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2014-08-29T15:11:45-04:00

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Another vague WPost story on Stephen Strasburg’s soul

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm By tmatt

Once again, spring has arrived here in the land of the two Beltways — after snow showers yesterday, if you can imagine that — and it is time for baseball. One of the realities of sports journalism is that, year after year, the newspapers that cover professional teams have to find some kind of hook that justifies a feature story on each of the local superstars. This is not easy work. Think of it as the sports equivalent of the... Read more

2014-08-29T15:11:45-04:00

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When you wish upon a trend … it’s no longer news

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm By Jim Davis

Sometimes, anecdotes are a wellspring for indepth reporting. Other times, it just leads to wishful thinking. Here is what the Washington Post ran on March 27 as an attempt at background for the meeting of Pope Francis and President Obama: FLORENCE, Italy — The power of the Catholic Church in Italy has compelled thousands of gay men and lesbians to live in the shadows, and the opposition of bishops helped make this the only major nation in Western Europe without... Read more

2014-08-29T15:11:46-04:00

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Is Christopher Senyonjo a gay martyr or gay icon?

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm By geoconger

The Associated Press has a story out today on a former bishop of the Church of Uganda who has broken ranks over the issue of homosexuality. For those who follow Anglican affairs the story of Bishop Christopher Senyonjo (also spelled Ssenyonjo) will not be new. The bishop is a frequent visitor to the United States and has spoken many times in public forums about his views on homosexuality. The AP story entitled “Despite new law, Ugandan cleric ministers to gays” breaks... Read more

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2014-08-29T15:11:46-04:00

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Love and the Woodstock Generation’s ‘spiritual’ pulse

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm By tmatt

Let’s do the math. We will start with these dates: August 15-18, 1969. So if a person was 20 years old and attended the Woodstock Music Festival (or An Aquarian Exposition: Three Days of Peace and Music) way back when, how old is this archetypal Baby Boomer today? You should also recall that the famous Summer of Love in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco actually took place two years earlier. So if you were 21 in that heady summer... Read more

2014-08-29T15:11:47-04:00

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World Vision, donors, scripture and ‘online speculation’

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm By tmatt

It took a few days, but the newspaper of record has now produced a solid story on the World Vision U.S. firestorm. The piece includes several interesting facts and observations, including a rare sighting of the term “liberal evangelicals.” The key to the story, at this point, is the emerging reality that there is no way for nondenominational groups to find a safe, compromise position on the redefinition of marriage or on attempts to edit thousands of years of doctrine... Read more

2014-08-29T15:11:47-04:00

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Can we let Fred Phelps and Westboro Baptist rest in peace?

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm By Tamie Ross

There’s no such thing as bad publicity — at least that’s how the saying goes. I beg to differ when it comes to the late Fred Phelps, Westboro Baptist Church and promoting your business. From my home state today comes this front-page story in The Oklahoman. Take a moment to read it so we’re all on the same billboard, er … page. Now then, let’s talk about what constitutes newsworthiness and how that differs from creating news. Newsworthiness is well defined... Read more

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2014-08-29T15:12:56-04:00

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They didn’t even agree on what they disagreed on

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:12 pm By Jim Davis

Can you have a meeting of minds when you don’t agree on what you discussed — and neither do news media? President Obama and Pope Francis met for the first time on Thursday, nearly all of it behind closed doors. And their post-meeting statements were so different, they were the focus of some media reports — though the reports themselves didn’t always match. Here’s a close look at the mismatch between media from different U.S. coasts: CNN and the San... Read more

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2014-08-29T15:12:56-04:00

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World Vision finds that new crack in modern evangelicalism

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:12 pm By tmatt

So what about that World Vision story? Several things need to be said right up front. First of all, what we have here is a perfect example of what GetReligion does and doesn’t do. In the past 24 hours all kinds of people have sent me notes asking what “GetReligion thinks” of the World Vision decision. Note: They were asking what we think about the DECISION itself, not the press coverage of that decision. www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2014/march-web-only/world-vision-why-hiring-gay-christians-same-sex-marriage.html Well, I was not surprised... Read more

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2014-03-27T07:49:54-04:00

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About those rough religious waters for the ‘Noah’ movie

Last updated on: March 27, 2014 at 7:49 am By Bobby Ross Jr.

A USA Today headline declares: ‘Noah’ hits rough religious waters on-screen The top of the story: Director Darren Aronofsky has seen his share of controversy in a body of work that has included uncompromising films such as Requiem for a Dream and Black Swan. But there hasn’t been anything quite like the storm that has erupted over his treatment of the Old Testament tale featured in Noah, out Friday. The maelstrom has battle-tested studio heads reaching for appropriate biblical comparisons. “It’s been a unique journey,”... Read more

2014-03-26T12:56:54-04:00

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Neon Trees rocker says he’s gay — and still Mormon

Last updated on: March 26, 2014 at 12:56 pm By Tamie Ross

At some point, coming-out stories about faith-claiming celebrities, musicians, politicians — anyone in the public eye — will cease to be newsworthy. Until then, we put up with the half-written attempts by news outlets and magazines to tell their stories. I say half-written because rarely do these pieces come close to a proper attempt at reconciling the subjects’ claims of sexual orientation with their faith backgrounds in any meaningful way. (For the record, that includes comment from someone representing the... Read more

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