You’d think I would be desensitized by now. But, truth be told, I get more irritated each time it happens. Before their morning coffee has opened passages to their hypothalamus, someone forwards me an utterly asinine email from their Aunt Myrtle which aptly demonstrates the theological aspirations of Joe Q. Christian. I’m sure it seemed relevant at the time.

In USA Today last week, Oliver Thomas penned an interesting editorial discussing the challenges for mainline Protestants in the coming decades. I won’t steal the author’s thunder if you would like to read the entire piece, …

The publishing of search engine data a few years ago by America Online created an uproar and also showed the patterns of people’s lives reflected in their Internet habits. Unlike search engines, though, the author describes how God doesn’t remember histories forever for those who seek his guidance in their faith walk.

Disagreement over abortion language in the passed House and Senate health care reform bills remains one of the most significant obstacles to reconcile. Timothy Jost, co-author of the casebook “Health Law,” which is widely used throughout the United States in teaching health law at law schools, insists that no tax dollars can go toward funding of abortions under the Senate bill.

Tim Sawina, who until last July was the chief operation officer for Catholic Charities, lashed out at his former employer for changes to health benefit plans that essentially drop spouses from being eligible for coverage. Donald Wuerl, the Archbishop for the Diocese of Washington, D.C., decided to cut the benefits to deny any possibly gay or lesbian partners of Catholic Charities employees from receiving benefits. Gay marriage became legal this week in D.C.

Cable networks Fox News and MSNBC are running ads for the “I Am Not Ashamed Campaign.” The campaign shows people from diverse cultural backgrounds talking about their belief in the Bible. Organizers hope to convey the message that despite physical differences, people around the world hold in common a respect and appreciation for the relevance of God’s word in today’s world.

A Tennessee school district has agreed to end the promotion of religion by teachers and officials during school hours.

Kentucky Baptists on Saturday kicked off their largest-ever evangelism campaign, seeking to share the Gospel with 1.5 million households in the state by Easter. “We are praying for a breakthrough,” said Stan Lowery, director of missions for the Nelson Baptist Association, in a promotional video on the Kentucky Baptist Convention Web site.

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