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June 2013

June 20, 2013

What about those prayers for Dwyane Wade’s pains?

Greetings, GetReligion sports fans. Anyone who has been following the news lately knows that the...

June 19, 2013

Daily Beast: Bridezillas vs. old-fashioned ties that bind

And now for something completely different. Yes, I am about to praise an article published...

June 13, 2013

Holy Scouts! Southern Baptists didn’t do what we expected!

So, when push came to shove, what did the Southern Baptist Convention decide to do...

June 12, 2013

Fundamental misunderstandings of ‘fundamentalism’

When it comes to religious terms, you would be hard pressed to find a word...

June 10, 2013

Spotting the sacred ghost in the era of iWeddings

Let me begin with a few confessions. First of all, let me stress that I...

June 07, 2013

Why did a Catholic Raven skip White House visit? (updated)

Let's create a journalism parable. Let's say that there is a Republican president in office...

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...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

German cardinal found guilty of being pro-natalist

One of the most common fallacies of our age is the assumption that simply because...

May 22, 2013

A quiverfull of kudos for the BBC

As an Evangelical in the media, I’m sympathetic to the struggle journalists have with reporting on...

May 21, 2013

Catho-style

Let me draw your attention to this fascinating article in the Parisian weekly news magazine...

May 16, 2013

Victoria’s Secret is way sexier than faith details

At first glance, the current mini-wave of news coverage of former underwear model Kylie Bisutti...

May 10, 2013

Asking the Boy Scout questions that matter the most

If you know anything about the politics of gay rights, you know that there is...

April 2013

April 27, 2013

Baltimore Sun drops ball in profile of a preacher’s son

Here we go again. The following has become a GetReligion mantra, when it comes to...

April 24, 2013

Journalism and the first few minutes after childbirth

There is nothing new about journalists arguing about the loaded language that surrounds our public...

April 18, 2013

Gay marriage cheerleading down under

The news that New Zealand's senate has approved a gay marriage bill has stirred but...

April 15, 2013

M-O-D-E-S-T: A key word for Annette the Catholic

As you would expect in a world that remains obsessed with all things Baby Boomer,...

April 04, 2013

Flash! Cardinal says all people created in God’s image

In a way, the existence of the short New York Times story that ran with...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

Whoa! Questions about marriage and religious liberty!

Yesterday some of us got a bit academic (and some of us practiced calling people...

March 28, 2013

Who knew Piers Morgan could be thought-provoking?

The Huffington Post's Jon Ward is a thoughtful reporter and one who uncovers ghosts on...

March 27, 2013

Who believes what in Egypt’s debates about rape?

Let me be honest here and say what I truly want to say about the...

March 26, 2013

Polyamory, pessimism and other same-sex marriage ink

After years of pointing out how unbelievably unprofessional the journalism of same-sex marriage coverage was,...

March 23, 2013

One-sided look at controversial Baptist flock in Charlotte

It has been quite some time since I have used an old GetReligion term (Cheers!),...

March 22, 2013

At last! Actual journalism on the same-sex marriage beat

This week marks the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War. I was...

March 19, 2013

This wedding cake tastes a bit too sugary

To promote the institution of marriage, a California megachurch staged a series of mass weddings...

March 09, 2013

Pod people: Can journalism be a civilizing influence?

On this week's Crossroads podcast, host Todd Wilken and I talked about recent admissions from...

March 06, 2013

Critical thinking would help reporters cover gay debates

Yesterday we looked at some of this week's worst examples of some major media's trouble...

March 05, 2013

Can the press cover traditionalists with justice and decency?

Thanks to the many readers who sent in kind words regarding my piece last week...

February 2013

February 23, 2013

WPost: Yes, we fear and loathe religious traditionalists

On Feb. 15, Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton made a startling statement: It is possible...

February 20, 2013

What are the real differences between Mahony and Gomez?

Guess what? There are significant differences in the theological approaches and doctrinal convictions of Los...

February 15, 2013

Pod people: Pope steps down; many journalists fall down

Gentle readers, one cannot make some of this stuff up. So, everyone knows that Pope...