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July 2014

July 29, 2014

Portland, part II: Saving kids from ‘fundamentalist sect’

My colleague Bobby Ross Jr. picked the better article. As much fault as he found...

July 03, 2014

Attention editors: Is there a ‘Little Sisters’ case in your area?

While the post-Hobby Lobby meltdown continues on the cultural and journalistic left -- this New...

July 01, 2014

Middle East stories: The territory includes religion

Terrorists may have declared a new Islamic state in Iraq and Syria, but coverage of...

June 2014

June 18, 2014

Nuns, strippers and the never-boring Godbeat

Sister Mary Clarence could totally fix this: Nuns file suit over noisy strip club next...

June 18, 2014

Christians attacked in Iraq: Media finally paying attention

Finally, someone notices that Christians are suffering and dying in the Middle East. With few...

May 2014

May 28, 2014

Whoa! Religion chapter added to AP Stylebook

The 2014 Stylebook launches today, featuring a new religion chapter. pic.twitter.com/wGjOXjdiPK— AP Stylebook (@APStylebook)...

May 23, 2014

The pope and the Palestinians: AP tries balanced reporting

As Pope Francis prepares to visit the Holy Land this weekend, the Associated Press takes...

May 10, 2014

Getting a feel for the whole elephant in that Mississippi law

You know that ancient story about the blind men groping their way around an elephant?...

April 2014

April 25, 2014

AP sticks it to Mississippi religious freedom law

Earlier this month, I wrote a post titled "Via AP, a tasty piece on a same-sex...

April 14, 2014

Bizarre AP wording in update on Overland Park shootings

If you are of a certain age, as I am, and you grew up deep...

April 14, 2014

For the Times, Ayaan Hirsi Ali controversy has only one side

Brandeis University offered an honorary degree to a controversial speaker, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, then withdrew...

April 10, 2014

Via AP, a tasty piece on a same-sex wedding cake

Sometimes, the best journalism relies on a really simple recipe. That's the case with a...

March 2014

March 30, 2014

Is Christopher Senyonjo a gay martyr or gay icon?

The Associated Press has a story out today on a former bishop of the Church...

March 22, 2014

Do skewed churches deserve skewed coverage?

Funny, isn't it? So many people recoiled in horror at the judgmentalism of the Rev....

March 15, 2014

AP sees the Catholic abuse scandal everywhere

The news of the election of Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki of Poznan as president of the...

March 06, 2014

AP finally spikes infamous Nazi Christian Youth (not) photo

It took a while, but the final shoe dropped the other day in the mysterious...

March 05, 2014

Silence about terrorism and Islam in the Kunming attack

What was it about the murder of 29 men, women and children on Saturday at...

March 04, 2014

So, AP does its part to pin Nazi salute on Trail Life boys?

I doubt that many news consumers who do a quick read of the recent Associated...

February 2014

February 21, 2014

Religious freedom vs. gay discrimination in Arizona

Here we go again. In Arizona, a religious freedom bill has riled gay rights supporters, as The...

December 2013

December 16, 2013

Isn’t that special? Satan pays a visit to the Bible Belt (updated)

When the devil issues a press release, the media pay attention. Satan has stirred a...

December 10, 2013

AP reports he did have sexual relations with that woman

"Can a bad person be a good theologian," asked Mark Oppenheimer in the lede...

December 06, 2013

The Methodist roots of Nelson Mandela

Comrade. Leader. Prisoner. Negotiator. Statesman. A giant banner outside the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg —...

December 04, 2013

A same-sex marriage story that makes you go hmmmmm …

Here at GetReligion, we've repeatedly highlighted the apparent new normal on mainstream media coverage of same-sex...

December 01, 2013

AP’s not-too-religious airport chaplain story

The entire long Thanksgiving weekend, it's widely reported, is the busiest air-travel season in the...

November 2013

November 22, 2013

Pass the popcorn! This movie preview gets faith theme right

Movie junkets, and the stories that result from them, share a certain predictability — and...

November 14, 2013

The Boys from Buenos Aires?

What is an ultra-conservative Catholic? A member of the Society of St Pius X? A...

November 11, 2013

How many atheists does it take to form a ‘megachurch?’

In pitching a trend story for a national audience, a headline-friendly catchphrase goes a long...

November 05, 2013

Missing Catholic voices in Belgium’s euthanasia debate

Let me commend to you an excellent article on a horrible subject. The Associated Press...

October 2013

October 27, 2013

Communion cup and infectious disease

How did he do it? How did the Bishop of Fargo infect (possibly) hundreds of...

October 23, 2013

Yet another one-sided AP same-sex marriage story

Over the weekend, I did a post titled "Another one-sided AP same-sex marriage story." I...