As U.S. Catholic bishops met in Baltimore this week, this was the headline from the National Catholic Reporter:
Making religion hip
It’s not every week your own congregation gets a write up in the New York Times. This happened last week to members of Resurrection Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn with a piece entitled “A Congregation in Skinny Jeans.”
Editing down the Catholic "core" (updated)
Anyone who is familiar with the Catechism of the Catholic Church knows that this volume takes the words “Thou shalt not kill” very, very seriously. Thus, it is also crystal clear in its affirmation of the early church’s rejection of abortion.
That growing (gay) UCC Nashville flock
Since day one, a major theme here at GetReligion has been the need to portray the specific beliefs of specific believers whenever possible, instead of taking the easy road and settling for simplistic labels.
Hate groups, lies and misinformation
About a month and a half ago, a little-known company called the Charity Give Back Group, or CGBG, started making headlines â and not the kind likely to win the company’s public-relations staff any bonuses.
No Times for middle ground on bullying?
Do you support public schools promoting sexual diversity or do your bigoted religious beliefs require you to advocate the bullying of gay students?
LDS 'evolving' on sexuality? Says who?
You know that whole asking-questions thing that journalists are supposed to do as part of their work?
Tebow: He might be the second coming of ...
How much has the MCC changed?
Time for a bit of personal history, as I react to a disappointing little news article that ran recently in the San Francisco Chronicle.
