Even better, stories about people who hit rock bottom and find their way out of the pit appeal to me.
Skirting at edges of faith
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Scribe with big feet joins GetReligion
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Franklin Graham 'experts,' singular
The following post is not really about Franklin Graham and his upcoming festival targeting Latinos in the greater Los Angeles area.
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Gay rights, religious liberty and silence
On Friday night, the New York legislature voted to give same-sex couples the right to marry. This will certainly produce interesting journalism in the days to come, but let’s look at some of the stories that had religion angles.
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Baptists' hot time in Phoenix
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Noticing those interim ministers
Back in my days as a full-time reporter on the religion beat, I had my share of arguments with editors in which I attempted to convince them that (a) worship attendance is much higher among their readers (and former readers) than among newsroom personnel and (b) that religious people care deeply about seemingly ordinary issues linked to life in their congregations.
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Dear Mohler: Welcome to Weinergate
I’ve heard that a comedian can make a whole career in Hollywood out of wiener jokes. I wonder if the same could be said for the media and Weiner jokes.
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More quiet religious-liberty news
In case you have not heard, the U.S. State Department has a new ambassador at-large for international religious liberty. She is the Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook and, during her decades of ministry as a Baptist pastor and chaplain, she has had a solid history of activism on a number of interesting public issues.
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When the government dictates prayer
I’m not much for displays of civil religion but there’s one recent governmental intervention that really chaps my hide. That’s where the government requires citizens to submit prayers for governmental approval before they’re uttered.
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