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June 2014

June 12, 2014

Ghosts after Seattle Pacific shooting? Not in this story

Here at GetReligion, we blog often about holy ghosts in news coverage. However, we much...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

Boy, you got a prayer in … the drive-thru lane

I'll never forget a sermon I heard as a young boy — mainly because I...

May 12, 2014

Should the high court have backed town council prayers?

BRAD ASKS: [Regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's new Greece v. Galloway ruling that allows prayers...

May 06, 2014

SCOTUS prayer case: reporting, opinion in one story

Like many towns, prayer opens government meetings in Greece, N.Y. Unlike many towns, a couple...

March 2014

March 01, 2014

Half-naked dancers and public prayers in Oklahoma City

"Gonna wear my Thunderwear in Times Square." My friend Randy Roper, the preaching minister for my...

January 2014

January 18, 2014

Pod People: Prayer’s place in science, sports and submission

Where is Jahi McMath, and what is the latest installment of her story? I'm glad...

January 10, 2014

God, faith, Jahi McMath and church (or not)

I can't remember the last time I became so engrossed in a story. Perhaps it's...

December 2013

December 02, 2013

Does God hear prayers from just anyone?

ROBERT ASKS: Do you think God hears, listens to, prayers of anyone? THE GUY RESPONDS: Nobody should...

October 2013

October 21, 2013

AP highlights Obama’s eisegesis — perhaps unwittingly

Without doubt, the job of president of the United States can easily drive someone one...

September 2013

September 09, 2013

Is a global fast for Syria a local news story?

According to Catholic News Agency: Pope Francis made a global petition on Sept. 1 asking...

July 2013

July 07, 2013

Once again: God cures someone, through the prayers of JPII

At this point, I think it's safe to say that almost every story written about...

July 05, 2013

Why atheists who pray should still be called atheists

What do you call someone who reads the Bible, attends church, prays daily, and believes...

June 2013

June 20, 2013

What about those prayers for Dwyane Wade’s pains?

Greetings, GetReligion sports fans. Anyone who has been following the news lately knows that the...

June 05, 2013

Dueling Christian coverage, or Ira Glass vs. National Journal

Above is a nice little snippet of an Ira Glass interview. Interview of Ira Glass,...

March 2013

March 03, 2013

Two items of GetReligion biz (prayers for George, please)

Let me share two items with readers this weekend, both of a personal nature. The...

December 2012

December 20, 2012

Christmas carol wars on the DC Metro — not

Anyone who spends much time on subways and other forms of mass transit knows that...

December 18, 2012

Dancing alone in that D.C. Franciscan hermitage?

Back in my Rocky Mountain News days, I covered an ecumenical gathering in Boulder, Colo.,...

November 2012

November 09, 2012

Man prays in airplane aisle, for no particular reason

Sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying. That was my first reaction when...