Daily News Digest

Quote of the day.
"The church is supposed to be the lobbyist of the poor, and the church has given up on its calling and resigned itself to a powerless position. We've sort of forgotten that for a long time. These are some of the signs that we're stepping up. We need to reclaim that heritage." Shanta Premawardhana, president of the Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education in Chicago, on clergy engaging people of faith in conversations during the upcoming NATO Summit about why they should work to end poverty, world hunger and war.
(Chicago Tribune)

Quote of the day
"It seems that on Mother's Day, moms say, 'Let's all go to church.' But on Father's Day, dads say, 'I'm going to go play golf.'" - Ed Stetzer, president of LifeWay Research, on a new poll showing Mother’s Day is third in church attendance after Christmas and Easter.
(USA Today)

Quote of the day.
“If Mr. Mourdock is elected, I want him to be a good Senator. But that will require him to revise his stated goal of bringing more partisanship to Washington. He and I share many positions, but his embrace of an unrelenting partisan mindset is irreconcilable with my philosophy of governance …” - Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) after losing the Indiana Republican primary to a Tea Party-backed opponent.
(Washington Post)

Quote of the day.
“This project is encouraging nutrition and sustainability, community building and engagement in the larger food justice movement. I’ve seen it all along as another doorway to the work we do here.” Pastor Alan Sherouse of Metro Baptist Church in midtown Manhattan on the church’s rooftop neighborhood garden.
(Associated Baptist Press)