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However, the Phillipine military is following up on a phone call that a major general, Ben Dolorfino, received Monday from someone who claimed to have Bossi. Dolorfino sent a team out to find the kidnappers. "Once contact has been established and there is proof of life, we will relay this to authorities, and steps would be taken after that," he said. He also told negotiators to encourage the kidnappers "not to rush because things really take time."

Quote of the day :

"It adds to the joy of the occasion, it allows each person a participation in the event, and it provides a lasting souvenir."

—Cardinal Justin Rigali, in a letter explaining the Philadelphia Roman Catholic archdiocese's decision to offer plenary indulgences to celebrate its bicentennial.

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• British court hears chastity ring case | A teenage girl banned from wearing a chastity ring in class took her case to Britain's High Court on Friday, arguing that her school had violated her religious freedom (Associated Press).
  
  
• 'Purity' ring case in High Court | A 16-year-old girl has gone to the High Court to accuse her school of discriminating against Christians by banning the wearing of "purity rings".(BBC News)
  
  
• British girl sues for right to wear chastity ring | The case offered a counterpoint to a broader discussion concerning Muslim women wearing the full-face veil (New York Times).
  
  
• A two-letter word for Little Miss Pure: it begins with N | The root problem with chastity rings (The Times)
  
  
• Girl barred from wearing 'no sex' ring says school biased against Christians | A teenage girl yesterday accused a school of discriminating against her Christian faith by banning her from wearing a "purity ring." (The Scotsman)
  
  
• Girl takes school to court over right to wear 'purity' ring | A Christian teenager accused her school yesterday of religious discrimination for banning her from wearing a "purity" ring. (The Guardian)
  
  
• A teenage girl faces many difficult choices. The last thing she needs is her dad talking about her on TV | You know what girls are like. They whip each other into a sort of Crucible-like frenzy (The Guardian)
  
  

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Religious rights & persecution:

• Vietnamese president discounts criticism | Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet is resisting pressure from U.S. lawmakers and President Bush to improve what critics call a dismal human rights record (Associated Press).
  
  
• Group: China detains 8 church leaders | Police have detained eight leaders in the country's unauthorized Protestant church movement on charges of violating rules on religious activity, a Texas-based monitoring group said Wednesday. (Associated Press)
  
  

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