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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 22, 2012

Occupy Poitres

Le Figaro, Le Monde and Libération are France's newspapers of record, the Presse de référence....

October 22, 2012

Is Sandra Fluke a ‘social justice’ advocate?

Conservatives had quite a bit of fun with a Reno Gazette-Journal article that was originally...

October 19, 2012

Capital punishment, abortion and a Catholic politician

The Washington Post's front page today featured a long profile focused on the faith and...

October 19, 2012

Imagine that: ‘Pew gap’ among Latinos on gay rights?

I am sure that this will come as a major shock to many occupants of...

October 19, 2012

Benghazi terrorist hiding in plain sight

I know readers prefer us to harsh on stories rather than praise them, but I...

October 18, 2012

Church angles matter, in Prince George’s County

The state of Maryland is bluer than blue, when it comes to politics, so it's...

October 18, 2012

Weed is a beautiful gift from God

There is something about writing about marijuana that gets reporters a bit, well, dopey. You...

October 15, 2012

Why didn’t Catholic bishops call Biden out by name?

I'm on the road right now, in Montana, and haven't had a chance to catch...

October 12, 2012

Yes, you can ask tough questions of pro-choice candidates

Last night was the only Vice Presidential debate we'll get in this cycle. Almost all...

October 10, 2012

WPost further expands borders of postmodern Catholicism

For several decades now, people linked to Jewish institutions have debated whether it is possible...

October 09, 2012

Some religious denigration is better than others

Back when the Obama administration was still claiming that they believed the assassination of the...

October 07, 2012

Got news? ‘Pro-choice terrorist’ pleads guilty

Among the many tragedies of the polarization over abortion is the fringe figures on both...

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

Church, Lone Star State and #RNA2012

As Mollie mentioned, the GetReligion team — which mostly hangs out together in cyberspace — has...

October 05, 2012

Boundaries on reporting on religion and politics

Yesterday I told you about the pre-conference to the Religion Newswriters Association annual conference being...

October 03, 2012

Jesus Rifles Redux

NBC has resurrected the "Jesus Rifles" story of 2010, reporting that some three years after...

October 03, 2012

Blaming Islamists for a journalist’s kidnapping

When I first read that journalist Austin Tice had gone missing from Syria after August...

October 02, 2012

Separation of church and Lone Star State

Things that go together in Texas: Chicken-fried steak and gravy. Cowboy hats and boots. Church...

October 01, 2012

Mitt Romney’s surprising next church

Last week we looked at the story about Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid saying Mitt...

September 2012

September 28, 2012

Meanwhile, back at AP’s sausage factory

On Thursday, I highlighted a fine piece of journalism produced by The Associated Press' filet...

September 27, 2012

We’re all blasphemers now

Never a dull moment on the religion news beat. And the latest clash is a...

September 26, 2012

God forbid, an 8 percent increase in dubious claims

During the political conventions a few weeks ago, we commented on some disparate coverage of...

September 25, 2012

Harry Reid is giving lessons on Mormonism

It is never news when a Huffington Post blogger says that Mitt Romney, or any...

September 24, 2012

Editing the soul out of Steubenville, Ohio

When a feature story dominates the Sunday front page of The Washington Post, you know...

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 22, 2012

Anger at news media: A ‘pew gap’ out there?

Surely anyone who follows American politics, at least with serious intent, knows something about the...

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 20, 2012

Not all Tennesseans are Islamophobes!?

From The Associated Press comes shocking news: Apparently, not all Tennesseans are Islamophobes. You may...

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...