Welcome to the famed Weekly Town Crier. What is there to say that hasn’t been said. Others try but only mimic the greatness that is this post. How’s that for a bit of hyperbole? It is what it is and it is a collection of links that, for one reason or another, caught my eye this week long enough for me to pause and take notice. They made me think in some way and hopefully they’ll do the same for you. Remember kids, just because I link something here doesn’t mean I endorse what’s there, just that what’s there made me think here. Enjoy:

See what I hear at Last.fm.

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Read as Billy Bragg’s arguments that social networking sites should pay royalties to musicians.

Read about the role many chaplains play.

Read as Al Mohler tackles the question of whether or not one must believe in the literal resurrection to be considered a “Christian.”

Read as Baptist Press tackles the issue of climate change.

Read Christianity Today’s piece about “net neutrality.”

Read about the recent study finding that “Those with religious beliefs are likely to be happier than atheists or agnostics.”

Read about the A-Team movie.

Read about the proposal “to have broadband users pay for any music they download through a fee bundled into their monthly Internet access bill.” This would allow “consumers to download, upload and share music without restriction, and create a pool of money collected from Internet service providers to compensate music copyright holders.”

Read as USA Today profiles five music social networking sites and visit me at last.fm.

Read as the BBC considers which books Britons are most likely to leave unfinished.

Read as Yahoo considers the importance of Wikipedia to music fans. Do you use Wikipedia when searching out new music?

Read this piece which argues that “Your neighborhood may have a major influence on how much you exercise.”

Get Synthar’s terrific album Evenings and Weekends, now available on eMusic.

Read as the Discovery Channel examines the Shroud of Turin.

Read as the Rocky Mountain News examines forgiveness in light of the recent Easter holiday.

Read as Books and Culture considers claims about the “hidden meaning” of the Chronicles of Narnia.

Read as N.T. Wright argues “Heaven is Not Our Home” for Christianity Today.

Read as one Turkish theologian finds the image of Christ in the persecuted church.

Read about the discovery of new Greek New Testament documents in Albania.

Read Christianity Today’s profile of Michael English.

Read Christianity Today’s review of Waterdeep’s latest Heart Attack Time Machine. Read my review here. Read my interview with Don Chaffer here.

Read about the recent study finding that “Spirituality is a major contributor to a child’s overall happiness.”

Read about the “”Best of Festival” Jubilee Award,” a contest for independent Christian filmmakers worth $101,000.

Read about Mikhail Gorbachev’s confirmation that he is an atheist.

Praise God that Al Mohler’s tumor is not cancerous.

Read or listen as NPR wonders whose to blame when children curse.

Download a single from the upcoming P.O.D. album When Angels and Serpents Dance. Pre-order the album and get lots of extra goodies.

Watch highlights from the 2006 Together For the Gospel conference and prepare for the 2008 conference.

Read about the CA church that “plants” businesses instead of churches.

Get your Habañero Hour button before they’re all gone! Don’t forget to leave us a comment at iTunes.

Read this piece which examines the way music blogs are taking the place of music magazines.

Read as the New York Times lists “seven deadly words” of book reviews.

Read this piece from Yahoo arguing that Obama was not hurt by the scandal of his former pastor’s remarks.

Read about the study finding that “living together before marriage actually increases the chances of divorce in a first marriage.”

Read as Chuck Colson argues that “It is the duty of every Christian to fight against racism and sexism.”

Read about the federal appeals court that found that “A nearly 50-year-old monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments does not violate the Constitution just because it sits nearly alone on public grounds.”

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