Without doubt, the job of president of the United States can easily drive someone one to drink — or to his knees in prayer.
AP highlights Obama's eisegesis -- perhaps unwittingly
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Luke Russert on snark, journalism, faith and easy targets
Let’s start the day with a quick thought from Luke Russert of NBC News, who recently sat down with David Brody of The Christian Broadcasting Network — the rather rare reporter in the Christian television world who often talks with real, live national leaders and thinkers.
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Chuck Smith, fundamentalism and (yes) the AP stylebook
Readers who have been following this weblog through the years are probably familiar with the following passage in the Associated Press Stylebook. We’ve been dealing with it since the earliest days of GetReligion’s existence (click here for one ancient example).
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Bravo, Boston Globe: An Episcopal anti-violence winner
I love a good story. Thanks to Lisa Wangsness, Godbeat writer for the Boston Globe, I got to read one.
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Hey atheists, 'Thank God you're wrong'
As a reporter, I’m always amazed by how much I learn when I actually pick up the phone and talk to somebody.
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Lost in translation - AFP and the Seventh-day Adventists
Reports on the exorcism trial currently underway in Paris suburb of Essonne cast an interesting light on the internal workings of the French wire service AFP (Agence France Presse). And these gleanings do not do it credit.
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Zen Pastor Mariano Rivera and his vague, comforting karma
Lat’s state the obvious: It’s getting harder and harder for news consumers to figure out when they are reading straight news coverage and when they are reading columns, editorials and analysis pieces.
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The New York Times offers tales of two very different Christian colleges
The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana, has had a reputation as one of the toughest places for criminals to do time in this country. If you go in, and the crime is serious enough, you’re not likely to come out. For years, decades even, the prison was a hotbed of violence and strife.
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Hey, Los Angeles Times, there's more to HHS fight than Hobby Lobby
First things first: I have to admit that I almost choked on my diet cherry cola when I read the double-decker headline on this Los Angeles Times news feature about the next round of cultural warfare at the U.S. Supreme Court. Ready? You have been warned:
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