What we have here is one of those newspaper stories that didn’t have to spotlight the religion ghost, but it could have. Maybe it should have.
God of the blue zip codes
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Metropolitan Obama?
Every now and then, it is important to offer GetReligion readers who are not journalists a glimpse inside the workings of daily journalism.
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It's the doctrine, stupid
As you would expect, the Anglican wars receive quite a bit of attention in the major newspapers today with the announcement by conservatives that they are forming the Anglican Church in North America, as opposed to the U.S. Episcopal Church.
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Lite in the darkness
In a recent USA TODAY story, Cathy Lynn Grossman tracks an interesting trend: the flourishing of Advent prayers and celebrations among non-liturgical Christians.
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Quinn to Obama: Come worship pluralism
Sally Quinn can be a charming and entertaining writer, especially on the topic of throwing a great party. With her Saturday op-ed for The Washington Post, however, Quinn calls more attention to her poorly informed and utilitarian understanding of why a church exists.
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Some majorities are better than others
There are almost too many stories about California’s Proposition 8 to keep up. But let’s look at a few dealing with religious groups.
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When in doubt, quote the believers
For those of you who are looking for prime examples of the “big ideas” that motivate us at this here weblog, here’s one.
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Obama's worship options
Amy Sullivan of Time has written about six church options for President-elect Barack Obama and his family — and, hold the phone, the list does not include St. John’s, Lafayette Square (“the church of the presidents”) or Washington National Cathedral.
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Penning the Archbishop
In my last post, I referred to the notion that many denominations or groups feel that press coverage of them is biased — or that they are particularly singled out for unflattering notice.
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