From Detroit-According to a survey Chris Yaw just read, 12 percent of Americans think Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
More people can name the Brady Bunch, he suspects, than can identify the four writers of the Gospel, who were Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, but not George or Ringo.
As the rector of St. David's Episcopal Church in Southfield delicately puts it, "Our Biblical literacy is not great." That's the principal motivation for Lent Madness, starting Thursday at a computer near you — and for Yaw to be one of its trash-talking commentators.
Basically, Lent Madness is like the NCAA basketball tournament, but with saints. While March Madness will include competitors such as Michigan, Michigan State and Indiana (and OK, St. John's and Saint Louis), the 32-person field for Lent Madness features a dandy first-round matchup between Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr.
Ultimately, one member of the Episcopally exalted will earn the coveted Golden Halo — a title worn proudly (but not too proudly) last year by Mary Magdalene.
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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130211/OPINION03/302110344#ixzz2KalOBury
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