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Since the Obama Administration sent Special Advisor for Green Jobs Van Jones packing last week, do we need to establish a green religion to keep environmentalism alive in America?

Was Jesus a Vegetarian? “I have become convinced that Jesus Christ himself was in all likelihood a vegetarian, and that vegetarianism was probably a central tenet of the early Christian community founded by his disciples. In fact, there is evidence that Christ’s opposition to animal sacrifice at the Jewish Temple may have been the triggering event that led to the Crucifixion.”

What do “Guitar Praise“, Jumbotrons and being skeptical that Catholics are saved all have in common? Why they’re all Stuff Christian Culture Likes.

Will Senator Ted Kennedy’s death further politicize health care reform? Will it “shine a spotlight on Catholicism, its rituals and rites and rubrics?” Is Kennedy bound for purgatory? The Anchoress weighs in with “Ted Kennedy, Healthcare & Purgatory“.

Is public healthcare a moral imperative? President Obama, speaking to a group of religious leaders, seems to think so: “This debate over healthcare goes to the heart of who we are as American people… This is part of an ethical and moral obligation that we look out for one another.”

“The Supreme Love and Revolutionary Funk of Dr. Cornel West, Philosopher of the Blues.” Jeff Sharlet over at Killing the Buddha attempts to unravel the enigma that is Dr. Cornel West, who’s been called “perhaps the preeminent black intellectual of our generation.”

According to the troubling article “Bush, God, Iraq and Gog” by Clive Hamilton, “There can be little doubt now that President Bush’s reason for launching the war in Iraq was, for him, fundamentally religious. He was driven by his belief that the attack on Saddam’s Iraq was the fulfilment of a Biblical prophesy in which he had been chosen to serve as the instrument of the Lord.”

“2 Entrepreneurs Help a Monastery Thrive“. The Rule of St. Benedict enters the digital age: The NY Times covers a Cistercian abbey in Sparta, Wisconsin, that supports itself with money earned from the sale of ink and toner cartridges, barbecue and dog treats.

“Jesus Wept.” Andrew Sullivan comments on the recent Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life poll news that 54 percent of regular churchgoers approve the use of torture against suspected terrorists.

What would Jesus think about his license plate? The Florida senate, supported by Governor Charlie Crist , considers a bill to put an image of Jesus on auto tags.