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News Digest: Assorted clips from the week of 8 Jan 2007 (1-8)

TITLE: Abraham's God
LINK: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/16447858.htm
SYNOPSIS: Letter to the editor in which author makes distinction between Abrahamic deity and "Pagan gods" who needed bribery, in his opinion.

TITLE: The Church-State Alliance threatening the future of humanity
LINK: http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/39742
SYNOPSIS: Opinion piece railing against the mainstream media and the evil church state union that threatens the world.

TITLE: Turning sacred pages
LINK: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=552174
SYNOPSIS: Opening of Milwakee art show of religious book images, including images inspired by Wicca.

TITLE: Online prayer may help breast cancer patients cope
LINK: http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/01/09/online.prayer.reut/index.html
SYNOPSIS: Study examines online prayer and results.

TITLE: Film makes Fuehrer a figure of fun
LINK:http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/10/hitler.film.reut/index.html
SYNOPSIS: Latest film part of ongoing debate about comic portrayals of Hitler in Europe. Springtime for Hitler, anyone?

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