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June 2013

June 27, 2013

Wait, Baltimore’s archbishop is a national voice on WHAT?

As one would imagine, the editorial team that produces the newspaper that lands in my...

June 26, 2013

That stark divide in Catholics in America and on high court

Shortly before Barack Obama reached the White House, pollster John C. Green of the University...

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 18, 2013

BBC attacks major same-sex marriage stereotype (updated)

Here inside the Beltway, a kind of nervous hush has settled over the church-state battlefield...

June 18, 2013

Put not your trust in Huffington Post headlines

I know a maiden fair to see, Take care! She can both false and friendly...

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 04, 2013

Hey Washington Post: There’s only one (gay) Islam? Really?

Anyone who has been paying attention to debates about the future of the Boy Scouts...

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

The big questions facing that out gay Catholic priest

It is my experience, through my decades on the religion beat, that liberal Catholics genuinely...

May 24, 2013

After the Boy Scouts? For a few, camping with doctrine

When considering the forces pulling at the Boy Scouts of America, one thing journalists really...

May 21, 2013

Catho-style

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

May 21, 2013

How To Be A Lousy Journalist

Over at Intercollegiate Review, I have a piece with some helpful journalism tips. Here's how...

May 15, 2013

Ready! Set! Be bored by Illinois’ same-sex marriage debate!

The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life's "Religion News on the Web" page is one...

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...

May 01, 2013

So, does LA need a ‘conservative’ newspaper or not?

Time for a quick trip into tmatt's infamous GetReligion file of guilt. You just know...

April 2013

April 12, 2013

That ghost in Dr. Ben Carson’s, well, moral theology

The folks who edit and operate the newspaper that lands in my front yard are...

April 05, 2013

Washington Post tries to define ‘liberal’ in Maryland

There is much to applaud in today's Washington Post story that ran under the headline,...

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 30, 2013

Another hack piece by CNN … maybe (Updated)

What's good for the goose is good for, um, Sarah Pulliam Bailey. Right? Sarah, former...

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

Marriage vs. marriage (or, What is marriage?)

Yesterday morning there was quite a bit of activity in and near the Supreme Court...

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 14, 2013

A press litany: Will Pope Francis just hold that Vatican line?

As always, the gospel according to The New York Times -- in an early version...

March 13, 2013

Benedict XVI yearned for return to the old Catholic Europe?

Does anyone remember why the powerful Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger selected the name Benedict XVI when...

March 12, 2013

Good Catholic info, sort of, but lousy ‘Catholic’ headline

Right now, editors in major newsrooms are doing everything they can to cover the papal...

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...