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July 2014

July 31, 2014

Can a laundromat replace the traditional church?

My @Npr story this AM about an alternative to church that helps poor people do...

July 30, 2014

Members mourn Atlanta church; why don’t they talk?

When a congregation has to leave its church building, it's like moving away from home....

July 23, 2014

What is this? Forbes goes to bat for Eden Foods critics

Several years ago, your GetReligionistas created a new item in our archives list of news...

July 17, 2014

On Hobby Lobby, explain that ‘deeply held religious belief’

You got so close, Philadelphia Inquirer. You got so close to a fair, enlightening news...

July 12, 2014

Pod people: Grading the grades on Supreme Court coverage

After two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings, I tried a different approach to analyzing some...

July 07, 2014

Sun leaves Hobby Lobby out of its timely higher-wages story

So, are there any Hobby Lobby stores in the greater Baltimore area? Yes, it appears...

July 03, 2014

Big news report card: Hobby Lobby and contraceptives

One of the big misconceptions about the Hobby Lobby case (with apologies to Conestoga Wood Specialties)...

June 2014

June 26, 2014

How NOT to cover the ruling in the Hobby Lobby case

Hey @GetReligion, read the fear-filled, one-sided piece in @Forbes re: what will happen if @HobbyLobbyStore...

June 21, 2014

Got religion? Better not put it on your first resume

Day after day, week after week, month after month, religion-beat reporters receive emails from pollsters,...

June 18, 2014

Nuns, strippers and the never-boring Godbeat

Sister Mary Clarence could totally fix this: Nuns file suit over noisy strip club next...

June 17, 2014

Politico’s long-but-shallow exposé on Hobby Lobby family

Cue the dramatic music. Politico has a breathless, 2,200-word profile of the Greens — the...

May 2014

May 10, 2014

Getting a feel for the whole elephant in that Mississippi law

You know that ancient story about the blind men groping their way around an elephant?...

May 08, 2014

Why it’s no surprise the LA Clippers have a Jewish owner

A long, long time ago -- pre-Internet for me -- I wrote an "On Religion"...

May 05, 2014

Pope Francis on economics: How innovative? How savvy?

JIM ASKS: Conservative commentators ridiculed [Pope Francis's decree Evangelii Gaudium] for its criticism of the...

April 2014

April 25, 2014

AP sticks it to Mississippi religious freedom law

Earlier this month, I wrote a post titled "Via AP, a tasty piece on a same-sex...

April 18, 2014

What would Jesus tip? Be sure to ask … secular ethicists!?

.@TipsForJesus still leaves $$$, so for #Easter, we asked ethicists - is it moral?

April 11, 2014

Salt Lake Tribune loses its Faith, but not its @religiongal

Via Twitter, this sad news — but not as sad as it could have been...

April 10, 2014

Via AP, a tasty piece on a same-sex wedding cake

Sometimes, the best journalism relies on a really simple recipe. That's the case with a...

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

Brendan Eich nailed for his generic, private, anti-gay beliefs?

Yes, yes, yes, I know. Just try to imagine the mainstream press coverage if Brendan...

April 03, 2014

And for a change, a ‘Noah’ movie story that sails smoothly

Last week, I criticized USA Today's fast-food cheeseburger of a story on the religious controversy...

April 02, 2014

Archbishop sells his fancy digs; NYTimes digs a bit deeper

What we have here is a very solid New York Times story about a somewhat...

April 01, 2014

Pod people: Hobby Lobby and the Mennonite angle

On this week's episode of the GetReligion podcast "Crossroads," host Todd Wilken and I discuss media...

March 2014

March 28, 2014

Can we let Fred Phelps and Westboro Baptist rest in peace?

There's no such thing as bad publicity — at least that's how the saying goes....

March 25, 2014

Ready, set, go! Hobby Lobby at the Supremes

Hobby Lobby gets its hearing before the Supreme Court this morning. This is big, folks....

March 21, 2014

Boo! No ghosts in WSJ coverage of rural-urban divide

In a 2006 column about my grandparents, I reflected on my rural upbringing: I close...

February 2014

February 21, 2014

Religious freedom vs. gay discrimination in Arizona

Here we go again. In Arizona, a religious freedom bill has riled gay rights supporters, as The...

February 20, 2014

Pod people: Local vs. national press on religious liberty

Proposed religious liberty exemptions for wedding vendors — such as bakers, florists and photographers —...

February 18, 2014

Flowers, cakes and objections to same-sex weddings

In two recent posts — here and here — I critiqued media coverage of proposed...

February 14, 2014

Same-sex marriage vs. religious liberty … another twist

Happy Valentine's Day! Love is in the air. Or at least more marriage headlines are...