Anyone who has followed American politics since, oh, roughly 1973, knows that one of most consistent patterns, election after election, is this: The more people attend worship services, the more likely they are to vote for candidates who are moral and cultural conservatives. This is a clear pattern among white voters and if you are looking for conservative voters among African-American and Latino voters, you are most likely to find them — as a vocal minority — in their churches.
Scaring people away from religious freedom
I guess it was only a month or so ago that I had the weird experience of watching a nightly newscast and screaming. What sent me over the edge was an ABC News piece that was so riddled with errors and bias it enraged me.
News flash! Conservative bishop opposed abuse!
As I mentioned the other day, the historic Catholic throne in Baltimore has a new archbishop and he also happens to be an emerging leader in America’s increasingly tense debates about religious liberty. Just wait until some of these issues hit the U.S. Supreme Court (and you know that they will).
The mysterious case of the missing saint
Gentle readers, when it comes to evaluating that recent Washington Post story about Rick Santorum and Opus Dei, I have some good news and some bad news.
AP vs. AP on Pope's Mexico visit
"Hare, hunter, field" -- Castration for deviancy
The New York Post usually wins the award for best worst headline amongst the New York metropolitan papers. “Headless body in topless bar” remains my favorite.
Mad Men, Obama vs. Dolan
We haven’t always been terribly upbeat about Newsweek‘s religion coverage in the past. And it’s hard to tell under its new leadership whether it’s really committed to straight reporting or a more op-ed oriented style.
For Sun editors, this one had to hurt (updated)
There are days when the age of specialty websites and reporters are especially cruel to the old guard in the mainstream press.
Working hard to avoid religious freedom
Last week, the New York Times published a poll showing serious declines in support for President Obama. The story mentioned that the poll showed female Republican primary voters were supporting Rick Santorum. The story also claimed that “women were split as to whether health insurance plans should cover the costs of birth control and whether employers with religious objections should be able to opt out.”