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July 2014

July 31, 2014

Can a laundromat replace the traditional church?

My @Npr story this AM about an alternative to church that helps poor people do...

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...

May 2014

May 22, 2014

NPR asks Vatican experts to discuss hopes of the Orthodox

Try to imagine a story about crucial, tense talks between Democrats and Republicans that only...

May 20, 2014

Baptists ‘unofficially’ changing doctrine on homosexuality?

Southern Baptist leaders are seeking a "softer approach on homosexuality," reports National Public Radio's "All Things Considered."...

January 2014

January 04, 2014

NPR stumbles on GOP and Darwinian orthodoxy

Here's a shocker, but not really. More Democrats than Republicans believe in evolution, or so...

July 2013

July 26, 2013

NPR’s curiously biased quest for the historical Jesus

Did you know that Jesus wasn't really God? Despite what his disciples claim, he never...

July 16, 2013

NPR misses the symbolism — and reality — of Jane Roe

NPR had a story on the Texas legislature passing what journalists usually call "sweeping abortion...

July 10, 2013

Not all things considered: NPR on hymns

Let's get the praise for this story about praise music and hymnody out of the...

March 2013

March 04, 2013

NPR ‘looks’ at role for Catholic women

Yesterday, reader Ivan (aka @SlavicPolymath) tweeted: NPR Weekend Edition interviewing LCWR sister. Hoping beyond hope...

January 2013

January 26, 2013

Kwanzaa, Manti Te’o and respect

I enjoy reading other media critics and ombudsmen, (er, ombudspersons?) and thought about discussing this...

October 2012

October 15, 2012

Dear Brother Powers (a parody)

From the desk of Ayatollah Hassan Sanei Expediency Discernment Council, Tehran Mr. John Powers c