Conan Follows One Person on Twitter at Random—and She Uses Her New Power for Good
Before the fateful Conan O’Brien connection, Sarah Killen and her mother had been setting up a sponsor page for the Michigan Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure for breast cancer. Mere hours afterward, Killen posted a link on Twitter to her new donation page. By the next day, she’d raised almost a thousand dollars. She’s currently closing in on 3,000 dollars. And amid the outpouring of attention, she’s emerged as a young woman of remarkable grace and gratitude. (Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon.com)

Is Science Fiction Really Humanist?
People talk about science fiction as the literature of humanism. But actually, science fiction’s explorations put it into conflict with humanism’s tenets. The best science fiction questions the nature of humanity, and whether the universe will let us stay human. (Charlie Jane Anders, io9)

www.domainnames.God
The .God domain name has been controversial, and last year, the Vatican called on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to keep religion and the Internet naming systems separate. The Pope was reported to fear that individual organizations might hijack whole domains such as .catholic or .islam. (Matt Warman, Telegraph)

Texas Textbook Battles Could Soon Have Less National Impact
Changes in Texas’ purchasing practices, a looming budget shortfall, and legislators’ efforts to wean schools off hardbound textbooks could mean that Texas—and the State Board of Education—will no longer be the arbiter of content it has been in the past. (Kate Alexander, Austin American-Statesman)

What Role Should Religion Play in Public Education?
One of the most watched races in the Texas primaries was the Republican contest between incumbent State Board of Education member Don McLeroy and challenger Thomas Ratliff. Ratliff prevailed, in part because he campaigned on the idea that the board shouldn’t get into cultural war debates over issues like teaching evolution. (William McKenzie, Texas Faith, The Dallas Morning News)

Liberty University Students Learn Nothing From Evolution Exhibit
Each year, a group of biology students at the Christian university based in Lynchburg, Virginia, travels to the Natural History Museum in Washington to learn about a theory they dismiss as incorrect—Darwin’s theory of evolution. (Virginie Montet, Telegraph)

Q&A
Richard Stearns
As president of World Vision, Richard Stearns heads one of the largest Christian relief organizations in the world. His group has also been at the forefront of recent fights over the right of religious organizations to hire employees based on their beliefs. His background is also unusual in the faith-based, nonprofit, world. He came to World Vision after decades in a lucrative career as a corporate CEO. (William Wan, Under God, On Faith, Newsweek/The Washington Post)

BOOKS
Made for Goodness and Why This Makes All the Difference
With all the hardship in the world, it can sometimes be easy to look around and wonder if there’s any goodness. That’s why Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter, the Rev. Mpho Tutu, say they wrote their new book called Made For Goodness. They say that joy and goodness can be found anywhere, if we would only look for it. (Good Morning America, ABC News)