That pretty much sums up a Page 1 story in The Salt Lake Tribune this week about a children’s charity co-founder charged with sex abuse:
Got reform; what about religion? (corrected)
In case you somehow missed it, there were big doings in the nation’s capital over the weekend related to an issue that President Barack Obama promised to make a top priority. I am talking, of course, about … immigration reform.
The good book of smut?
On the surface, a recent report by the San Antonio Express-News on an atheist student organization urging classmates to trade in religious texts for pornography seems harmless enough.
Hands of God? Hard to tell
For anyone who doubts the powerful role of religion in people’s lives, consider the case of Chris Pollock.
Until null and void do us part
The Roman Catholic Church doesn’t believe in divorce. It does believe in marriage annulment — maybe too much, if you ask some church leaders. Pope Benedict XVI made headlines, mainly in the Catholic press, when he addressed the issue in late January.
A Brit's ode to Joel Osteen
Joel Osteen is “the new face of Christianity.” That breaking religion news out of Houston — published 4,845 miles away in London — arrives courtesy of a 3,800-word profile in The Observer, which boldly declares:
Ultra-soft ultrasound in LA Times
I don’t mean to shock you, but I’m about to accuse the Los Angeles Times of giving some soft news coverage — almost cheerleading — to an evangelical anti-abortion activist.
AP evolution story lacks intelligent design
Bobby Ross Jr. drops in
For a faithful GetReligion reader such as myself, joining the team of contributors is like a baseball fan invited to sit in the press box and share his opinions during the World Series.
