Due to its power and prestige, The New York Times invites criticism; some of it from people of faith who feel the paper fails to give religion its due. But these critics should take note of the Labor Day edition of the Times, which provided plentiful and nuanced coverage of many major religion stories, leading me to suggest that the paper consider temporarily changing its page-one motto to: “All the Religion That’s Fit to Print.”
A Christian Muslim?
Define pluralism: NYTs in Egypt
An encouraging headline got me started on this memo from Cairo in Saturday’s New York Times: “Hints of Pluralism in Egyptian Religious Debates.”
The war on Ramadan?
Secular modesty rages in France
OK, try to forget the burkinis controversy for a minute. It seems that this is not the hottest swimwear controversy in France this summer.
Nope, no faith issues in INDIA
While I was in India earlier this summer, I heard a journalist make an interesting comment about the omnipresent role that religion plays these days in that amazing, growing, almost exploding country.
Burkinis: harbinger or red herring?
Never heard of a burkini? Well, as this Los Angeles Times article explains, a burkini is the logical combination of the two words it seems to be a combination of:
Iraq, vague laws and minorities
That tmatt file of GetReligion guilt is getting pretty deep, in part because of two weeks of dizzying travel — a combination of vacation, work and a funeral for a loved one.
Wafer madness
There is no question what the Roman Catholic Church calls the holy bread that is consecrated during the Mass. It is called the “host.” Anyone who knows anything about Catholic liturgy knows this.
