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2014-02-14T02:10:44-05:00

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Same-sex marriage vs. religious liberty … another twist

Last updated on: February 14, 2014 at 2:10 am By Bobby Ross Jr.

Happy Valentine’s Day! Love is in the air. Or at least more marriage headlines are filling up my computer screen. (And perhaps this would be a good time for me to give a shoutout to my lovely bride and fellow GetReligionista, Tamie. I know she’ll love this video.) But I digress … Earlier this month, I highlighted — and praised — Reuters’ coverage of what it called a “new twist” in the same-sex marriage debates: proposed religious exemptions for florists,... Read more

2014-02-13T18:15:16-05:00

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Ghosts haunt AP story on Boy Scouts of America

Last updated on: February 13, 2014 at 6:15 pm By Tamie Ross

When my oldest son was a Boy Scout, the entire experience was couched in church settings. His pack meetings took place in church halls, and ceremonies were scheduled in church sanctuaries and auditoriums. His pack leaders often doubled as congregational lay leaders, and the boys were asked once a year to don their uniforms and lead a special “Scout Sunday” worship. When the boys recited the oath, the “Under God” portion no doubt resonated within their surroundings. I was surprised,... Read more

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2014-02-13T08:03:23-05:00

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Doing right by the pope — and by the readers

Last updated on: February 13, 2014 at 8:03 am By Jim Davis

What a pleasure it is to see a writer do it right. So it’s a pleasure to read John L. Allen Jr.’s interview with Cardinal Sean O’Malley in the Boston Globe. Allen, an associate editor of the Globe, brings years of skill and experience in having covered the Vatican for the National Catholic Reporter in interviewing the archbishop of Boston. The story, which Allen wrote along with religion reporter Lisa Wangsness, picks the brain of Pope Francis via the man... Read more

2014-02-14T02:01:38-05:00

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Hollywood’s ‘Noah’ wars: Why not quote the Bible?

Last updated on: February 14, 2014 at 2:01 am By tmatt

Let’s face it. That Noah character in Genesis 9 is one pretty wired, complex fellow. I don’t know about you, but I can see the volatile actor Russell Crowe digging into some of this stuff: The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.) These were the three sons of Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the whole earth. Noah, a man of... Read more

2014-02-12T16:47:31-05:00

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That faceless, mysterious flock of atheists in Guitar Town

Last updated on: February 12, 2014 at 4:47 pm By tmatt

One of the rules here at GetReligion is that we really, really try to understand the limitations that shape the work of many mainstream journalists in this era. After all, we have been there and done that. We have had editors cut stories. We have been told to write 500-word daily stories on subjects that, to do them justice, would require 4,000 words and a month’s work of research. We feel your pain, fellow journalists. Thus, we try to avoid... Read more

2014-02-12T17:32:45-05:00

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Baring their souls: Seeking more coverage on naked church

Last updated on: February 12, 2014 at 5:32 pm By Bobby Ross Jr.

Strip down this post to its bare essentials, and here’s the naked truth: Sometimes the Godbeat is more interesting than other news beats. Honest. Take, for example, the story by WWBT — an NBC affiliate in Richmond, Va. — that skinny-dipped all over social media this week. Before you click that link, though, heed the warning from one Twitter user: @spulliam @bobsmietana @bobbyross what has been seen cannot be unseen. — Chris Bryant (@bryantcl) February 10, 2014 Yes, this... Read more

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2014-02-12T10:32:50-05:00

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Newsflash! Not all Catholics think alike!

Last updated on: February 12, 2014 at 10:32 am By Jim Davis

Hey! Did you know that a lot of Catholics actually disagree with church teachings? To put it another way: Have you been ignoring all polls, and not talking to any Catholics, on the matter for the last quarter-century or more? If so, let Univision and the Washington Post get you up to speed. A brand-spankin’-new poll reveals that “Most Catholics worldwide disagree with church teachings on divorce, abortion and contraception,” according to a breathless article in the Post. Well, OK,... Read more

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2014-02-11T16:13:35-05:00

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United Methodists fighting over gay marriage — period?

Last updated on: February 11, 2014 at 4:13 pm By tmatt

Maybe it’s because I covered religion in Colorado during the 1980s, but I find it so, so amusing that people are writing about the conflicts in the United Methodist Church as if they are brand new, or that the current uptick in ecclesiastical hostilities is unprecedented. People, people, the United Methodists have been caught up in a doctrinal civil war, to one degree or another, ever since the Rev. Julian Rush of Denver came out of the closet in about... Read more

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2014-02-11T22:25:18-05:00

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Muslim vs. Christian in the Central African Republic?

Last updated on: February 11, 2014 at 10:25 pm By geoconger

The pictures and reports out of Central African Republic are grim. The country is in the grips of a civil war that is pitting predominantly Muslim tribes against Christian and Animist tribes. The violence is especially fierce around the city of Bangui, the capital. The city is home to a Muslim minority of migrants from the East and North and neighboring Chad as well as soldiers of the Séléka militia of former President Michel Djotodia. The carnage around Bangui has... Read more

2019-01-03T14:23:43-05:00

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Why the slide in the influence of America’s churches?

Last updated on: January 3, 2019 at 2:23 pm By Richard Ostling

GENE ASKS: What one factor accounts for the indifference so many Americans harbor toward the church? THE GUY ANSWERS: Forced to pick just “one factor” among many, The Guy says fading cultural respect — for committed Christians, for Christian churches and for Christianity. Begin with some hard data. As Religion Q and A analyzed last Oct. 19, the collective membership of America’s moderate to liberal “Mainline” Protestant denominations has gradually fallen by a third since the mid-1960s, an unprecedented slide.... Read more

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