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October 2012

October 30, 2012

Serious story on separation of yoga and state

When I saw this story come in (clicking on a URL from a reader), I...

October 26, 2012

Economist offers rare insights into Salafists

I have a friend who once worked for Time (actually, several people fit under that...

October 24, 2012

The Sun mourns death of a liberal priest

It's a question that journalists debate from time to time in major newsrooms: To what...

October 23, 2012

AP knows what the Pope really thinks

I was at a meeting of a journalism fellowship program I'm part of this weekend....

October 20, 2012

Pod people: Digging for old news on ‘Nones’

Friends and neighbors, the whole media world continues to buzz with news (me too, of...

October 15, 2012

God-shaped hole in story on Hong Kong protests

Every now and then, when I a traveling, I discover another layer of torn-out articles...

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 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

Warning! Mixing theology, canon law and ink is difficult

When it comes to the nuts and bolts of journalism, the task that terrifies my...

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 28, 2012

Missing canaries in the Damascus coal mine

I realize that, as a member of an Antiochian Orthodox Christian parish, my concerns about...

September 28, 2012

Vatican either affirms or reverses priest’s suspension

In July, we looked at some of the media coverage of a priest who was...

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 19, 2012

Christmas comes early with ‘Jesus’ wife’ story

Readers of GetReligion are familiar with that mainstream media holiday tradition of releasing news stories...

September 18, 2012

Ghosts in pews of a great old Brooklyn church

Like many other Baby Boomer believers who grew up in the era of ugly-as-sin church...

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 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...

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 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...

August 27, 2012

So what’s the problem in Maryland pews?

Whenever you read one of those reflective essays on how The New York Times serves...

August 26, 2012

Urban Meyer faces his sins (ESPN offers crickets)

Here we go again. It's almost time for the annual God-and-gridiron tsunami. Athletes and coaches...

August 22, 2012

Got news? Bavarian rabbi in legal trouble for WHAT?!

With GetReligion's move to the Patheos universe, it's highly likely that this here weblog has...

August 21, 2012

Catholic priest was ‘assisting’ in a gay wedding?

What we have here, in this short New York Times wedding announcement, is a dangerously...

August 20, 2012

Failing to cover the Christ Our Savior video riot

As you would imagine, I have received a few notes seeking my take, as a...

August 17, 2012

Tebow at home (in church) in the Big Apple?

You know that you have moved into true Bible Belt territory when the locals start...