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Source: Lincoln Journal Star

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On May 8, 2003 the Lincoln Journal Star reported that "prayers by people of many faiths marked the annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast Thursday at The Cornhusker hotel... More than 360 people attended the event. The theme this year was 'Let There be Peace on Earth, and Let it Begin with Me...' The event included prayers and comments by Rabbi Stanley Rosenbaum of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, the Rev. Steve Ratzlaff of the Lincoln Mennonite Church,...

Source: Cosco Bay Weekly

http://www.cascobayweekly.com/cbw2003/cover/cover05.08.03-6.stm

On May 8, 2003 the Casco Bay Weekly published an editorial detailing the history of the State Street Church in Portland, Maine. The article included the church's role in the abolitionist movement, the women's suffrage movement, and other social movements today.

Source: The New York Times

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40616FA3D5B0C7B8CDDAC0894DB404482

On May 8, 2003 The New York Times reported that "Evangelical leaders meeting in Washington denounce anti-Islam remarks made in last year by leaders of their own movement, including Rev Franklin Graham, Rev Jerry Falwell and Rev Jerry Vines; propose new guidelines for churches to follow in relating to Muslims; affirm their commitment...

Source: The Lawrence Ledger

Source: Casco Bay Weekly

http://www.cascobayweekly.com/cbw2003/cover/cover05.08.03-12.stm

On May 8, 2003 the Casco Bay Weekly published an editorial by O. Wayne Brewer, D.Min. detailing the beliefs and history of the Church of God, a Pentecostal Christian denomination.

Source: MPAC News

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On May 8, 2003 the Muslim Public Affairs Council reported that "on Wednesday, May 7, an Encino synagogue was the fourth house of worship to be set on fire in 11 days. Los Angeles police are investigating the incidents as hate crimes and believe that they have been committed by a single arsonist. The attack on the synagogue follows three other Los Angeles area attacks on an Iranian synagogue, a Bahai community center and a Presbyterian church."

Source: The Institute on Religion and Democracy

Source: The Associated Press

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/5808251.htm

On May 7, 2003 The Associated Press reported that "leading evangelical Christians condemned derogatory statements about Islam by the Rev. Franklin Graham and others among their fellow religious conservatives. They also pledged to improve relations with Muslims... The evangelicals meeting Wednesday said the derisive comments endangered Christian...

Source: Los Angeles Times

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-may-08-me-fires8-story.html

On May 7, 2003 the Los Angeles Times reported that "a fire at a Ventura Boulevard synagogue early Wednesday was the fourth to strike houses of worship in Encino...

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0506/p02s02-usju.html

On May 6, 2003 The Christian Science Monitor reported that "perched on a wind-swept rock jutting 30 feet above the Mojave National Preserve, the monument looks like a headless man in an ugly suit. It's actually a six-foot cross - covered, by court order, with brown canvas - at the root of a debate over the separation of church and state... The Mojave Cross has sparked a First...

Source: MPAC News

On May 6, 2003 the Muslim Public Affairs Council reported that "the Southern California Muslim community and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also know as the Mormons or LDS) have joined forces to assemble 10,000 personal hygiene kits to be shipped to the families of Iraq... The initiative, called 'Project Iraqi Relief', will bring together members of the Mormon and Muslim communities to assemble 10,000 personal hygiene kits consisting of soaps, towels, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and combs, among other items. The...

Source: Newsday

On May 5, 2003 Newsday reported that "tradition holds that, when building a new Greek Orthodox church, a small stone is to be placed in the earth before construction can begin. And with great pomp and gravitas, that's just what Archbishop Demetrios, the spiritual leader of all Greek Orthodox Christians in the United States, did in Brookville yesterday... [It was part of] the groundbreaking for the new Church of the Resurrection, tentatively scheduled to open in about 14 months at Route 107 and Northern Boulevard. The building, a Byzantine-...

Source: Oregon Live

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On May 5, 2003 Oregon Live printed an editorial by Patrick Korten stating that "sadly, local governments throughout the United States have gotten into the habit of using just about any excuse to prevent the construction, remodeling or expansion of churches, synagogues and other religious buildings... Sometimes the excuses are just silly, as when the Town of Bedford, New York, turned down a zoning...

Source: Newsday

http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/nyc-nyarab043267911may04,0,7416986.story

On May 4, 2003 Newsday reported that "on the evening of April 24, a group of local Arabs held a special 'Building Bridges' dinner to create friendships and alliances with activists in the African-American and Latino communities... 'We have more in common and we must come together,' said Bishop Vincent Cooper, an African-American and pastor of White Rock...