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May 2014

May 21, 2014

WPost probes hot debate on the banks of River Jordan

I have crossed the Jordan River twice in my life and both times the experience...

May 21, 2014

The Atlantic finds new sect: Southern Baptist Convention

Maybe someone at The Atlantic was trying to be clever or just writing too fast....

May 20, 2014

Generic person of God (or gods) busted for selling fake art

So, if you read a news report about a politician who did something really stupid...

May 20, 2014

That deacon and CBS veteran sacks a Womenpriests ‘story’

Should visitors to GetReligion choose to search our archives for the term "Womenpriests" they will...

May 19, 2014

How to ‘make sense’ of a Muslim ‘atrocity’?

MICHAEL’S QUESTION: As a “religious pluralist,” Michael needs to “somehow make sense of the seemingly...

May 19, 2014

What’s the black-market value of a Host in Ottawa right now?

When dealing with a crime, journalists (as well as police, of course) often ask question...

May 17, 2014

About that prophetic USA Today story grilling Mark Jackson

It's time for a quick trip into my very large folder of GetReligion guilt, that...

May 12, 2014

So #bringbackourgirls is finally a news story! Why now?

At this point, the kidnapped girls in Nigeria are officially "A News Story," which means...

May 12, 2014

Should the high court have backed town council prayers?

BRAD ASKS: [Regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's new Greece v. Galloway ruling that allows prayers...

May 11, 2014

Pod people: Reindeers and the quest for nonsectarian prayer

So why, you ask, is that generic civic Christmas scene on top of this GetReligion...

May 09, 2014

God, sex, ‘military values’ and the U.S. Naval Academy

Most weekday mornings, as I make my short drive to the train station for my...

May 01, 2014

That ‘throuple’ rite: Who led them through their vows?

First, let me assure regular GetReligion readers that I am not writing this post out...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

WPost still gets ‘Julia’ vote, but what about church ladies?

The other day I wrote a post about a Washington Post story about the upcoming...

April 28, 2014

Only one vision of the complex lives of two Vatican II saints

So, what was that remarkable "day of the four popes" all about anyway? Prepare to...

April 23, 2014

WPost team looks at politics in 2014, sees zero folks in pews

It's time to set the wayback (actually, it's WABAC) machine for the year 2003, when...

April 22, 2014

The Atlantic slips — somehow — inside mind of Benedict XVI

During the annual pre-Easter season of snarky or mildly negative religion stories, I think that...

April 20, 2014

Glorious Pascha! The Baltimore Sun gets the key parts right

I keep saying this year after year, but it's true. One of the greatest challenges...

April 13, 2014

Pod people: So what could reporters cover during Lent?

Long, long ago, back at the beginning of Lent, I put up a post that...

April 11, 2014

So who is Stephen Colbert really? Maybe ask a priest?

The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,Video Archive A decade ago, when...

April 10, 2014

Dear Sun editors: Do you favor a state-endorsed faith or not?

Anyone who has been paying attention to American public life in recent decades knows that...

April 09, 2014

The final days march past: Was there any news in Lent 2014?

Let's face it folks. There is a very real possibility that this posts exists as...

April 08, 2014

Baby boomers and (some) traditions for ‘green’ funerals

The other day I wrote a post noting that, in addition to sex, drugs and...

April 07, 2014

Did Pope Francis have to go to confession?

RACHAEL ASKS: Who does the pope go to if he has to go to confession...

March 2014

March 24, 2014

Why did some ancient religions fall and others rise?

MADDIE ASKS: What caused ancient religions to become less prevalent? THE RELIGION GUY ANSWERS: Our...

March 19, 2014

Just another generic do-gooder on a Baltimore pro team

At this point, I have just about decided that the editors of The Baltimore Sun...

March 17, 2014

Seeking “Help!” on five venerable world religions

JAEDE ASKS: I need to know the founder, area of the world it’s in, what...

March 16, 2014

Dominican posts handy guide to Pope Francis press myths

Every now and then a scribe at some other weblog (and we're not just talking...

March 14, 2014

Funny, that rainy day is here — complete with dance steps

Honestly, I thought I was reading some stray chapter from the New Agey Celestine Prophecy...

March 12, 2014

Concerning that gathering called by the Ecumenical Patriarch

"Journalism is the first rough draft of history," according to a famous quote by publisher...

March 11, 2014

United Methodism doctrine? Think location, location, location

Sherman, please set the controls of the GetReligion WABAC (pronounced "wayback") machine for the year...