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I cannot say this with absolute certainty, but the religious aspects of President George W. Bush’s ABC interviews are making bigger waves overseas than in the United States. Part of that might be due to the news of a certain stink emanating from Chicago (even this Indianapolis resident can smell it!). Another aspect may be that U.S. news outlets are less willing to report on a competitor’s exclusive interview.
Well, Lisa Miller certainly made a splash with her Newsweek cover story advocating for same-sex marriage on religious grounds. It was probably not the splash she intended.
I knew we had to take a look at Newsweek‘s cover story when I read the first line. It was just that bad. It was written by senior editor Lisa Miller who oversees all of the magazine’s religion coverage. Which is pretty shocking when you look at the unbelievable ignorance on display in her grossly unfair first paragraph:
Planned Parenthood of Indiana has been in the national news lately. The abortion provider’s offering of holiday gift certificates in $25 increments has received the most attention. However, the more important story has the organization appearing to have given council to someone on how to break the state’s law on reporting child sex-abuse.
I’m always amazed at how few people know that the Salvation Army is a denomination. People always think of it as a charity, which it is. But it’s also a denomination. Internally organized like a military service, the church has a reputation for serving the poor and destitute. And there’s the red kettle bell-ringing campaign that is ubiquitous around this time of year.
As the popular vote in California relating to how marriage is defined continues to meet with disapproval from Hollywood and others, the Associated Press has an article about where to place the blame for how the vote went down.
As you would expect, the Anglican wars receive quite a bit of attention in the major newspapers today with the announcement by conservatives that they are forming the Anglican Church in North America, as opposed to the U.S. Episcopal Church.
You would think that, since my alma mater is the University of Colorado, I would know a lot about Rastafarianism. But I don’t. And mainstream media articles such as the ones below, dealing with a lawsuit brought by a Rastafarian against his employer, aren’t likely to cure that problem.
