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A deacon by any other name
A Washington Post profile of Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) tries to put his various roles at odds with each other, including his role as a Southern Baptist deacon.
Banned in Boston, DC style
More quote malpractice
We’ve looked a bit at the coverage of Rep. Bart Stupak’s successful amendment to the House health care legislation that prohibits the use of tax dollars to fund abortions. Catholic representatives and the Catholic Conference of Bishops were key players in getting this amendment passed, certainly.
After Fort Hood: When Muslims disagree
I was on a flight from Baltimore to the West Coast early this week and ended up sitting next to a young Muslim who was originally from Kenya. However, as soon as he came to the United States he joined the U.S. Army as a way to obtain funds to go to college. He spent most of his years in military service in Korea.
Can reporters count? Stupak can
The omnipresent Howard “Howie” Kurtz of the Washington Post offered this interesting tweet after the victory in the U.S. House by Rep. Bart Stupak and his coalition that opposes the use of tax dollars to fund abortions:
Nidal Hasan: 'orthodox' or extemist?
We’re still learning a lot about Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, though I doubt his Muslim beliefs were, as reported by NPR’s Daniel Zwerdling this morning, “orthodox.” I know more than a few traditionally observant Muslims who would dispute that.
Wish-fulfillment journalism
Amy Sullivan is a senior editor at Time. She’s remarkably partisan, even by journalistic standards, and sometimes her views can color her writing. But boy is she taking some flak for her recent piece “Priests Spar Over What It Means to Be Catholic.” Let’s just start with the headline. Considering that what follows is analysis about the views of an archbishop and a cardinal (and not priests), you know that facts aren’t going to be the piece’s strong suit.
Faith and the Berlin wall's fall
With Bon Jovi, Angela Merkel and Mikhail Gorbachev likely to steal the spotlight at the Berlin wall 20th anniversary celebration, Reuters’ Tom Heneghan says Protestant leaders feel overlooked:
