Friday digest

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New today from the Century:

• Barbara Melosh on a church that cleared a path: "A church is not a building. But I believe a church building is often an outward and visible sign of a congregation's spiritual condition." (subscription required)

• Kendra Weddle Irons on good biblical women and shopping

• Steve Thorngate on who isn't on the Obama administration's kill list

• "Michalengelo, Pietà," a poem by Peter Cooley

In the news:

• Methodist bishop Minerva Carcaño on front lines of immigration battle
• Lesbian provisions prompt Catholic bishops to oppose Violence Against Women Act
• Bill Clinton urges Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage law he signed