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May 2013

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 16, 2013

Paedophilia and the left redux

Absent a priestly predator is paedophilia a religion news story? In comments posted in response...

May 14, 2013

NYTimes finally makes some changes on the fetus front

Oh to have been a fly on the fall during any editing discussions at The...

May 13, 2013

Should pro-choice activists be asked Gosnell questions?

The New York Times Sunday Magazine ran a Mother's Day interview with, who else, the...

May 13, 2013

Death penalty in Cleveland horrors? Wait, who died?

Once again, let's turn to the dictionary and that tricky word "fetus," which has through...

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 09, 2013

Surprised by sin – African clerical celibacy

Bishop: "I'm afraid you've got a bad egg, Mr Jones" Curate: "Oh, no, my Lord,...

May 08, 2013

God’s role in Mark Sanford’s redemption story

God — and South Carolina voters — decided Tuesday to give disgraced former Gov. Mark...

May 06, 2013

Problems with today’s press? Religion is No. 1

After a busy Pascha weekend, I need to jump back into the tmatt file of...

May 06, 2013

Pod people: Ghosts and crickets in Jason Collins coverage

I spent much of last week in Malibu, Calif., hanging out with the stars. Actually,...

May 01, 2013

Why is Paula Broadwell’s faith such a mystery?

Seeking "redemption" after Petraeus scandal, Paula Broadwell looks to faith cbsn.ws/130ApsB— CBS News (@CBSNews) May...

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 30, 2013

The Broussard brouhaha and why context matters

Context matters. Take the brouhaha that has brewed over comments ESPN NBA reporter Chris Broussard...

April 24, 2013

Paedophilia and the radical left of ’68

Please excuse this brief reference to scripture: "Therefore I say to you, every sin and...

April 07, 2013

Another Catholic school shocks press with ‘morality clause’

A reader sent in a story from Louisiana focusing on a Catholic-education topic that will...

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...

April 02, 2013

Steubenville: Ties between rape and ‘fundamentalist’ teens?

Your GetReligionistas don't spend much time digging around in the growing world of first-person, advocacy...

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 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 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 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 18, 2013

Ssssshhh! Conservative Catholics may exist at Georgetown

When the news broke about the election of the first Jesuit pope, several on-air commentators...

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

Hypocrisy, grace and a fallen cardinal

The downfall of Cardinal Keith O’Brien, Britain's senior Roman Catholic cleric, has not shown the...

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...