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Quote of the Day. "How can one remain indifferent in the face of problems such as climate change, desertification, the degradation and loss of productivity in vast agricultural areas, the pollution of rivers and aquifers, the loss of biodiversity, the increase in extreme weather, and the deforestation of equatorial and tropical areas?" Pope Benedict XVI on environmental ethics in his World Day of Peace message. (National Catholic Reporter) Full text of the message: "If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation"

FAITH IN THE NEWS

Faith Leaders Defend Families Facing Foreclosure "Faith leaders met with the White House Monday to call for reform in regulating the expected multi-billion dollar bonuses to bank executives this month as millions of families, whose tax dollars kept banks alive, face losing their homes."

Hispanic leaders disagree over Christmas-themed census poster "A poster showing Mary and Joseph heading to Bethlehem for a census and the birth of Jesus is raising eyebrows among some evangelicals, who consider it an inappropriate use of Christian symbolism for the headcount the government will conduct next year."

Evangelicals in Canada Fight to Preserve Hiring Policy "The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada began on Tuesday defending in court the rights of religious organizations to hire people based on their religious beliefs."

Oral Roberts, Fiery Preacher With Vast Empire, Dies at 91 "Oral Roberts, the Pentecostal evangelist whose televised faith-healing ministry attracted millions of followers worldwide and made him one of the most recognizable and controversial religious leaders of the 20th century, died Tuesday in Newport Beach, Calif."

Obama's Muslim Outreach Named Top Religion Story of 2009 "The June speech in Cairo, in which the president quoted from the Quran and said America will 'never' be at war with Islam, was ranked as the No. 1 religion story by members of the Religion Newswriters Association

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