Here’s an interesting piece of church-crisis communications advice: Don’t take your story to the press. In fact, don’t even try to answer their questions.
Baptist pro: Don't meet the press, unless you want to
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The return of Baylor football, minus all that Baptist and Christian stuff
Way back when I was in college, soon after the cooling of the earth’s crust, the always confident folks at the University of Texas (rivals in the region would use a different adjective) fired an interesting salvo at a key rival.
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Catholic university acts, well, Catholic -- news media pros stunned
“Is the pope Catholic?” is an old question, suggesting a rather obvious answer. Of course the pope is a Catholic, so the old saying flourished.
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Is the 'New Atheism' any different from old atheism?
Are there any substantive differences between traditional atheism vs. what is called âNew Atheismâ? Or is the term used just to describe a bunch of popular books (Dawkins, Dennett, Harris, etc.) coming out at once? Who coined the term âNew Atheismâ and can it be described as a new philosophical movement (or reframing of an old one)?
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Still falling for 'The Exorcist,' 40 years later
Long ago, pre-Internet, some researchers tried to find out which movie had the greatest spiritual effect on viewers, in terms of provoking people to think about sin, salvation and life after death.
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The New York Times offers tales of two very different Christian colleges
The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana, has had a reputation as one of the toughest places for criminals to do time in this country. If you go in, and the crime is serious enough, you’re not likely to come out. For years, decades even, the prison was a hotbed of violence and strife.
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Hey, Los Angeles Times, there's more to HHS fight than Hobby Lobby
First things first: I have to admit that I almost choked on my diet cherry cola when I read the double-decker headline on this Los Angeles Times news feature about the next round of cultural warfare at the U.S. Supreme Court. Ready? You have been warned:
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The New York Times reverts to using vague labels in Texas science war
It’s time for a GetReligion post linked to press coverage of biology, textbooks, God and Texas. Before I jump into the fine details, I’d like to make two observations.
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To use or not to use: Journalists and the word 'Islam'
Do you ever get the impression, when reading mainstream news stories, that some editors have created formal policies describing when reporters who cover terrorism stories can or cannot mention the words “Islam” or “Muslim”?
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