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April 2009

April 20, 2009

Archbishop meets the press (year 21)

In most news reports, Mother Teresa seemed like such a nice, quiet holy woman. But...

January 2009

January 05, 2009

Politics dominate 2008 religion

After waves of headlines about faith and politics, President-elect Barack Obama was the clear choice...

December 2008

December 29, 2008

Gently fighting for Christmas

Merry Christmas. No, honest, as in "the 12 days of" you know what between Dec....

December 15, 2008

What, me worry? Whatever

EDITOR'S NOTE: First of two columns on teens and ethics. Take comfort in this: The...

December 07, 2008

Joking about Jonestown

It only takes a few words to call back the memories from 30 years ago,...

November 2008

November 19, 2008

When journalists don’t get religion

Richard N. Ostling has never gotten used to seeing journalists commit sins of omission and...

November 05, 2008

Hiding behind pulpits

Reporter Louis Moore didn't know much about the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod when he began covering...

October 2008

October 29, 2008

That global blind spot

BERKELEY, Calif. -- The interfaith coalition that formed in the 1990s to lobby for religious...

August 2008

August 20, 2008

Who gets to ‘reform’ what?

Believe it or not, Terry Mattingly is on a working vacation and took the week off...

April 2008

April 16, 2008

Politics, opera and religion (20 years)

Most editors and reporters would panic, or call their lawyers, if news executives asked religious...

December 2007

December 26, 2007

Religion ’07: Huck’s Christmas story

It was a simple commercial, with Mike Huckabee posed in front of a set of...

June 2007

June 06, 2007

Vast right-wing media conspiracy

When it comes to covering religion news, the mainstream American press is a vast right-wing...

January 2007

January 17, 2007

When journalists crash rites

The sanctuary was dark, except for candles near the altar, and it was quiet, other...

January 03, 2007

Going in religion-news circles

Journalists may not know the precise meaning of the word "theodicy," but, year after year,...

December 2006

December 27, 2006

Was Ahmadinejad story left behind?

Imagine the following event in your mind's eye.President George W. Bush is addressing the United...

June 2006

June 21, 2006

Reporters, with blog on their side

Anyone who follows what Ruth Gledhill has to say at her "Articles of Faith" website...

April 2006

April 26, 2006

Rushdie says, ‘Get religion’

It remains Salman Rushdie's fervent conviction that it's wrong for clergy, jurists or politicos to...

April 12, 2006

Year 17 — Reporters, crow’s ears, Karma Light nuns

The Vatican is known its complex rituals, rich in ancient symbols and mysterious details. Take,...

March 2006

March 22, 2006

The New York Times tweaks its credo

NEW YORK -- The New York Times has for generations printed its credo on Page...

February 2006

February 01, 2006

So a reporter walks into a church (rimshot)

It's a law. Whenever the Vatican issues a papal encyclical, journalists have to figure out...

August 2005

August 10, 2005

Peter Jennings — news seeker

The journalists who met at Columbia University on Oct. 5, 1993, knew we were in...

May 2005

May 11, 2005

The New York Times sees red

When it comes to capturing the worldview of New Yorkers, it's hard to top Saul...

April 2005

April 13, 2005

Year 17 — Episcopagans in the News

Our story begins with a liturgy entitled "A Women's Eucharist: A Celebration of the Divine...

March 2005

March 16, 2005

Archbishop in a tough room

Comedians know the meaning of the phrase "tough room."Professional speakers of all kinds try to...

February 2005

February 16, 2005

Pope John Paul II: What’s the lead?

Theologian George Weigel needs a Global Positioning System transmitter on his wrist so journalists can...

December 2004

December 29, 2004

Passionate news in 2004

For headline writers, 2004 was the year of "values voters," stormy acts of God in...

November 2004

November 17, 2004

Red, blue and green (tea)

One perk of covering a White House race from day one is that early-bird journalists...

September 2004

September 22, 2004

Snakes, Bush and the Greeks

The woman on the telephone was speaking English, but it was hard to understand what...

July 2004

July 14, 2004

‘Ghosts’ on the God beat

Day after day, millions of Americans who frequent pews see ghosts when they pick up...

June 2004

June 23, 2004

SBC hits a wall on the right

The resolution never hit the floor of the 2004 Southern Baptist Convention for debate.An effort...