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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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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WPost: Anti-intellectual, but spiritual, Rick Perry
Someone posed this question to me last night: If Rick Perry is to the GOP as Howard Dean was to the Democrats in 2004, does that make Mitt Romney the eventual nominee from Massachusetts? And does that mean the incumbent will probably win?
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Pod people: Finding God in Google searches
In this week’s Crossroads podcast, host Todd Wilken and I discuss whether a congregation with 75 members is “tiny” or of median size. It’s funny how many people have talked to me about that post where we learned that the median size of congregations, in terms of weekly worship, is 75 participants. My feedback indicates that both popular perception and media treatment would have assumed the median worship attendance to be much higher.
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Asking why on 9/11 anniversary
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No clergy at ground zero ceremony
Yesterday, Bobby looked at media coverage of 9/11 commemorations. There are some interesting stories to be found in who was and who wasn’t invited and what people think about it. In Washington, the commemoration will be an interfaith service. In New York, clergy aren’t part of the program.
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So a rabbi walks into a jail cell ...
So let’s say that you are covering a news story that focuses on some Catholic organizations that have been accused of fraud. Right in the middle of the scene is a Catholic priest who has been close to the accused and was clearly in communication with them during the time in question.
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Got news? Evangelicals snubbed by 9/11 service?
It could be that I’m losing my Google touch, but an intriguing religion story involving the Southern Baptist Convention seems to be drawing little media attention.
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