CNN, Review: 'The Bible Game' is a testament to your knowledge, January 13, 2006

Mzansi Afrika, Jewish community in Uganda which in turn linked to BBC, Photo journal: Uganda's Jewish community

NYT/International Herald Tribune, Never on the Sabbath: For some online retailers, it works, 10 Jan 06 " Jewish eBay sellers who observe the Sabbath and have eBay stores, Steinberg said, often use "vacation settings" that delist products on the Sabbath." I haven't really explored the commercial sector in my research to date, but it certainly has potential, as this provoking article proves.

'Shake it out for Jesus': Churches co-opt hip-hop | csmonitor.com

A TV pilot with Jesus as co-pilot | csmonitor.com

The Register, Jews for Jesus sue Google, 23 Dec 05

Youth Curry - Insight on Indian Youth , Buy, all ye faithful, 19 Dec 05 thorough 'religion and shopping' article looking at global trends (Mecca Cola, Buerger King, etc.)

baltimoresun.com, Faith-based Web sites help spread the word - Judaism site among millions of online religion resources that serve devout believers and curious newcomers, 19 Dec 05 refers to MyJewishLearning.com

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Youths reveal racy Bible calendar, 3 Dec 05 "A German Protestant youth group has put together a 2006 calendar illustrated with erotic scenes from the Bible.

"The 12 re-enacted passages feature a bare-breasted Delilah cutting Samson's hair and a nude Eve offering an apple."

Guardian Unlimited | Arts features | After the 'Family' broke us apart, 26 Nov 05 interesting story about <"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Spencer"> Jeremy Spencer (ex Fleetwood Mac) and his family (and The Family cult). Spencer's children have formed a group called Jynxt.

New York Times, A Party Girl Leads China's Online Revolution, 24 Nov 05: "Chinese Web logs have existed since early in this decade, but the form has exploded in recent months, challenging China's ever vigilant online censors and giving flesh to the kind of free-spoken civil society whose emergence the government has long been determined to prevent or at least tightly control."

Telegraph | News | 'There's no such thing as the perfect sermon. Thank God', 20 Nov 05 "So entrenched has the fixation with perfection become that a growing number of preachers log on to internet sites such as www.sermoncentral.com to download pre-formated sermons, in the manner of desperate A-level students on an essay deadline."

The Cult of Mac Blog: "Zen IPod Docks From Japan Made of Stone" [scroll down for this gem]

Al-Ahram Weekly | Heritage | Scene set for Coptic studies

heraldtribune.com, School Web filter blocks faiths, 8 Nov 05 "Nathan Robinson, 16, was pulling together the horoscopes for the student newspaper when he ran into an eye-opening problem: The school's Web filter blocked him from getting any information on astrology because it fell under the state's filter for cults and nonmainstream religions."

The Cult of Mac Blog, 25 Oct 05: "Designer Scott Wilson, the brains behind the $13 iBelieve iPod-crucifix-lanyard, said it celebrates both Jesus and the iPod." An interesting discussion on the iBelieve i-Pod accessory, which may be authentic ... [scroll down for full story]

CNN.com - 'God blogging' workshop spreads faith - Oct 17, 2005: "What would Jesus blog? That and other pressing questions drew 135 Christians to Southern California this weekend for a national conference billed as the first-ever for 'God bloggers,' a growing community of online writers who exchange information and analyze current events from a Christian perspective."

It's only rock'n'roll: oregonlive.com, Priest sends tunes, tenets over Web site, 16 Oct 05: "The Rev. Bailey Clemens flips a switch, and a blast of guitars and drums pulses through the massive tree-shaded stone walls of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.

"It's pop rock with a Catholic message, zooming into cyberspace on its way to teenage listeners in Saudi Arabia, France, Japan, Brazil and wherever else Clemens' Web site is tuned in.

"'I guess it is edgy for a Catholic priest,' he says of his Pendleton-based Internet vibes, and he might be right: 'Ave Maria' this is not. More like Audio Adrenaline, Seven Day Slumber and Superchick."

Guardian Unlimited | Young, free and kosher, 11 Oct 05

Opinion piece and commentary on net dating:

"If there's one thing Jews love, it's other Jews. JDate, a giant temple in cyberspace, is the "World's largest Jewish singles community"; an online dating service where Jewish singles can meet, mate and continue the tribe."

CNN.com - Bible group spreads word by SMS - Oct 6, 2005: "'In da Bginnin God cre8d da heavens & da earth,' according to a new version of the Bible translated into the text message language of cell phone users."