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July 2014

July 31, 2014

Wait? Who is calling who an ‘evangelical’ or ‘conservative’?

Bravo and a big amen to Religion News Service editor Kevin Eckstrom for a crisp...

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 29, 2014

Church of The New York Times keeps preaching its own faith

It's time for another "Kellerism" update, as The New York Times continues its efforts to...

July 28, 2014

Why do some Protestants teach “young earth” chronology?

ANNE ASKS: What is the explanation for today’s “young earth” movement among evangelicals? THE RELIGION...

July 28, 2014

Migrant children crossing the border: the religion angle

Amid the ongoing headlines - mostly political - over the thousands of migrant children crossing...

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 24, 2014

An ISIS tax on Christians? The accurate word is ‘dhimmitude’

A month ago, I wrote a post about the events unfolding in Mosul and argued...

July 24, 2014

Trend or not? Evangelicals reportedly questioning the Bible

"a medium-sized evangelical church in Laguna Beach where [Rob] Bell sometimes attends services" Strange not...

July 22, 2014

Pod people: Are all political liberals also on moral left?

Every now and then, Issues, Etc., host Todd Wilken take and I off in one...

July 18, 2014

NYTimes warns: Evangelistic speech near the National Mall!

Are there any GetReligion readers out there who remember the mini-media storm back in 1999...

July 18, 2014

Changing climate — of church views on the environment

USA Today has been eroding its standard of short, shallow stories. And for a complex...

July 17, 2014

Are evangelicals America’s only real moral conservatives?

Nearly a decade ago, the conservative Weekly Standard ran a very newsy story on its...

July 09, 2014

Brazil’s faith in football: What happens after the apocalypse?

If you know anything about the sport the world calls "football," then you know that...

July 08, 2014

The Boston Globe veers into the doctrines of ‘Kellerism’

Just the other day, I heard a long-time GetReligion reader use a very interesting new...

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 07, 2014

Al Jazeera America: a solid piece of religion journalism?

Let's see: a meaty, 3,200-word religion story — part profile, part trend piece. Quick, name...

July 06, 2014

Pod people: White House vs. the Wheaton College covenant

From the very beginning, some mainstream news organization have -- appropriately so -- emphasized that...

July 04, 2014

Louis Zamperini: A life transformed by … Billy Graham?

Louis Zamperini had an amazing, amazing life. Actually, he had two of them since --...

July 03, 2014

Attention editors: Is there a ‘Little Sisters’ case in your area?

While the post-Hobby Lobby meltdown continues on the cultural and journalistic left -- this New...

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)...

July 02, 2014

ESPN features pastor who loves umpires, hates baseball

Pastor Dean Esskew is provides a religious outlet for professional baseball umpires. pic.twitter.com/uUEAZ2kadR— [...

July 02, 2014

Yo WPost: Tim Howard saves, but he says with God’s help

I have decided to yield to the inevitable. This morning's digital Religion News Service newsletter...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Hobby Lobby in narrow win; Little Sisters of the Poor on deck

So why are the Little Sisters of the Poor at the top of this post...

June 30, 2014

Where does anti-Hitler hero Dietrich Bonhoeffer fit?

JOHN ASKS: [Dietrich Bonhoeffer] was a hero and martyr for the faith, but is it...

June 27, 2014

ESPN offers faith-free version of Isaiah Austin’s testimony

If you care about what is happening in modern, multi-platform journalism then you have to...

June 26, 2014

Pod people: Sometimes editors really need to do the math

I have never been much of a math guy, but sometimes you have to see...

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 22, 2014

Who is an evangelical? Who isn’t? Who says so?

Having thus, according to his own opinion, explained how a clergyman should show himself approved...

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 20, 2014

The Atlantic: Apparently, ‘evangelical’ now equals ‘cult’

Veteran GetReligion readers will know that, every year or two, there is some kind of...