The first is the "Confessing Movement," which is an unofficial movement within The United Methodist Church. It claims 700,000 supporters and that includes more than 7,000 clergy and 1,500 churches.

Its stated purpose is "to enable The United Methodist Church to retrieve its classical doctrinal identity, and to live it out as disciples of Jesus Christ." The executive director is Patricia L. Miller, who is also a longtime Indiana State legislator.

Well, in the United States of America right now, some of the most-bought, most-read and most-discussed books are angry, in-your-face atheist manifestos.

Besides Hitchens' book, which has dominated nonfiction bestseller charts for months, there's the popular "Letter to a Christian Nation" by atheist author Sam Harris, sequel to his earlier tome "The End of Faith," and Oxford biologist Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion" - all New York Times bestsellers.

Since 2005, the Gallup Poll has recorded a downward trend in those who believe the influence of religion is increasing. The record low for this perception was in 1970 when only 14 percent said religion was increasing in influence at that time.

Well, Christoffersen was a manager at El Coyote, the Beverly Boulevard landmark restaurant that's always had throngs of customers waiting to get inside. Many of them were gay, and Christoffersen, a devout Mormon, donated $100 in support of Proposition 8, the successful November ballot initiative that banned gay marriage.