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September 2012

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 19, 2012

Charlie Hebdo’s Muhammad cartoon crassness

Get ready GetReligion readers for the next twist in the Muslim outrage story. Today's issue...

September 15, 2012

The missing anti-Muslim movie stories

The Wall Street Journal has an interesting, if completely unsurprising, update to the stories about...

September 14, 2012

At issue in Massachusetts: End of life

As I type this, I'm cruising at 39,000 feet on an American Airlines flight to...

September 14, 2012

What did those N’awlins preachers shout?

First, a word from the editor. In recent weeks, I have been tossing out roughly...

September 13, 2012

Foggy Bottom’s ‘pantywaist protocol pussy-footers’

Wanted to thank me brokenly, I suppose, for so courteously allowing her favorite brother a...

September 13, 2012

NPR on Bible-loving racists in Ohio River Valley

To the frustration of many mainstream reporters, far too many blue-collar Americans simply refuse to...

September 13, 2012

Missing the forest for the YouTube video

Much of the media spent yesterday not getting to the bottom of how the American...

September 12, 2012

Got news? Can evangelicals vote for a Mormon?

I joined Stephen Mansfield and Richard Mouw in answering the provocative question "Is There Anything Wrong...

September 11, 2012

Shaving Nidal Hasan’s irreligious religious beard

I hope you're having a day that enables some thoughtful reflection on this anniversary of...

September 09, 2012

Pod people: Civil (religion) wars

On this week's Crossroads podcast, host Todd Wilken and I discuss coverage of some of...

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 07, 2012

God purged from … major story in Washington Post

Obviously, the Divine Mrs. M.Z. Hemingway was all over the political conventions this week. I...

September 07, 2012

Cardinal Dolan’s benediction makes news

I could not have had more fun watching the conventions. Before they began, if someone...

September 06, 2012

Via CNN: cutout characters, conjecture and CAIR

Islamophobia is back in the news, this time courtesy of CNN. Just in time for...

September 06, 2012

Mea Culpa: DNC platform story was a big deal

OK, so I'll begin by thanking everyone for being kind to me. I think it's...

September 05, 2012

Is it race or religion at issue in Burma?

What is driving the violence in Burma? Race or religion? And can the two be...

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 05, 2012

Is God absent from the Democrats’ platform?

So I watched all of the Democratic National Convention's first night last night and it...

September 04, 2012

Specifics scarce for Muslim Jumah at the DNC

The Democratic National Convention has started in Charlotte and we're seeing some early religion reports...

September 03, 2012

Surprising twist in Pakistani Christian child’s blasphemy case

A few weeks ago, we looked at coverage of the arrest of an 11-year-old Christian...

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

Bishops are Republicans, Nuns are Catholic

Archbishop Timothy Dolan has been invited to give the closing prayer at this week's Democratic...

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

Sometimes a Romney religion joke is just a joke

The last night at the Republican convention was one that included a ton of religion....

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

Dots in Muslim camp feature don’t connect

A Los Angeles Times story this week on a Muslim youth camp starts out as...

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 30, 2012

Is Obama a self-professed evangelical?

Normally I criticize the media for its single-minded obsession and focus on politics. A journalist...

August 29, 2012

Questions about American Taliban and group prayer

Earlier this week, the Associated Press had a nice long story on a Taliban fighter's...