As tmatt explained in the very beginning (of this weblog, not the world):
A ghost in story about sick boy?
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Correction for Driscoll, but abysmal article remains
A few weeks ago, we all sighed in unison over The Atlantic‘s piece on the emerging church’s supposed connection to Invisible Children, the group behind the viral video Kony 2012.
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Mr. Osteen goes to Washington
Joel Osteen is taking the nation’s capital by media storm, drawing a Beltway-size dose of attention in advance of a big event at the Washington Nationals’ ballpark this weekend.
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Time 100's fab list
Time magazine will celebrate its “Time 100” tonight in New York City, complete with the keynote from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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RG3 and a tiny glimpse of faith
I’ll be the first to admit that, as a guy from a family that bleeds green and gold, I am slightly freaked out that Baylor University’s Robert Griffin III (that Heisman Trophy guy) will soon be the quarterback for the Washington Redskins. I mean, I dislike the owner of the Redskins almost as much as I dislike the owner of the Dallas Cowboys (as a Tom Landry fan, I still have anger issues).
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On Chuck Colson: Can reporters see past Watergate?
It’s pretty interesting to read the obituaries of Charles Colson by those who were alive during Watergate and those who weren’t. It’s clear that some reporters are stuck in the 1970s, apparently unaware of how the state of evangelicalism was shaped by Colson’s complex life and legacy.
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Charles Colson, rest in peace
Charles Colson, who we discussed earlier this week, has died. Due to his significance in American life and his age, many papers had obituaries ready. The New York Times described the man this way in the lede:
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Vatican picks a side in the nun wars?
As the media fallout continues from the Vatican’s decision to rein in the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (see the full document here), I have been especially interested in the degree to which journalists are certain that this action was rooted in tensions caused by recent debates over health care, abortion and homosexuality.
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Titanic +100: Any ghosts in this story?
First things first: Let me admit, right up front, that I thought the movie “Titanic” by James Cameron was both ridiculous and, in terms of the history of the event, genuinely tragic. Yes, I wrote that (to some) infamous column for Scripps Howard that, among other things, included this:
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