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• Church janitor charged in slaying of NJ priest (AP)
• SC Episcopalians to distance from national church (AP)
• Anti-Semitism on the rise in France: Jewish community group (AFP)

Church janitor charged in slaying of NJ priest (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 05:44 PM PDT AP - Authorities investigating the stabbing death of a priest arrested the church janitor Saturday, alleging he stabbed the cleric 32 times with a kitchen knife after arguing with him in the rectory.

SC Episcopalians to distance from national church (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 04:00 PM PDT AP - The Diocese of South Carolina voted Saturday to distance itself but not completely split from the national Episcopal Church because of church positions on same-sex unions and ordination of gays.

Anti-Semitism on the rise in France: Jewish community group (AFP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 12:58 PM PDT AFP - Violent acts or threats against French Jews in the first half of this year outnumbered all similar incidents in 2008, a Jewish community group said Saturday, pointing to a wave of anti-Semitism following Israel's attack on Gaza.

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