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It is my deep conviction that many religious people, and certainly most conservative Christians, do not “get” the important role that the press plays in a free society — just as many or most journalists do not “get” religion.
This is one of those times when the note from the GetReligion reader really says what needs to be said about a story, in this case an Associated Press report about a killing spree near Seattle.
Hundreds of reporters have written about Bristol Palin’s unborn child. Yet few have examined the other unusual child in the Family Palin: Trig, the 4-month-old boy who has Down syndrome.
We’re beginning to get into the next stage of Hurricane Sarah, where professionals in the mainstream press (and those who study them) have a chance to catch a deep breath and ask that question that must be asked: “What in the heckfire is going on here?”
Last week I noted that Beliefnet‘s Steve Waldman listed Sen. Barack Obama’s “pay grade” answer at the Saddleback Forum as one of the reasons he’s struggling with the evangelical vote. He also cited the Obama campaign media buy of a staunch abortion rights ad that didn’t mention anything about abortion reduction. The Politico is running a list of the eight top gaffes from this campaign season. Guess what’s not on it?
Hold on to your hats, folks. We’re in for a wild ride. Or, rather, we’re continuing the wild ride of Gov. Sarah Palin media coverage. And Palin’s religious views are dominating the stories for the weekend. Let’s begin by looking at the New York Times piece on Palin’s religious views.
So what are evangelical voters up to this year? For a while now, we’ve been told that evangelical voters are up for grabs.
I recently wrote a GetReligion post about the Rev. Joel Hunter’s closing prayer at the Democratic National Convention, the prayer that ended with that “On the count of three” pray your own prayer interfaith twist.
The Wall Street Journal took on the challenging task Thursday of reporting on and explaining the faith of 2008 Republican Vice Presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin and how it might impact her public policy views. Needless to say, despite the Journal‘s good efforts, more journalistic work remains to be done.
