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2013-05-23T18:17:34-04:00

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Yes, Pope Francis said: All are ‘redeemed!’ Is that news?

Last updated on: May 23, 2013 at 6:17 pm By tmatt

Let’s start with the actual words spoken by Pope Francis, in his much quoted, and often warped, sermon on Mark 9:38-40 and the work of Jesus Christ in redeeming all of creation, including the people in it. The Lord created us in His image and likeness, and we are the image of the Lord, and He does good and all of us have this commandment at heart: do good and do not do evil. All of us. “But, Father, this... Read more

2013-05-23T18:05:17-04:00

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Pope Francis’ ‘obsession’ with the devil

Last updated on: May 23, 2013 at 6:05 pm By mollie

It’s kind of charming that all popes have to deal with bad media coverage and global press frenzies. This week we’ve seen some awful media coverage of Pope Francis, including coverage of his blessing of a man after Mass on Sunday. Part of the blame must go to the Italian press, which really went crazy with the story in a way that might not be prudent. But I’ll restrict myself to the English-language media. Let’s begin with the Telegraph (U.K.):... Read more

2013-05-24T17:44:08-04:00

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Scotland the confused: Did Presbyterians back gay clergy?

Last updated on: May 24, 2013 at 5:44 pm By geoconger

Something happened on Monday at the General Assembly the Church of Scotland — they appear to have become Anglicans. No — they didn’t change from a Presbyterian to Episcopal form of church government. They did something more Anglican than combining bishops with Calvinism. They’ve accepted the sacred “yes/but” Anglican doctrine of deliberate confusion, and have adopted a policy on gay clergy that no one quite seems to understand. Let’s compare headlines and ledes from the Guardian, the Press Association and... Read more

2013-05-22T18:01:31-04:00

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Oklahoma tornado doctor: a bundle of vague faith

Last updated on: May 22, 2013 at 6:01 pm By Bobby Ross Jr.

The Oklahoman, my hometown newspaper and former employer, is rising to the occasion in its coverage of this week’s Moore, Okla.,tornado. That’s no surprise for a newspaper that has gained way too much experience covering major tragedies — including the Oklahoma City bombing and the May 3, 1999, tornadoes. Nonetheless, I’m going to provide a little constructive criticism of one tornado-related story that caught my attention in today’s Oklahoman. The story concerns an emergency room doctor: MOORE — Dr. Stephanie Barnhart began... Read more

2013-05-22T11:54:55-04:00

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A quiverfull of kudos for the BBC

Last updated on: May 22, 2013 at 11:54 am By Joe Carter

As an Evangelical in the media, I’m sympathetic to the struggle journalists have with reporting on our peculiar tradition. When simply defining what the term “Evangelical” means poses a challenge, it can be difficult to know how to report on shared beliefs within Evangelicalism, much less the on the more controversial sub-movements within the tradition. The BBC news magazine recently ran a feature on the Quiverfull movement, though, that had me taking notes on how to do it right. Here are a... Read more

2013-05-21T19:58:10-04:00

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The faith and resiliency of Oklahomans

Last updated on: May 21, 2013 at 7:58 pm By Bobby Ross Jr.

Just before noon Monday, my two younger children and I drove along Interstate 35 through Moore, Okla., under a bright sky. It’s impossible to comprehend the grisly scene along that same path now. Ironically, I had spent the weekend in Texas reporting on tornado relief efforts in the Lone Star State. That meant we missed the first round of tornadoes in my home state of Oklahoma on Sunday. But with more severe storms predicted the next afternoon, we left my... Read more

2013-05-22T00:16:58-04:00

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Catho-style

Last updated on: May 22, 2013 at 12:16 am By geoconger

Let me draw your attention to this fascinating article in the Parisian weekly news magazine Le Nouvel Observateur about the new generation of Catholics arising in France. The article « Plongée dans la galaxie “catho-réac-décomplexée” » in Le Nouvel Obs (with a circulation of over 500,000 it is France’s most widely read general information weekly) asks the question who is leading the charge against the Socialist government’s gay marriage agenda — and finds that it is the “cathos 2.0” generation. The... Read more

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2013-05-20T23:06:30-04:00

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That’s one very, very poor headline about the pope

Last updated on: May 20, 2013 at 11:06 pm By tmatt

As I have stressed many times here at GetReligion, it’s important for readers to understand that reporters rarely write the headlines that accompany their stories. Editors and specialists at copy desks write the headlines. It’s tough work, and I say that as someone who did that job for several years early in my career. A good headline can really help a story. A bad one can warp the framework in which the reader encounters the ideas and fact in the... Read more

2013-05-21T09:44:30-04:00

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How To Be A Lousy Journalist

Last updated on: May 21, 2013 at 9:44 am By mollie

Over at Intercollegiate Review, I have a piece with some helpful journalism tips. Here’s how “How to Be a Really Lousy Journalist for Fun and Profit” begins: There has never been a better time to consider a career in journalism. Newspapers are thriving, magazines are innovating, online journalism listicles are becoming more substantive, and cable-news talking heads are shouting at holograms. Journalists are living up to our reputation as the country’s most trusted profession (at least compared to IRS agents... Read more

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2013-05-20T12:46:07-04:00

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Protip: Immaculate Conception is not the Virgin Birth

Last updated on: May 20, 2013 at 12:46 pm By mollie

Did you hear about the anteater that conceived a baby even though she had no male mate around? I mean, she had a mate, but he was removed from her area longer than the six months required to gestate a baby anteater. Theories for how this miracle happened include the very non-miraculous idea that the mommy anteater and daddy anteater mated through a fence and the somewhat more mysterious idea that the pregnancy was paused or that implantation was somehow... Read more

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