We are looking for 1,000 pastors to debunk a myth based on the political assertion that government doesn't have any responsibility to poor people. The myth is that churches and charities alone could take care of the problems of poverty -- especially if we slashed people's taxes. Both this assertion and myth contradict the biblical imperative to hold societies and rulers responsible for how they treat the poor, and ignore the Christian tradition of holding governments accountable to those in need. Faith-based organizations and government have had effective and healthy partnerships, and ultimately, the assertion and myth have more to do with libertarian political ideology, than good theology.

Awesome people. Vegetarians. Going mute. Here's a little round up of links from around the Web you may have missed this week:

• Awesome people hanging out together.

• An alternative to abortion.

• Take a walk in Milan.

• Are you a new vegetarian? Some tips.

• Tom Hanks addresses Yale graduates.

• Kathy Khang shares more about her experience with depression.

• Simple and powerful: forgive.

• Don't you sometimes wish you could just hit the mute button?

• Sojourners' Enuma Okoro on Pentecost:

"Pentecost is God's 'show-and-tell' lesson that after the incarnation no one people has a purchase on the fullness of God. No single denomination, no one race, no one ethnicity, and no one socioeconomic group mediates God's fullness to the world. Diversity is an essential attribute of a Spirit-filled church (Acts 2:8,18)."

Two weeks ago, McDonald's shareholders voted down a shareholder resolution asking the corporation to study how its advertising to children contributes to widespread childhood obesity. The resolution was sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, along with a Catholic hospital network and other institutional investors.