By Stephanie Morris-Graves

2011 didn’t leave us in want of any fascinating church news. From touching to inspirational to embarrassing to just plain bizarre, church folks showed up and showed out in 2011. Here are our top seven most fascinating faith-based moments of 2011.

1. Juanita Bynum types in tongues.

No matter your position on whether believers can still possess the gift of speaking in a spiritual language, we likely all agree it probably cannot and should not be communicated in written form. Well, we may not all agree, because televangelist Juanita Bynum appears to do just that in recent Facebook posts. This is probably one you need to see to believe:

Will someone please summon an interpreter?

2. The “Tebowing” of America.

Although he was a Heisman Trophy-winning college quarterback, Tim Tebow wasn’t expected to do great things in the pros, according to most of the experts. But he has done well, and many, including Tebow, give God all the glory for his victories. He’s made no secret that his faith is key to his success, and outward expressions of his faith--dropping to his knee in prayer on the field, a gesture dubbed tebowing, and acknowledging Christ in interviews--have made him a lightning rod--loved and hated by many. Regardless of your opinion of the 24-year-old NFL star, would that we be as fearless in our witness of Jesus Christ.

3. Herman Cain sings “He Looked Beyond My Faults” at a news conference. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/herman-cain-sings-gospel-song-14852057 Sure, former White House hopeful Herman Cain has a nice singing voice, but I don’t care how much of a Washington outsider you are, I’d like to think we still want our president, to be um, well…presidential? And singing a song about God’s grace at a press podium to explain away sexual harassment and allegations of extramarital affairs is just bizarre.

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