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July 2013

July 24, 2013

Uncovering part of those church modesty debates

As I have mentioned many times here at GetReligion, Deacon Greg Kandra's blog "The Deacon's...

July 23, 2013

Pod people: Indulgences & WYD in The Guardian

Coverage in The Guardian, the Catholic doctrine of purgatory and the editorial board of The...

July 19, 2013

The AP discovers the Christian hipster pastor

Does your pastor wear v-neck shirts, have tattoos on both forearms, and ride a fixed-gear...

July 17, 2013

A top-notch profile of Baptist ethicist, with a few caveats

I really liked Tennessean Godbeat pro Bob Smietana's profile last year of Richard Land, then...

July 17, 2013

Boy Scouts: Hollywood vs. some vague army of Americans

On one level, the recent Reuters "special report" on the financial issues haunting the 10,600-acre...

July 16, 2013

NPR misses the symbolism — and reality — of Jane Roe

NPR had a story on the Texas legislature passing what journalists usually call "sweeping abortion...

July 15, 2013

About those steroid whispers and slugger Chris Davis

If you have been following major-league baseball this year, then you probably know a little...

July 13, 2013

Pay wall blues: This inspirational SI cover gets religion

Are there any working journalists in this day and age who do not have a...

July 12, 2013

Pod people: The thin line between insight and hearsay

Earlier this week, I critiqued an Associated Press story on the hullabaloo caused by a...

July 11, 2013

Public esteem for journalists sinking. Why?

I'm not ashamed to say that I love journalism. I'm elated that I get to...

July 11, 2013

Strangely faith-free story about ministry to feed the poor

For the past two decades, I have spent quite a bit of time driving the...

July 10, 2013

What The Economist Gets Wrong About Calvinist Baptists

Today is the 504th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin (July 10, 1509) --...

July 10, 2013

In Kentucky, ‘Shiite Baptists’ and the crazy old uncle

Thou shalt not write an inflammatory newspaper column. Hell, it seems, hath no fury like...

July 10, 2013

Not all things considered: NPR on hymns

Let's get the praise for this story about praise music and hymnody out of the...

July 08, 2013

Porn: crack cocaine for Christian men?

No, this post isn't a totally blatant attempt to drive up pageviews by including "porn"...

July 01, 2013

A tune on gay evangelicals that evangelicals won’t recognize

While working on a recording together, Johnny Cash asked Bob Dylan if he knew "Ring...

June 2013

June 29, 2013

Same-sex marriage and a conscience clash, via CNN

In light of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions on same-sex marriage, CNN's "Belief Blog" features an...

June 25, 2013

AP’s abominable (but familiar) abortion approach

So I guess the Associated Press' reportorial staff in Texas is on vacation this week....

June 24, 2013

Journalism highs and lows: Christianity and gays edition

I'm elated to be able to highlight a wonderful article headlined "Christians' views vary on...

June 17, 2013

Crush Davis wrestles with anger issues, with God’s help

I realize that GetReligion readers have repeatedly demonstrated their lack of interest in the world...

June 14, 2013

Hey! It’s journalists mangling scripture day! (UPDATED)

David Brooks wrote a very Brooksian column for today's New York Times about how our...

June 14, 2013

Got news? Is a global ‘war on Christianity’ newsworthy?

Would it be newsworthy if a U.S. Senator claimed in a public address that American...

June 13, 2013

On Tim Tebow, ‘spirituality’ and stating the obvious

Here we go again, sort of. Now, I live in the land of purple and...

June 10, 2013

Southern Baptists on the downhill slide?

This just in from The Associated Press: Southern Baptists are having a tough time. But...

June 09, 2013

Political reporters learn about St. Augustine. Chaos ensues.

On Friday, Angus Dwyer wrote on Twitter: You'll never guess what uncontroversial Christian doctrine this...

June 05, 2013

Seven questions about Boy Scout gay policy coverage

Headlines over the Boy Scouts of America's decision to allow openly gay members are still...

June 05, 2013

Dueling Christian coverage, or Ira Glass vs. National Journal

Above is a nice little snippet of an Ira Glass interview. Interview of Ira Glass,...

June 04, 2013

We’ve found the next enemy: adoptive families

When my husband and I began the adoption process, we had no idea how controversial...

June 04, 2013

Evangelicalism is political, but not a political movement

How many political issues do American evangelicals care about? Apparently, just two: abortion and same-sex...

June 03, 2013

Pod people: Concerning the IRS and the God squads

It's a basic fact of life in American politics that nothing fires up the non-profit...