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Abu Sayyaf recruiting Christians:

• Abu Sayyaf recruiting Christians--military | Al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf militants have recruited about 100 mostly Christian men from two Mindanao provinces since July, offering them money to help stage attacks, according to a military report. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
• Abu Sayyaf now recruiting Christians for future attacks | Christians are being recruited by the Abu Sayyaf for future attacks in key areas in Mindanao, a military intelligence office revealed Wednesday. (The Manila Times)

Northern Ireland:

• Feud sparks worst N.Irish violence in years-report | A feud between rival Protestant paramilitary groups has sparked the worst violence ever investigated by Northern Ireland's cease-fire watchdog, according to a report published on Thursday. (Reuters)
• A Catholic town watches quietly as Protestant rancor grows | As the farmer starts to speak, the sudden roar of an aircraft engine cuts him off. A British Army helicopter bursts through the clouds and skims the rooftops of this Catholic town in County Armagh six miles from the border with Ireland. (The Christian Science Monitor)
• IRA 'moving towards decommission' | The IRA is beginning to make moves related to decommissioning, Northern Ireland's new political development minister has said. (BBC)

War & terrorism:

• Recent poll shows church-goers supportive of war | As insurgents continue to attack military and civilian targets, the number of American casualties rise and a consensus on a constitution remains elusive, support for the war in Iraq wanes. The president, however, can depend on one group for support: regular churchgoers. (Jeff Adair, Marlborough Enterprise, Mass.)
• God-fearing Spartans | A look at America's "imperial grunts." … One of the more surprising of Mr. Kaplan's findings is that evangelical Christianity helped to transform the military in the 1980s, rescuing the Vietnam-era Army from drugs, alcohol and alienation. (The Wall Street Journal)
• Government rests case against war protesters | Four anti-war activists who spilled blood at a military recruiting center before the American invasion of Iraq were portrayed by a federal prosecutor on Wednesday as religious zealots who routinely destroy government property yet have mostly evaded consequences. (The New York Times)

Religion & politics:

• In questions about God, Reynolds trusts | State Sen. Tom Reynolds says he doesn't exactly ask job applicants if they are born-again Christians. (Cary Spivak & Dan Bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Uniting church, state | It's probably the most common trait among humans. We always want to tell others how to live, to set the social agenda for our friends and neighbors. That's particularly true when religion gets into the act, which it almost always does, and becomes the guiding principle for existence, no matter how impractical and oppressive. (Dan K. Thomasson, Cincinnati Post)
• Challengers to Zimbabwe regime attract little hope | With economy in crisis, opposition lacks inspiration(The Boston Globe)

John Roberts:

• Feinstein to vote against Roberts confirmation, as nomination gathers steam | A second Judiciary Committee Democrat -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California -- announced Thursday she would oppose Supreme Court nominee John Roberts as his nomination made its way to the full Senate. (Associated Press)
• Bush hears warnings about next court nominee | U.S. Senate leaders warned President George W. Bush on Wednesday his next Supreme Court nominee will likely face a far more contentious confirmation battle than conservative John Roberts, who is poised to become U.S. chief justice. (Reuters)

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