Persecution Up Close and Personal
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Directions for the Gardiner
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‘I Have Embraced Islam and Say the Word Allah’
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Third Priest Attacked in Turkey
Plus: “Overstated” excommunication risk for Catholic stem-cell researchers? N.Y. human rights body backs off roller rink, witch doctors embrace Scripture, Keith Richards’s Christian album, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Billy Graham Trades in Microphone for Pen, Saying No to London
Plus: Conservatives shift Gonzales criticism to recusal concerns, Canada’s top Catholic warns on church-state relations after legal gay marriage, and other stories from online sources around the world.
The Sin of Talking to a Reporter
Plus: Nigerian e-mail scam kills a church, suit over supposed ban on Declaration of Independence settled, NCC opposes Justice Sunday II, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Evangelicals’ Opinion of Courts Drops Dramatically
Plus: Billy says New York is probably last crusade, and other stories from online sources around the world.