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Women take on the Torah

A women's commentary on the sacred text, 13 years in development, could become a model for future works.
Europe
Anglican Archbishop: too intellectual to lead?

The Archbishop of Canterbury faces criticism for his views on Islamic law and gay clergy. Is he just misunderstood?
Society
One man's crusade to stop the world from complaining

The Rev. Will Bowen, a minister in Kansas City, encourages people to wear a bracelet that he hopes will remind them not to grouse or gossip for 21 days.
Society
Godtube.com puts Christian worship online

Entrepreneur Chris Wyatt draws millions to GodTube.com, a website with Christian content that features prayer walls, video clips, and social networking.
Family confronts the North's slave-trading past

Descendants of the DeWolf family of Rhode Island retrace the infamous 'triangle trade' in a documentary film.
Society
Spurred by Carter, some Baptists meet to build bigger tent.

Some 20,000 are expected in Atlanta this week to show that they can work together despite political and religious divisions.
USA
Margaret Rogers joins board of the Christian Science church

She replaces retiring member M. Victor Westberg on the five-person board of directors.
Society
Motorcycle ministry: A 'biker church' in Texas draws a devoted flock

Dennis King preaches in a converted blues bar to motorcycle riders and others who like his brand of everyone-is-welcome worship.
U.S. religious freedom is being eroded, advocates say

Misconceptions and ignorance are weakening the Constitution's 'first freedom.'
Society
A subway hero's year of living famously

In an era of 'empty celebrity,' an ordinary man who performed an extraordinary act of heroism got more than 15 minutes of fame – but the freebies and swag are running out.
A handbook for Muslim teens

Being a young Muslim in the US got much tougher after 9/11, so a brother-sister team came up with a book to help peers in their faith.
Middle East
Celebrating Rumi, Islam's poet of peace

The Sufi mystic's message of love still reverberates on the 800th anniversary of his birth.