Tuesday digest

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New today from the Century:

• Philip Jenkins on a century of persecution of Christians in the Middle East (subscription required)
• Emlyn A. Ott's lectionary column for Sunday, August 14 (subscription required)
• I consider the debt-ceiling deal and the jobs program that might have been
• Diane Roth details what she saw at church on Sunday

In the news:

• Ramadan treat dates back to Muhammad

• Cardboard structure may replace earthquake-damaged cathedral in New Zealand

• Orthodox Patriarch calls for reconciliation of Russia and Georgia

• Bishops in Kenya take new stance on genetically modified foods

• Head of Southern Christian Leadership Conference dies

• Professor tweets Quran for Ramadan

Links from elsewhere:

• A literal eye-for-an-eye case
• You have to have a job to get a job.
• Ramadan etiquette: A guide to your Muslim neighbor's holy month