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2013-10-30T13:54:12-04:00

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LATimes skips obvious ‘ghost’ in pet cemetery story

Last updated on: October 30, 2013 at 1:54 pm By Mark Kellner

Losing a pet is often — if not always — a sad and traumatic experience. Over the past 20 years, my wife and I have shared out home with a total of five cats, three of whom have passed away, the most recent in March 2013. It’s never easy to lose a companion animal. That’s what makes the Los Angeles Times‘ “Column One” story on the Los Angeles Pet Memorial Park, which is actually located about 45 minutes north of downtown,... Read more

2013-10-30T12:49:40-04:00

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Universalism at play? Or is this church split only about sex?

Last updated on: October 30, 2013 at 12:49 pm By Bobby Ross Jr.

The Dallas Morning News — which dropped its paywall Oct. 1 — had an interesting story this week on a mainline Presbyterian church split. This is a big one, folks: Members of Highland Park Presbyterian Church voted overwhelmingly Sunday to disassociate with its national body to join a more conservative denomination. With a vote of 1,337 to 170, the church decided to leave Presbyterian Church (USA), the largest Presbyterian denomination in the country. Another vote cemented the church majority’s desire to join A Covenant Order... Read more

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2013-10-29T23:17:37-04:00

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Rihanna’s vague voguing in The Independent

Last updated on: October 29, 2013 at 11:17 pm By geoconger

What does “improper” mean when it comes to Rihanna — the Bajan pop star? The Independent in London circles hesitantly round this word in its report on Rihanna’s publicity stunt at a mosque in Abu Dhabi last week, but never quite explains what she did that violated Islamic taboos. Did Rihanna pull the sort of stunt beloved by Madonna and Lady Gaga — actions that appear to have been undertaken to be provocative — theological marketing ploys designed to sell... Read more

2013-10-29T14:53:06-04:00

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Praise be to Soros for investing millions in Baltimore

Last updated on: October 29, 2013 at 2:53 pm By tmatt

So, does the cultural left have a leader who might play the role that the Rev. Pat Robertson plays for the mainstream press when it is covering life on the religious right? I mean, is there a person on the religious or anti-religious left whose views are so predictable and, often, so predictably extreme that one can always count on him for that symbolic action or quote that you need to stereotype all of the other people on that side... Read more

2013-10-29T08:27:23-04:00

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Forgetting the kippah or crucifix (and the second why)

Last updated on: October 29, 2013 at 8:27 am By Tamie Ross

All-nighters and Domino’s Pizza at the student newspaper. X-acto knives and 2-point tape. The smell of chemicals processing the film. The five Ws and the H. Good times, folks. Good times. What journalists among us can forget our introductory class, whatever it was creatively named by the institution of our choice? One of the first quizzes I remember taking at my alma matter covered the basics of good, solid reporting. And those fundamentals included (say it with me): Who, What,... Read more

2013-10-29T09:26:35-04:00

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What do different churches teach about mental illness?

Last updated on: October 29, 2013 at 9:26 am By Richard Ostling

ERIN ASKS: What are the attitudes toward mental illnesses in different Christian congregations? THE GUY ANSWERS: There may be trivial exceptions but The Guy sees hardly any difference on this among Christianity’s various branches. The Catholic Church’s approach was well defined in a 1996 speech by Pope John Paul II that encouraged professionals who treat mental illnesses. His major theme was that “whoever suffers from mental illness always bears God’s image and likeness in himself, as does every human being,”... Read more

2013-10-28T13:20:35-04:00

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LA Times offers a gentle, shallow Catholic health-care story

Last updated on: October 28, 2013 at 1:20 pm By tmatt

I was encouraged, and a bit surprised, that the editorial team at The Los Angeles Times elected to cover the local White Mass honoring Catholics who work in health-care jobs, in Catholic hospitals and in other settings. I was also happy, and surprised, that the story focused on the spiritual side of this story with several professionals talking about the degree to which it is natural to consider the needs of souls while attempting to heal the bodies of those... Read more

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2013-10-27T21:59:56-04:00

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Detroit paper ducks Bible when female Baptist bishop quits

Last updated on: October 27, 2013 at 9:59 pm By Mark Kellner

I haven’t been around that many Baptists of late, but one of the first things that struck me in The Detroit Free Press story about Bishop Allyson Nelson Abrams and her departure from the pastorate of Zion Progress Baptist Church was that “bishop” title. The leaders of free-church congregations, Baptists included, are free to call their clergy whatever they wish. But how common is that “bishop” title? Maybe a bit of explanation? A sentence at least? Then, of course, there... Read more

2019-01-07T16:07:50-05:00

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Communion cup and infectious disease

Last updated on: January 7, 2019 at 4:07 pm By geoconger

How did he do it? How did the Bishop of Fargo infect (possibly) hundreds of Catholics with hepatitis A? The Associated Press ran a story with the headline “North Dakota bishop exposes 100s to hepatitis A” but does not explain clearly to my liking what happened. Is this a case of a reporter assuming a reader knows enough about the Eucharistic practices of the Catholic Church to know the potential vehicle for transmission of the virus? Or, does the reporter... Read more

2013-10-26T12:11:43-04:00

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Got news? Has Kristallnacht come to the Middle East?

Last updated on: October 26, 2013 at 12:11 pm By tmatt

There was always an important, yet unstated, idea at the heart of the “On Faith” website at The Washington Post: Religion is an important and powerful force in the real world, but the reality is that religion is all about feelings, experiences and opinions, not facts about history, doctrines, laws, scriptures, traditions and governance that journalists should cover in an accurate and balanced manner. Needless to say, your GetReligionistas have never embraced that foggy point of view. As a result,... Read more

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