It’s been a not-unexciting week around here, but let’s see what’s happening in the wide world:
Russia Fined, Refuses to Recognize Scientology as Religion
Episcopalians Get Spiritual, Grow Basil
Christian Filmmakers to Focus on Making Good Movies
History Too Kind to Confucius?
Church-State Compromise; or, Just Not on the Football Field, Okay?
World Animal Day: Saint Francis Retained as Optional Mascot
Thought-Provoking Art Challenges Comfortable Religious Assumptions, Again
Today’s headline miscellany brought to you by:
The Free Do-It-Yourself Prayer Line
and I Feel Good About Me: the Eco-Shopping Network
The dead horse comes to us via the vigilant Michael Linton. Thanks, Mike.
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