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October 2012

October 23, 2012

If Romney is ‘not one of us,’ who is this ‘us’?

Inside the ultimate Beltway, everyone is talking about Ohio. Which is why I am surprised...

October 17, 2012

On sex: Smart black Christians vs. you know who

Brace yourselves, GetReligion readers. I am about to do something shocking. I would like to...

October 16, 2012

A non-journalistic flight to heaven and back

In the past week of so, I have received a number of requests for a...

October 14, 2012

A quick, shallow visit to Mount Athos

Few subjects inspire the whole "National Geographic visits the strange natives" school of Godbeat journalism...

October 12, 2012

Agnostic scout ousted because he’s gay?

Anyone who has followed the tensions between gay-rights activists and the Boy Scouts knows that...

October 08, 2012

Get hexed? From our ‘no comment’ department

Let me be honest with you. I am not sure how to start this post....

October 06, 2012

Lies, Damn Lies and Polls

"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain", the voice of the great and...

October 05, 2012

Sun at it again: Ghost in McLouth’s comeback

GetReligion readers, near and far, please pause and ponder the bizarre circumstances that were required...

October 04, 2012

Hundreds of Godbeat journalists hit the Beltway

The Religion Newswriters Association annual conference is being held over the next few days here...

October 01, 2012

A religiously fashionista story

I love a good fashion story, especially one that taps into religion behind the inspiration...

September 2012

September 30, 2012

Tennessee trend piece hits the mark

It's a simple thing, really. One of the mantras of GetReligion is that journalists should...

September 30, 2012

Digging deeper than Tebow as ‘nice guy’

Another National Football League weekend, another chance to put Tim Tebow's name into digital print...

September 27, 2012

Big tragedy, big money in Big Apple

Back in April, I weighed in on a claim that my former employer, The Associated...

September 25, 2012

Faith and that grieving Ravens wide receiver

The Baltimore Ravens won a grudge match with the New England Patriots the other night...

September 24, 2012

Romney is still Mormon? Stop the presses

It's almost obligatory now for religion reporters to write their own version of "Romney is...

September 21, 2012

Imagine this: Another unbalanced Post LGBT piece

Oh well, here we go again. I realize, at this point, that I am severely...

September 21, 2012

Remember Chick-fil-A? Still making news!

Even as we head into beautiful fall color changes, we're still talking about Chick-fil-A apparently....

September 20, 2012

LATimes on Chick-fil-A: Where’s the journalism?

A long, long, time ago -- almost a decade, in fact -- there was a...

September 19, 2012

Oh, for a follow-up question to Justice Thomas

Anyone who has ever tried to do media criticism knows that it is so, so...

September 17, 2012

Changes in the Godbeat

The Godbeat (or religion beat) is in the middle of some major shifts again, ones...

September 17, 2012

Archbishop Chaput ‘thunders’ away, on doctrine

Well, there goes that Archbishop Charles Chaput guy again, "thundering" away at his flock on...

September 11, 2012

Sad closing of a Washington Post-friendly parish

One of the hardest concepts to explain to people who have never worked in a...

September 10, 2012

UMBC’s Habrowski: Who sent him to serve the world?

First things first. I need to state, right up front, that I am the father...

September 08, 2012

Key ‘moderate’ Catholic, hailed by choir on left

So The Washington Post ran a story the other day that made me feel very...

September 05, 2012

That all-powerful, faith-free White House voice?

So, The New York Times ran one of those lengthy news features the other day...

September 02, 2012

Blunt, messianic language about the Rev. Moon

I will be the first person to admit that I did a double-take when I...

September 01, 2012

Michelle Obama as political art

Is this Spanish news magazine cover of Michelle Obama art or porn? Is it racist...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Pod people: Russia, religion, rock and riots

Call it the OTHER church-state controversy that is making waves in Russia right now. A...

August 30, 2012

Define ‘Mormon prayer;’ give three examples

I realize that this is strange, but I continue to read press reports (wink, wink)...

August 28, 2012

Women who support Akin’s rape claims? Not really

One of the best strategies journalists can use when dealing with religious people -- especially...