I had forgotten that this weekend was what some called the “Day of Rage” where protesters hoped to occupy Wall Street. Why? Well, as the New York Times put it:
Prayer, song, meditation and 'rage'
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Ravens believer speaks -- uncensored
It’s a National Football League Sunday, so that usually means that it’s time for another Godtalk in sports segment.
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Libya either embracing or rejecting Islamism
It doesn’t happen often but occasionally the Washington Post and New York Times will choose the same exact photo to illustrate their respective front-page, above-the-fold, lead story of the day. It happened earlier this month and late last year.
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Witnessing prayer on Texas' death row
Last night, the Supreme Court halted the execution of a man convicted of killing two people in Texas 16 years ago. There’s no dispute about his guilt but his lawyers contend that the sentence itself was unfair because of a racial question asked during his sentencing trial.
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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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No Times for middle ground on bullying?
Do you support public schools promoting sexual diversity or do your bigoted religious beliefs require you to advocate the bullying of gay students?
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Pat Robertson embraces modern morality
I know “Pat Robertson says something shocking” hasn’t been a man-bites-dog story in decades. But occasionally his comments are interesting enough to warrant media attention. Or, as Religion News Service put it yesterday:
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Armenian genocide and modern memory
The Daily Beast, a news and opinion website published by Tina Brown in conjunction with Newsweek magazine, has weighed in on the diplomatic spat between Israel and Turkey. In a piece entitled “The Erdogan Doctrine“, columnist Owen Matthews argues President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party have been unfairly characterized as villainous Islamist thugs. They have actually sought to build bridges with Turkey’s minority faiths, Matthews argues.
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Correction and clarification time
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