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Yes, gentle readers, it’s time for another visit with Sheila, the oh-so-American individualist who is at the center of the growing, ongoing movement that many call “Sheila-ism.”
Anyone who has been paying attention knows that journalism is in a bit of a crisis right now, when it comes to keeping the public’s trust.
Do you support public schools promoting sexual diversity or do your bigoted religious beliefs require you to advocate the bullying of gay students?
I know “Pat Robertson says something shocking” hasn’t been a man-bites-dog story in decades. But occasionally his comments are interesting enough to warrant media attention. Or, as Religion News Service put it yesterday:
A reader sent in the following story and I’m so glad he did. I read so many stories each day that sometimes I get desensitized to what I’m actually reading. Not this one. Learning about the subject of the piece — and the skillful storytelling — gave me chills as I got through it.
A few weeks ago we had an earthquake here in Virginia. I just found out on Sunday that our bell tower at our church in Alexandria experienced significant structural damage from the quake (my husband thought it would have been cool if the bell itself had cracked — it didn’t).
Imagine how frustrating it must be for journalists when a leading presidential candidate â say Texas Gov. Rick Perry â holds a private retreat with 200 potential supporters sworn to secrecy. (As a believer in freedom of information and open government, I share their pain.)
You know that whole asking-questions thing that journalists are supposed to do as part of their work?
Back in 1999, The Associated Press reported on Bible Belt states battling the highest divorce rates in the nation.
