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June 2014

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...

June 16, 2014

Faith and fitness: LATimes explores God’s role in weight loss

There's a healthy dose of religion news on the front page of today's Los Angeles...

June 12, 2014

Demon ‘deliverance’ in Big D: ‘The Exorcists Next Door’

A burp or a yawn? Either might signal an exiting demon. So say Larry and Marion...

June 12, 2014

Ghosts after Seattle Pacific shooting? Not in this story

Here at GetReligion, we blog often about holy ghosts in news coverage. However, we much...

June 10, 2014

The ongoing spectacle of NYTimes contempt for religion

Yes, this was a piece of commentary. In other words, it was not a news...

June 06, 2014

Seeking the shooter’s motive at Seattle Pacific University?

This time, it appears that a lone gunman acting for some unknown, mysterious reason decided...

June 05, 2014

Hey BBC: What do the generals in northern Nigeria believe?

The horror stories continue in Nigeria, day after day, covered by professionals in newsrooms around...

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

Memory eternal: The life and quiet ministry of ‘Ann B.’

One of the complicated subjects that religion-beat professionals talk about behind the scenes, if they...

June 01, 2014

Debating the new Associated Press Stylebook, round two

At this point, I still do not have a copy of the new Associated Press...

May 2014

May 27, 2014

Near-death experiences: Is ‘Heaven Is For Real’ for real?

MICHAEL-ANN ASKS: How well do you think [the current "Heaven Is For Real" movie] addresses...

May 27, 2014

Hey Bible Belt believer: Why do YOU persecute atheists?

Confession: I live in the Bible Belt. Even worse, I'm a — gulp — conservative...

May 23, 2014

Specific notes of hope, along with the horrors in Nigeria

I don't want to turn this into a trend, or anything. Heaven forbid. However, the...

May 23, 2014

Worst religion story of the year? AP trashes Phil Robertson

Sigh...no context, just a quick Associated Press gotcha blurb. Yep, that reader's email to GetReligion...

May 21, 2014

WPost probes hot debate on the banks of River Jordan

I have crossed the Jordan River twice in my life and both times the experience...

May 21, 2014

Forget Genesis: Adam and Eve make NYTimes front page

From the Bible's Genesis account of creation: The Lord God took the man and put him in...

May 20, 2014

Baptists ‘unofficially’ changing doctrine on homosexuality?

Southern Baptist leaders are seeking a "softer approach on homosexuality," reports National Public Radio's "All Things Considered."...

May 19, 2014

Persecution in India: It matters only if it’s about Muslims

Nice to know the New York Times cares so much about religious freedom in India...

May 18, 2014

WPost profiles ‘evangelical Catholic’ Bobby Jindal

I know this will shock -- SHOCK! -- you, but your friendly GetReligionistas don't agree...

May 13, 2014

What rights should parents of gay children have in Maryland?

Here we go again. The Baltimore Sun -- the newspaper that lands in my front...

May 13, 2014

NYTimes leans to the right in Christian legal profile?

No, the "socially liberal" New York Times didn't lean all the way to the right....

May 09, 2014

God, sex, ‘military values’ and the U.S. Naval Academy

Most weekday mornings, as I make my short drive to the train station for my...

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...

May 08, 2014

Putting a real face on Pew’s Latino religious identity survey

The Pew Research Center released a report Wednesday titled "The Shifting Religious Identity of Latinos...

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 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 25, 2014

Al Jazeera offers its own take (literally) on SBC sex summit

A week or so ago I mentioned, in a meeting that included both traditional and...

April 23, 2014

WPost team looks at politics in 2014, sees zero folks in pews

It's time to set the wayback (actually, it's WABAC) machine for the year 2003, when...

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

Nice but, at times, confusing news on Virginia Anglican wars

Inspiring, uplifting stories have been hard to find in recent decades in the world of...