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What The Economist gets wrong about Calvinist Baptists

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Today is the 504th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin (July 10, 1509) — and the 497th anniversary of misunderstanding Calvinists.


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Doing the bloody math in an emerging civil war in Egypt

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It appears that some members of the mainstream press are beginning to do the hard, bloody math in Egypt.


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Watching for religion ghosts in the news flashes from Egypt

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A few journalistic thoughts while I continue to watch the waves of news coverage rolling in from Egypt:


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Beautiful tribute to Catholic sisters in Civil War nursing

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On this Independence Day, let’s look at a great story that appeared on the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette really pulled out the stops for coverage of this Civil War anniversary and Sunday’s paper had a special section that covered various angles. I’m no Civil War buff but my visit to Gettysburg a few years ago was fascinating and informative.


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Painful silences in CBS chat on same-sex marriage rulings

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OK, follow me carefully here, because it is especially interesting who passed the following item news along.


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Jeff Zeleny's questions: 3 on shoes, 3 on catheters, 0 on abortion

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Earlier this week, we discussed the six questions that ABC News’ reporter Jeff Zeleny asked of State Sen. Wendy Davis in the interview that aired on “This Week” on Sunday. We’ve been pointing out the problems in this religion ghost-soaked topic for years. Over the past week, those problems have been demonstrated in the softball interviews and coverage of Davis.


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There's more to Egypt's pain than secularism vs. religion

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Many GetReligion readers have, I am sure, spent some time today following the urgent news bulletins out of Egypt, where some of the largest protests in the history of the world have been taking place.


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