Catholics in China weigh nature of Pope's authority | China and the Vatican cut ties after 1949, when the Communist Party seized power on the mainland. In recent years, the two sides have warily explored restoring formal relations, but how much say the Vatican should have in selecting and controlling China's church leaders remains a key dispute (Reuters)
   
   
5. Battle of the bishops | How China's two unauthorized promotions have renewed its long-running feud with the Vatican (Time)
   
   
6. Related: Traveling exhibition attests to Christianity in China | About 14 million Christian Bibles have been printed in China since the end of the Cultural Revolution 25 years ago. Last week an unusual exhibition unveiled at Garden Grove's Crystal Cathedral told much of the story leading up to that accomplishment (Los Angeles Times)
   
   

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