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March 2014

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 13, 2014

Ghosts haunt AP story on Boy Scouts of America

When my oldest son was a Boy Scout, the entire experience was couched in church...

July 2013

July 17, 2013

Boy Scouts: Hollywood vs. some vague army of Americans

On one level, the recent Reuters "special report" on the financial issues haunting the 10,600-acre...

July 10, 2013

In Kentucky, ‘Shiite Baptists’ and the crazy old uncle

Thou shalt not write an inflammatory newspaper column. Hell, it seems, hath no fury like...

June 2013

June 08, 2013

Pod people: ‘Mass exodus’ from the Boy Scouts?

One of the wonderful things about writing is the ability to type something, decide it's...

June 05, 2013

Seven questions about Boy Scout gay policy coverage

Headlines over the Boy Scouts of America's decision to allow openly gay members are still...

June 01, 2013

Churches dumping Boy Scouts over gay policy … or not?

Godbeat pro Bob Smietana wrote a story this week exploring whether churches will keep sponsoring Boy...

May 2013

May 10, 2013

Asking the Boy Scout questions that matter the most

If you know anything about the politics of gay rights, you know that there is...

February 2013

February 09, 2013

Pod people: Boy Scout leak and grassroots sourcing

I've done a couple of posts (here and here) on the Boy Scouts of America's...

February 07, 2013

Boy Scouts, Mormons and CNN’s tabloid-style ‘reporting’

Let's face it: Most of the mainstream media coverage of the Boy Scouts of America's...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

Gays, Boy Scouts and the religion angle

I've been swamped with my regular job the last few days, so I have not...