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July 2014

July 29, 2014

Portland, part II: Saving kids from ‘fundamentalist sect’

My colleague Bobby Ross Jr. picked the better article. As much fault as he found...

July 25, 2014

UCLA study literally tries to sell gay marriage in Texas

Help gays marry and boost the economy: That's one of the newest pitches in gay...

July 16, 2014

Should Louisiana priest say what he heard in confession?

Dead men file no lawsuits. They also don’t defend themselves to TV reporters. And live...

July 11, 2014

In NYTimes piece, bias against AA is a hard habit to break

Sometimes our readers are sharper than us professional word pushers. One of them just dismantled...

July 09, 2014

Pope’s abuse apology: Media did a fair job, surprisingly

Mainstream media didn't pile onto Pope Francis. I know that sounds cynical -- something like...

July 08, 2014

Babies and holy ghosts in Texas surrogate pregnancies story

Give the Austin American-Statesman credit for a couple of things. First, the Texas newspaper has...

July 08, 2014

Back in Boston with abortion protesters and fair reporting!

I wasn’t expecting gifts for July 4 weekend, but I feel like I got one...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Roadmaps should guide us, including through Sudan

Sudan may be hard for geography-challenged Americans to find on a map, but Reuters --...

June 27, 2014

Two views of SCOTUS abortion decision — both on NBC

Is NBC News going schizoid? The way the network reported the U.S. Supreme Court's decision...

June 26, 2014

Auschwitz in Ireland: L’Humanité on Ireland’s mass graves

The falsehoods and exaggerations -- need I say, the hysteria -- surrounding the Irish orphanage...

June 25, 2014

Mormon reformin’: Putting the antics in semantics

Welcome to the Latter-day Saints Trivia Game! Here is today's question: When did the Mormon...

June 20, 2014

Irish children’s deaths: Media may be returning to sanity

Are cooler heads finally prevailing in that story of the children who died at a...

June 18, 2014

Christians attacked in Iraq: Media finally paying attention

Finally, someone notices that Christians are suffering and dying in the Middle East. With few...

June 16, 2014

Do religions influence China’s atheistic rulers?

MADDIE ASKS: How much of ... eastern and western religions have had an influence on...

June 13, 2014

Did a British judge compel a child to have an abortion?

Reader beware. A story that is too good to be true is often that, not...

June 13, 2014

Axing the wrong questions after Brat-Cantor stunner

There's analysis, and there's hack 'n' slash. When blindsided by the come-from-behind election of David...

June 11, 2014

In Irish children’s deaths, clarity doesn’t thrive in a septic tank

The accounts of cruelty, neglect and other abuse of children under Catholic Church care in...

June 04, 2014

Was Catholic ‘teaching’ involved in latest Ireland scandal?

If I have heard this statement once at pro-life rallies I have heard it a...

June 04, 2014

Bratwurst fest in Wisconsin: You never sausage intolerance

(Rubbing eyes) This is the New York Times, isn’t it? They’re being nice to conservatives...

June 02, 2014

Let them eat cake and — in Colorado — make others bake it

I'm no expert on baking, but I suspect that a layer cake should stand straight,...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

It’s strictly taboo: Lancaster paper kills article on a witch

How controversial could a witch be in 2014? Plenty, if you’re in Lancaster, Pa. --...

May 28, 2014

BBC: Another generic, mysterious ‘honor killing’ (updated)

This time the bloody honor killing took place in a public place, for all to...

May 14, 2014

Missing elements in NYTimes marital rape report from India

Marriage was a hot topic this week in the Indian press following rulings by two...

May 12, 2014

Should the high court have backed town council prayers?

BRAD ASKS: [Regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's new Greece v. Galloway ruling that allows prayers...

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 06, 2014

SCOTUS prayer case: reporting, opinion in one story

Like many towns, prayer opens government meetings in Greece, N.Y. Unlike many towns, a couple...

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 26, 2014

Was Kabul shooting over religion? Shouldn’t someone ask?

Q: What question has no answer? A: The one you don’t ask. In Thursday's shooting...

April 21, 2014

Don’t divorce an NYT article from sharp reporting

It's especially crucial for journalists to, well, GetReligion when the story is about a "get."...

April 19, 2014

Shocking news! T.D. Jakes doubts something!

"Replate 1A." That was a favorite dry reaction at my old newspaper whenever someone announced...