Conservatives had quite a bit of fun with a Reno Gazette-Journal article that was originally headlined:
Is Sandra Fluke a 'social justice' advocate?
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Pod people: Digging for old news on 'Nones'
Friends and neighbors, the whole media world continues to buzz with news (me too, of course) about the “Nones,” that growing coalition of religiously unaffiliated voters that showed up big time in that recent survey from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
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Capital punishment, abortion and a Catholic politician
The Washington Post’s front page today featured a long profile focused on the faith and religious underpinnings of former Virginia Gov. â and current U.S. Senate candidate â Tim Kaine.
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Imagine that: 'Pew gap' among Latinos on gay rights?
I am sure that this will come as a major shock to many occupants of The Washington Post newsroom: The divisions among African-Americans over gay rights also show up among Latinos and, no surprise, these differences often are rooting in faith and varying levels of religious practice.
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#APStyleChat: Religion style in 140 characters or less
Speaking of totally geeky things to do (“geeky” as in “absolutely awesome”), the folks at @APStylebook organized a Twitter chat this week on religion writing style.
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God-shaped hole in story on Hong Kong protests
Every now and then, when I a traveling, I discover another layer of torn-out articles for GetReligion review buried deep inside some pocket of my shoulder bag. It’s sort of like the analog, portable version of the gigantic digital tmatt “folder of guilt” in my email program that I open up from time to time.
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Why didn't Catholic bishops call Biden out by name?
I’m on the road right now, in Montana, and haven’t had a chance to catch Saturday Night Live yet but apparently in the comedy show’s skit on the Vice Presidential debate, the Joe Biden character said:
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Yes, you can ask tough questions of pro-choice candidates
Last night was the only Vice Presidential debate we’ll get in this cycle. Almost all of that debate and attendant media coverage is outside the purview of this blog. But right there at the end, the moderator got into religion. Although the answers the candidates gave were interesting, let’s focus simply on the questions from journalist Martha Raddatz:
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WPost further expands borders of postmodern Catholicism
For several decades now, people linked to Jewish institutions have debated whether it is possible to be a Jew and, let’s say, a Southern Baptist, or a Buddhist, at the same time. This is even the kind of question that has made it to high courts in Israel.
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