Today we celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. It should be pretty hard to avoid a religion angle when discussing this holiday.
Martin Luther and Dr. King
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God saves Raven's life; gets a few lines of ink
Another day, another story about God and the National Football League. This week, in the midst of its purple-and-black playoff blitz, The Baltimore Sun recently offered a look at the young life of Ravens cornerback Cary Williams, who had a very troubled decade or two before turning things around with a little help, apparently, from God and a good church.
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Why are some reverends not reverends?
Warning: The following post is picky beyond belief and focuses on an issue in Associated Press style.
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Who were those defenders of priestly celibacy?
When I read Bible Belt Bobby’s post about the journalistic virtue called “attribution” I was reminded of a controversial West Coast story that I have been trying to get around to for several days. I refer to the recent resignation of Bishop Gabino Zavala as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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Latinos at a small country church
Journalism without nuance relies on stereotypes and cardboard-cutout characters. Journalism with nuance entertains complex positions, shades of gray and ironic juxtapositions.
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No discrimination based on creed?
After a Kentucky church voted to ban interracial couples from the congregation, I posted last week on media understanding of Free Will Baptist hierarchy â or more precisely, the lack thereof.
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Interracial couples and Baptist 'hierarchy'
Over at Yahoo! News â one of the most visited sites in the online universe â the third and fourth most popular items at this moment relate to a tiny Kentucky church voting to ban interracial couples from joining the flock.
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Die Taz on Jews and Germany
âder Tod ist ein Meister aus Deutschland sein Auge ist blauer trifft dich mit bleierner Kugel er trifft dich genau”
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For Baptists, "Southern" is important
Anyone who knows anything about mainstream American religion knows that the Southern Baptist Convention is our land’s largest non-Catholic flock. Despite the word “Southern” in the name — and SBC leaders are thinking about changing that — this is an increasingly national church and one with significant ethnic presence, as well.
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