Friday digest

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New today from the Century:

• The editors on Occupy Wall Street: "Whatever its explicit message, Occupy Wall Street has made a powerful statement with its very mode of existence."
• Rick Santorum needs to brush up on his Catholic social teaching.
• Ken Carter on why congregations need denominations: "We are not always at our best, taking into account
  our temptation to turn in upon ourselves (and the reformers defined sin
  in this way) and the complexity of creating and sustaining community."
• I briefly review Kate & Anna McGarrigle's new box set
  

In the news:

• Report says tithing, church spending hit record low

• Anti-gay post on teacher's Facebook page stirs firestorm
• The new face of American poverty is often a child's

  
  

• Gallup Poll: 35 percent oppose death penalty
• Accident silences an outspoken Catholic voice

Links from elsewhere:

• The plenitude economy
• I'll second Mark Silk's cheer for Rod Dreher's return to the blogosphere.