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NBC has resurrected the “Jesus Rifles” story of 2010, reporting that some three years after the Pentagon began removing a “Bible code” stamped on rifle sights manufactured by Michigan company Trijicon, the job of erasing the Scripture references remains unfinished.
Things that go together in Texas: Chicken-fried steak and gravy. Cowboy hats and boots. Church and state … oh, wait.
The myth of the “Catholic voter” lives on and on and for perfectly logical reasons, even though use of this term adds next to nothing of our understanding of public life in America today.
I love a good fashion story, especially one that taps into religion behind the inspiration for the different styles.
I have been out of the country for several days, which means it’s time to back up a bit and look at a Los Angeles Times story that inspired varying opinions from GetReligion readers. This story was especially interesting, since it is rare to get email from conservative Catholics who think that a major newspaper may have gone a bit too easy on a conservative bishop.
One of the mantras of GetReligion is that journalists should give people of faith the opportunity to explain â in their own words â what they believe.
In this weekâs podcast Issues Etc. host Todd Wilkin and I discussed two of my recent GetReligion stories: “Charlie Hebdoâs Muhammad Cartoon Crassness” and “Foggy Bottomâs âpantywaist protocol pussy-footersâ.” Starting with the press coverage on the attacks on the U.S. embassy in Cairo and consulate in Benghazi, the articles (and our discussion) moved on to the vexed question of how the Western media reports on blasphemy in an Islamic context.
On Thursday, I highlighted a fine piece of journalism produced by The Associated Press’ filet mignon department â where reporter chefs with unlimited time, space and resources whip up the kind of delectable stories that win big prizes.
Back in April, I weighed in on a claim that my former employer, The Associated Press, is “desperately seeking Pulitzers” and relaxing its news standards.
