The Obama administration has begun to distribute swine flu guidelines for houses of worship, more than 1,400 clergy from a diverse array of faiths signed a statement asking Obama to press for peace in Sudan, and protesters in Washington are marking the anniversary of the Afghan war this week by demonstrating in front of the White House and Supreme Court, which begins its new term today.
The U.S. Catholic Bishops called the Baucus health care bill “deeply flawed,” and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference may elect MLK’s daughter as its new leader. American Protestants are converting to Eastern Orthodoxy, theStanding Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in America will hold a meeting on unity next year, and Boston Catholics are marking five years since they began a vigil to stop church closings.
Pope Benedict XVI opened a month-long synod on Africa in Rome, a Canadian bishop surrendered on child-porn charges, and Afghanistan’s last known Jew is hanging out with his partridge and drinking whiskey. Televangelist Benny Hinn was turned away from England because he didn’t have the right kind of visa.
