It’s always interesting to see what journalists zone in on when a new poll from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life comes out.
Shocker? 19 percent say media "friendly" to religion
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Report: Tim Tebow isn't all that controversial, actually
Nearly every week during the last NFL season, I thought the Tim Tebow news would go away. Tebow is not the first athlete to offer public expressions of faith, nor will he be the last. But almost every week offered some new media approach on Tebow where someone would express frustration over the attention he was getting while others would rush to defend him.
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Pod people: Dolan's Newsweek debut
As the Supreme Court hears arguments on the health care law this week, religious groups will be among those watching closely. Leading some of the response to the Health and Human Services ruling employers providing contraception, Timothy Dolan is likely to be among those particularly interested in the outcome. Last week, we looked at Newsweek‘s profile of the archbishop of New York, one that I thought did a nice job . After some less than ideal coverage of Dolan, it’s nice to see someone take a more thorough look from more sides, including historical and political. Read it again.
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Raptured pet owners insurance a hoax
Follow-up stories can be hard to come by, since people’s attention seems to fade as the next hot topic comes along. As Twitter streams new trending topics, stories seem to become old news quicker than ever.
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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.
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Faith in the details
Everyone loves a good second-chance story, one that illustrates the progression from tragedy to triumph.
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Pat Robertson's marijuana memo
When Pat Robertson said on his show recently that he supported the legalization of marijuana, some of us didn’t blink twice. He has said things like this before, so it didn’t seem like news. But when the New York Times picked it up, people treat it like breaking news.
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Vague spiritual connection aids drug recovery
It’s no surprise people seek some sort of higher power when overcoming an addiction, whether it looks like meditation, prayer or other rituals that help the process.
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Faith after twisters strike
Watching East Coast-dominated media coverage from middle America was pretty interesting this week. While Washington was obsessed over who needs to apologize for Rush Limbaugh’s remarks and who said what over Andrew Briebart’s death, those of us in the Midwest watched different kinds of disasters unfold this week. From the Ohio school shooting earlier this week to towns flattened by tornadoes, you can imagine how pastors might be adjusting their notes for weekend sermons on tragedy.
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