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May 2014

May 09, 2014

AP’s one-sided report on teaching Bible in public schools

Gotcha! That's the distinct tone of an Associated Press story out this week (just three weeks...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Falwell’s 2014 Liberty: ‘Fundamentalist Baptist’ university?

Here at GetReligion, the "F-word" always catches our attention. I'm referring, of course, to fundamentalist. It's...

April 23, 2014

Easter season, check … Chip away at basic beliefs, check

You know all of those news articles you see published every year at Ramadan that...

April 21, 2014

Here we go again: So was Jesus married or what?

JANET ASKS: What is your opinion on the historicity of the ancient text mentioning Jesus’...

April 17, 2014

About those evangelical whispers on same-sex marriage

As you would imagine, your GetReligionistas are never eager to critique the work of previous...

April 17, 2014

Ahhh … a balanced article on religion … thanks, David

After carving apart so many journalism-challenged articles, it's nice to be able to throw laurels...

April 14, 2014

Did Jesus only become God at Easter?

ARTHUR ASKS: Christians observe that the Son of God died to atone for human sins....

April 14, 2014

For the Times, Ayaan Hirsi Ali controversy has only one side

Brandeis University offered an honorary degree to a controversial speaker, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, then withdrew...

April 11, 2014

Sister Jane drama: Observer still trying to catch up on news

The Charlotte Observer tried to play catch-up this week on the Sister Jane controversy. But...

April 09, 2014

Bob Coy’s fall: Kinder, gentler media treatment, for now

Some of the most compelling Bible stories are those with flawed characters like David and...

April 08, 2014

Ghosts in story on Catholic schools: real or imagined?

I’m intrigued. That’s my reaction after reading a front-page New York Times story this week...

April 04, 2014

About that ‘complex’ doctrine Catholic teachers must follow

Imagine this lede atop a national wire service story: CINCINNATI (AP) — Parochial teachers are so...

April 03, 2014

How not to cover a Bible Belt sex-education debate

Let's assume that many if not most professionals in an elite newsroom in Southern California...

April 02, 2014

Lessons from Waco: Some folks just don’t get religion

Even after a small stack of best-selling books, Malcolm Gladwell remains what he has long...

April 02, 2014

Some finger-waggling about a Catholic school story

The scowling, scolding, dogmatic nun is among the few stereotypes that persist in otherwise sensitive,...

March 2014

March 24, 2014

Why did some ancient religions fall and others rise?

MADDIE ASKS: What caused ancient religions to become less prevalent? THE RELIGION GUY ANSWERS: Our...

March 24, 2014

GR reader contributes a little ghost-spotting of his own

You know that cliché about some stories writing themselves? Well, sometimes a reader fairly writes...

March 18, 2014

Universe gives birth to itself, transformed by unknown ‘force’

This is a challenging day to be a journalist on the science beat, if the...

March 10, 2014

Could the pope of Rome ever be Jewish?

ELIZABETH ASKS: Isn’t it possible for the Pope to be Jewish? And if the Catholic...

March 03, 2014

The latest Bible ruckus: Oh those camels!

KENNETH ASKS: With new research questioning the Bible’s report that domesticated camels existed as early...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

Got news? So what’s RFRA got to do with Arizona?

For the past 20 years or so, while watching more and more debates over the...

February 17, 2014

Part II of America’s church slide: What to do?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Part I of "Why the slide in the influence of America's churches?" GENE...

February 16, 2014

Seeking the sympathetic critics of Bob Jones University

As any journalist knows, institutions -- secular or religious -- do not like to talk...

February 15, 2014

Camels and tigers and bears, oh my!

The silly season is early this year. With editors and most top-tier reporters away in...

February 11, 2014

United Methodists fighting over gay marriage — period?

Maybe it's because I covered religion in Colorado during the 1980s, but I find it...

February 10, 2014

Why the slide in the influence of America’s churches?

GENE ASKS: What one factor accounts for the indifference so many Americans harbor toward the...

February 06, 2014

Were there any ghosts in the Rosenberg diary? You think?

First things first: Anyone who is interested in history, especially the history of the ideas...

February 03, 2014

Women and men and the Bible and the church

PARK ASKS: What are the major scriptural passages [and interpretations] relative to a complementarian and...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Read this story and weep! But ask a few more questions

Every now and then, I receive private emails, or emails sent through our contact link,...

January 30, 2014

Now who was that Joseph guy in the old story from Genesis?

Former GetReligionista Brad Greenberg passed along this interesting item from Twitter, which barely requires commentary...