This is it. This is the one. This is what you’ve been waiting for all week. Well, not really. At least I hope not, because if this is really the highlight of your week we really need to talk and you really need to reset your priorities because this probably shouldn’t be one of them. Well, at least not near the top anyways. In fact, go read your Bible. When you’re done, come back and browse. Welcome back to The Weekly Town Crier, where I gather for you lots of links that have caused me lots of thinking. So as you do that thing you do, whatever it is that you do this week, enjoy and please remember, linking does not equal endorsing. Enjoy:
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Read about Michelle Duggar, who is pregnant with her 18th child.
Read Pitchfork’s interview with Scarlett Johansson about her upcoming album of Tom Waits covers.
Read Al Mohler’s “Evangelical” response to the Evangelical Manifesto. Read Mohler’s continued thoughts.
Read as Christianity Today argues that America in fact does need an Evangelical Manifesto.
Read as the Wall Street Journal says “You Call This A Manifesto?”
Read about an unprecedented number of college presidents retiring.
Read about Japan steadily becoming a land of “few children.”
Read about the recent report finding that 10 million children die every year from preventable causes.
Show everyone you listen to Christian music on your cross-shaped mp3 player.
Read about the newly discovered spider now named after Neil Young.
Read about the Archbishop telling KS governor not to take communion.
Read about “hypersonic advertising,” piping ads directly into your brain.
HEY YOU GUYS! Read about PBS’ new version of the Electric Company.
Read about the TN church who ousted 71 members on Mother’s Day for questioning the church’s finances.
Read about the group in Britain saying that “The primary cause of unhappiness in Britain is not lack of material wealth but a loss of faith in God and religion.”
Read about the upcoming film on the life of Billy Graham.
Read about China’s growing class of urban Christians.
Read about the death of artist Robert Rauschenberg.
Browse seven misrepresentations of the Acts 29 Church Planting Network.
Read about the report claiming that attending religious services cans serve as a predictor of fidelity.
Read about John Hagee apologizing for calling the Roman Catholic Church “The Great Whore.”
Read Christianity Today’s interview with Ben Barnes, who plays Prince Caspian.
Read Christianity Today’s review of the new album from The Myriad.
Anyone want to buy me a 6,000 volume library? Scott Lamb is selling his.
Watch Resurgence’s interview with Matt Chandler.
For those in the SW, check out the regional Ligonier’s conference.
Read about John Edwards endorsing Obama.
Read Charlie Peacock’s diagnosis of “Contemporary Christian Music.”
Browse the resources at newchurches.com.
Read about the survey that found that people consider their mobile phones as more important than their wallets.
Read about the diminishing influence of the Roman Catholic church in Spain.
Read about California’s top court legalizing gay “marriage.”
Browse this list of 100 books that are necessary for a “man’s” library.
Browse the New Yorker’s suggestions of “100 Essential Jazz Albums”
Read about some Evangelicals launching a campaign against global warming alarmism.
Read about the new Obama ads focusing on religion.
Read as the Acton Institute takes us toward an ethic of internet discourse.
Read Time’s 10 questions for Ira Glass.
