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July 2014

July 09, 2014

Pope’s abuse apology: Media did a fair job, surprisingly

Mainstream media didn't pile onto Pope Francis. I know that sounds cynical -- something like...

June 2014

June 25, 2014

At play in China: repression of Muslims or Islamic terrorism?

One side points to a series of brazen attacks attributed to Islamic extremists. The other...

June 25, 2014

Mormon reformin’: Putting the antics in semantics

Welcome to the Latter-day Saints Trivia Game! Here is today's question: When did the Mormon...

June 13, 2014

Axing the wrong questions after Brat-Cantor stunner

There's analysis, and there's hack 'n' slash. When blindsided by the come-from-behind election of David...

May 2014

May 22, 2014

No ghosts in WSJ’s thorough report on Nigerian bombings

Last week, I criticized a front-page Wall Street Journal profile of a Nigerian terror group...

May 15, 2014

WSJ profiles Nigerian terrorist with no mention of ‘Christians’

Is there a religion angle on the heartbreaking story of the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls? Of...

May 14, 2014

Missing elements in NYTimes marital rape report from India

Marriage was a hot topic this week in the Indian press following rulings by two...

May 08, 2014

Putting a real face on Pew’s Latino religious identity survey

The Pew Research Center released a report Wednesday titled "The Shifting Religious Identity of Latinos...

April 2014

April 24, 2014

Assad’s Easter and mysterious attacks on Syrian Christians

Why are Syrian Christians being targeted by Islamist rebels? The Western press cannot agree on...

March 2014

March 21, 2014

Boo! No ghosts in WSJ coverage of rural-urban divide

In a 2006 column about my grandparents, I reflected on my rural upbringing: I close...

March 17, 2014

Bubbles, Lutherans and the Wall Street Journal

Can colored soap bubbles blow up church attendance? Can giant crossword puzzles spell success? If...

February 2014

February 21, 2014

What’s God got to do with it — in Maidan square?

I've said it once, twice, and I'll say it again -- there is more than...

December 2013

December 09, 2013

The second storytelling rule: Get the name of the church

The first storytelling rule: Get the name of the dog. So says Poynter Institute writing...

October 2013

October 24, 2013

Moore of the same, but still a worthy effort

I had a sense of deja vu this week as I clicked on a 2,000-word...

October 11, 2013

Pod people: Facts are your friends, journalists

Here at GetReligion, we make no secret of our bias. That bias: our deep affection...

October 09, 2013

Warming the chair? WSJ laments the loss of the pew

It's five minutes past the hour, and you're late for services. The cat insisted on...

October 05, 2013

When religious liberty clashes with gay rights

This was the headline on a Wall Street Journal story this week: Some Businesses Balk...

September 2013

September 13, 2013

Fresh take on Yom Kippur

I wish we saw more coverage of liturgical holidays but I get why we don't....

April 2013

April 15, 2013

Unforced Episcopal errors from the Wall Street Journal

Even the best newspapers will drop a brick now and again. And today’s piece in...

April 11, 2013

Evangelicals and immigration: Real data, real voices

A quick review before I get to the point of this post: • Back in...

December 2012

December 17, 2012

Coming soon to a TV near you: ‘The Bible’

It only took 2,000-plus years, but 'The Bible" is making news. Seriously, both USA Today and...