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uess what? The New York Times says cool people go to church! I knew I was cool, right guys? Maybe we can hang out after church and go to the movies or play Dungeons and Dragons or someth-hey, where’s everybody going?

Speaking of cool churchiness, CNN notes that some folks just ditch the whole “building” thing altogether and just “do church on Facebook.”

Robert Jefress – the pastor who stoked a little controversy recently for calling Mormonism a “cult” – has a new book coming out. The weird thing: Jefress credits Glenn Beck – a Mormon – as the inspiration for his new work. Oops. (thanks for the tip, reader!)

David Marker over at the Jewish Daily Forward muses on the need for an accurate Jewish Census, which is reportedly harder than on might think.

The Atlantic reports on how the Islamic banking is changing Turkey,

Commonweal Magazine offers a take on what Catholics believe about Adam and Eve. Apparently it’s more than just apples, snakes and bellybuttons. Yeah, bellybuttons. (think about it)

USA Today reports that Buddhism is on the rise in China, raising eyebrows and tensions with folks who aren’t exactly excited about religion.

Finally, our Tweet of the Day once from Jesus Needs New PR, who overhears a child (I believe) thinking-out-loud about that whole “omnipotent God” thing:

@JesusNeedsNewPR – While driving home from preschool, @EliasJude said, “Jesus watches us. And we just coloring.”