Well this is exciting news. The Epistle to the Hebrews, long a highly regarded part of the Christian canon, has also long been shrouded in mystery.
Breaking: Author of Hebrews discovered!
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Do you believe in Tebow?
I bleed Orange and Blue, which means that I’m having a great year. My Denver Broncos, who were completely out of the running just a few games in, somehow managed to tie for first place in the AFC West last week. And this week we — yes, I’m a key component of the team’s success — had another amazing win in overtime to get first place on our own. I had already psychologically prepared for this week’s loss. We were behind 10-0 with just minutes remaining in the 4th quarter. Unbelievable.
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Colbert's chaplain on humor vs. mockery
A headline like “Pope charged for not wearing seat belt,” almost feels like a piece from The Onion, but sometimes truth is funnier than fiction.
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Nobody knows how to handle religion news?
Anyone who has followed religion coverage in the mainstream press in recent decades should be familiar with the byline of Don Lattin.
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A life: Police pro, father, monk and Father
Back in my reporting days, there was no assignment that I feared more than writing a simple obituary. I know many other reporters who feel the same way.
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Acceptable prejudices: The Guardian and Catholic bashing
Crain’s New York Business reports the Guardian has set up shop in the US and is open for business. In a piece entitled “The British are coming: Guardian hits U.S.“, CNYB notes the British daily’s website “had more than 10 million unique visitors in the U.S. in August.” The head of the US operation, Janine Gibson, states their aim is âcombine the Guardian‘s internationalist, digital journalism with American voices and expertise.”
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Guilt by footnote association
The initial reports that attempted to paint terrorist Anders Behring Breivik as some type of Christian fundamentalist have fizzled out as reporters have gotten access to his actual manifesto explaining (such as he is able) his actions last week.
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About the burning of a holy book
Let’s say that some journalists hear about cases of Marines who are being abused, tormented and bullied. We’re talking crude stuff — sticking a soldier’s head in a toilet and hitting the flush lever over and over — as well as brutal beatings.
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The Times grinds Its ax
We don’t typically spend too much time looking at mainstream movie or book reviews, but I thought the cover of the New York Times Sunday Book Review was worth looking at. For one, it’s written by Bill Keller, executive editor of The Times. For another, the Review has this curious note from “the editors”:
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