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Quote of the Day. "It raised eyebrows, so I asked her if that were truly her name. She assured me that it was. She had her name changed in the Probate Court, and she presented her driver's license." Circuit Court Judge Scott Vowell in Birmingham, AL, when a potential juror submitted a name change form with "Jesus Christ" on it. (USA Today)

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Christian leaders oppose Uganda's anti-gay bill "Christian leaders who are themselves divided over homosexuality have joined forces to oppose a proposed Ugandan law that calls for the death penalty for some homosexual behavior."

Supreme Court to decide if campus Christian group can ban gays "The Supreme Court will review whether a public university may refuse to officially recognize a campus Christian group because it bars gays and nonbelievers from its membership." Rights and Religion Clash in Court "The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from a Christian student group that had been denied recognition by a public law school in California for excluding homosexuals and nonbelievers. The case pits anti-discrimination principles against religious freedom."

Mainline Protestant Churches Face Rockier Future "George Barna analyzed data for The Barna Group's latest report examining mainline denominations. Weekend attendance at mainline churches has remained relatively stable, ranging from 89 to 100, over the past decade but the report suggests that they may be "on the precipice of a period of decline."

Coverage Without Borders (Roger Mahony, New York Times) "To deny our immigrant brothers and sisters basic health care coverage is immoral. To allow people's basic health needs to be trumped by divisive politics violates American standards of decency and compassion. We should pass health care reform that provides access to all, in the interests of the common good."

Private conscience, public morality (Joseph A. Califano Jr., Washington Post) "The brouhaha over a Rhode Island bishop forbidding a member of Congress from taking Communion exposes the religious and political minefields for Catholics in public life, as government in our pluralistic democracy becomes intimately engaged in the highly charged health-care issues of who lives, who dies and who pays."

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