A reader alerted us to a Wisconsin newspaper’s coverage of the church trial of a United Methodist minister who performed a same-sex wedding ceremony.
Purporting to report the news
Baptists' hot time in Phoenix
Ready, OK? Cheerleading in Arizona
Just for the fun of it, pretend that you’re a line editor at a 100,000-circulation newspaper in the Southwest — say, the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson.
Big hole in the Big Easy?
Back in March, we did a couple of posts — here and here — on news coverage of a Catholic high school in New Orleans embroiled in controversy over corporal punishment and deeper issues.
Caps, gowns and prayer lawsuits (updated)
As spring turns to summer, it’s the time for shaved-ice snow cones, cool dips in the swimming pool, hot nights at the ballpark … and steamy legal battles over whether prayer is allowed at high school graduation ceremonies.
The death of 'Dr. Death' (updated)
Until Kevorkian died today at age 83, the once-famous “Dr. Death” had not crossed my mind in many years.
Got boilerplate? Will cover predictably
If you watched the community memorial service in tornado-ravaged Joplin, Mo., on Sunday, you could not miss the powerful religious messages and imagery.
WHO are these good Samaritans?
That’s my first response to the reader who contacted GetReligion concerning a CBS News report on the Joplin, Mo., tornado relief effort:
