Three years after a scandal at the Air Force Academy over the evangelizing of cadets by Christian staff and faculty members, students and staff at West Point and the Naval Academy are complaining that their schools, too, have pushed religion on cadets and midshipmen. NY Times

Just over a year after it was originally published as a paperback, “The Shack” had its debut at No. 1 on the New York Times trade paperback fiction best-seller list on June 8 and has stayed there ever since. It is No. 1 on Borders Group’s trade paperback fiction list, and at Barnes & Noble it has been No. 1 on the trade paperback list since the end of May, outselling even Mr. Tolle’s spiritual guide “A New Earth,” selected by Ms. Winfrey’s book club in January. NY Times

Modesto is known as the bible belt of California. It has deep conservative roots in farmland and a vocal Evangelical community. But increasingly, some less familiar notes are echoing through California's Central Valley, CBS News correspondent John Blackstone reports. CBS News with Video

Think you know what Americans believe about religion? You might want to think again. Seven in ten Americans who follow one particular faith believe many religions can lead to eternal life. Despite the intense attention paid to evangelical and Catholic voters in a high-stakes election year, only half say they pay close attention to politics. Christianity Today

It would be lovely to imagine the era of brutal Earth-mauling technologies, coal extraction and petroleum and industrial agriculture and strip mining and clear cutting and industrial fishing and all rest, all the more rapacious and unforgiving notions of how we exist on this planet are, after an era of unchecked capitalistic greed and waste and over-consumption right along with almost zero concern for consequences and the ethics of sustainability, finally moving toward obsolescence -- or rather, are quickly being shoved there by sheer necessity, brutal market forces, as supply runs dry and oil production slows and the Earth groans and spits and says, "enough already." SF Chronicle

Chapman University forecasters say U.S. is in recession -- The economists say California is suffering too as the housing crisis trickles down to the job market. Conor L. Sanchez in the Los Angeles Times

Artist Wyland says California must stop using his whale tail on license plates -- The Laguna Beach artist who created California's iconic whale-tail license plate is making a splash with state coastal officials, revoking the state's right to use his art after they snubbed his request to share profits from the image with his environmental group. Susannah Rosenblatt in the Los Angeles Times

Scott McClellan might bolt GOP -- Scott McClellan - the longtime supporter of President Bush who served as his White House press secretary for nearly three years - said Tuesday he hasn't ruled out registering as a Democrat or voting Democratic for president this year. Carla Marinucci in the San Francisco Chronicle Mary Anne Ostrom in the San Jose Mercury Josh Richman in the Oakland Tribune

Chrysler will offer wireless Internet access in 2009 models -- The struggling automaker's announcement comes shortly before California enacts a law that requires hands-free cellphone use while driving. Ken Bensinger in the Los Angeles Times

Train, bus commuters face end of cheap ride -- Angelenos' growing love affair with public transportation may be headed for trouble as transit agencies increasingly have begun to struggle with the temptation to pass soaring fuel prices onto passengers. Sue Doyle in the Los Angeles Daily News

San Francisco Greens aim to help Cindy Sheehan get on the ballot against Pelosi -- Cindy Sheehan's endorsement by San Francisco's Green Party today will give the anti-war activist's longshot campaign for Congress a boost, but not because it adds much to her chances of beating House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in November. John Wildermuth Chronicle Politics Weblog

Timmy, Lassie in Capitol rerun -- This isn't TV Land, but Timmy and Lassie are back. Not content to let sleeping dogs lie, Assemblyman Lloyd Levine on Wednesday will unleash another bid for mandatory spaying or neutering. Michael Gardner San Diego Union-Trib weblog