The following comment is not meant as a criticism of the “On Faith” website at The Washington Post.
Exposing wolves (only) in sacred spaces
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The Baptist pastor said WHAT!?
Confession time: I live in Oklahoma City, but I don’t read a whole lot of news stories about my local city council’s meetings.
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False idols at Penn State and elsewhere
Those who doubt that sports play a pseudo-religious role in American life now have their answer. Whether we are talking high-school football, high-school hoops in Indiana, baseball in Boston, college football in Alabama or pro football in Green Bay, it should be clear to all that — at least in terms of sociology — the line between fans and believers has all but been erased.
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The Straight Story on Gay Mormons (UPDATED)
The Salt Lake Tribune ran a story yesterday about an interesting seminar exploring gay Mormon issues. But the write-up of at least one speech had some rather serious problems with accuracy. Here are the first five paragraphs of the story:
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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.
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Step One: Quote Opposing Sides
Last night, I was reading a couple of stories that suffered from the same problem. Don’t you hate it when that happens?
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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.
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Finn and the Facebook foes
In my post the other day on the indictment of a Roman Catholic bishop in Missouri, I acknowledged that I am not an expert on the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandals.
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Sin, ink and the bishop's indictment
The big, national religion story of the past 24 hours involves the indictment of a Roman Catholic bishop in Missouri.
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