So this is my first real GetReligion post. Where do I start?
AP evolution story lacks intelligent design
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'Blind Side' paranoia in full flight
In honor of the upcoming Oscar bash, let me jump in here with another post on the mainstream media coverage of the religious element in “The Blind Side.”
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Whoa! Wild word in NYTs headline
I’ll be the first to admit that I did a double take a few days ago when I saw this shocking headline and opening salvo in the New York Times. I bet that many other old-fashioned Democrats had the same reaction.
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Family values and the NCAA
If you’re part of an organization trying to get your message out, you usually have to spend money to place ads where people can see them. Communications shops usually prefer getting stories written about them. Not only is it free but you can communicate more thoroughly with your audience. So while Focus on the Family seems to have been running more advertisements as of late, they have to be taking note of all the earned media they’re getting.
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Clarity for 'American Baptists'?
I think that the typical reader understands what it means when a newspaper runs a “correction.” It means, “We messed up. We printed something that was inaccurate. Here is the correct information.”
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Anthem wars
We’re certainly getting our fill of “The Star Spangled Banner” from the Winter Games, but a private college in Indiana will soon begin playing the National Anthem before sporting events for the first time.
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Mt. Diablo and the d-word (sigh)
As controversies about the d-word go, this one is actually pretty mild. In this case, the “devout Christian” is not a mother who stood by while the queen of her alternative religious groups allegedly starved her young son to death (or worse) and then watched his tiny body stuffed into a suitcase with mothballs and fabric softener.
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Vodou who?
Earlier this week in Haiti, a group of Christians ran a group of Vodou followers away from a pavilion where they were trying to conjure spirits as part of a memorial service to honor their deceased brethren. The Christians pelted the worshipers with rocks and accused the Vodou followers of being responsible for dangerous aftershocks that had hit Haiti since the devastating earthquake a month ago.
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Hate crimes in Texas flames?
One of the hottest recent stories down in Texas has been a series of church burnings. Authorities have now accused two men of arson in these cases and there are details in the life of one of these former Baptists that are interesting, to say the least.
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