Nearly a year ago, GetReligion highlighted an Associated Press story reporting that Exodus International was no longer trying to “pray the gay away.”
'Pray the gay away' quote still lacks a named source
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The New York Times hides abortion editorial on front page
Yesterday after the House of Representatives voted 228 to 196 to limit abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, I was surprised to find the following headline at the New York Times:
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BBC attacks major same-sex marriage stereotype (updated)
Here inside the Beltway, a kind of nervous hush has settled over the church-state battlefield while everyone waits for the U.S. Supreme Court to issue its ruling on the status of gay marriage in the battleground state of California (for sure) and perhaps even in the United States of America. There have been some hints from the legal left that the court will — fearing another Roe v. Wade apocalypse — issue a narrow ruling.
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Pod people: media struggles mightily with abortion coverage
On this week’s Crossroads, host Todd Wilken and I discussed that embarrassing BuzzFeed confusion — or defiant ignorance, really — about basic and widespread traditional Christian teaching on evil. We also discussed the curious way in which the Washington Post is downplaying even local abortion “crime” stories.
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Got news? Is a global 'war on Christianity' newsworthy?
Would it be newsworthy if a U.S. Senator claimed in a public address that American taxpayer dollars are being used in a war against Christian believers in — to pick one key region — the Holy Land?
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On Tim Tebow, 'spirituality' and stating the obvious
Now, I live in the land of purple and black here in Maryland, home of the World Champion Baltimore Ravens (it’s still fun to say that), where if anyone asked the local faithful to nominate a few candidates for the role of Antichrist, New England coach Bill Belichick would be right near the top of the list. Thus, the announcement that You Know Who had signed with the Patriots (Tim Tebow plus Patriots; get ready for an IRS audit) created quite a bit of amazement.
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Holy Scouts! Southern Baptists didn't do what we expected!
So, when push came to shove, what did the Southern Baptist Convention decide to do about the Boy Scouts of America?
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Fundamental misunderstandings of 'fundamentalism'
When it comes to religious terms, you would be hard pressed to find a word more misapplied by the media than “fundamentalist.”
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Southern Baptists on the downhill statistical slide?
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