Year 4, Episode 4

"Bless us with discomfort – at the easy, simplistic 'answers' we’ve preferred to hear from our politicians, instead of the truth, about ourselves and the world, which we need to face if we are going to rise to the challenges of the future."

~Gene Robinson at opening inaugural event

News & Discussion Topics:

• Gene Robinson's Prayer (more info)
• Warren and Non-Christians (more info)
• Obama Uses Lincoln's Bible (more info)
• Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (more info)
• Rabbis Pull Out of Catholic Celebration (more info)
  

Music:

• Pride - U2
• Lincoln and Liberty
• Sufis Whirl - Kirtana
  

Upcoming Local Event: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Carbondale, 4 p.m. Sunday Jan. 25 at Walnut Street Baptist (hosted by the Korean Vision Christian Church)

Faithfully Subversive January 1, 2009

Year 4, Episode 1

"Often when we mix science with religion in this kind of forum, it can upset people. In this case, I think this could serve to reinforce people's faith."

~Australian astronomer Dave Reneke, who charted the appearance of the "Christmas star."

News & Discussion Topics:

• Top 10 Religious News Stories of 2008 (more info)
  
• Jesus Born in June', Astronomers Claim (more info)
  
• The Wisemen As Guides to Interfaith Peace (more info)
  

Music:

• The State That I Am - Belle & Sebastian
  
• We Three Kings - Billy Corgan, Emilie Autumn & Dennis DeYoung
  
• Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon