Here is a story from last weekend that I have been thinking about most of the week. The story is not new, but there has been a major development.
Too many Bible verses in those texts?
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Pew gaps about the pew gap
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Not that there's anything wrong with that
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The Sun sees an obvious light
I am sure that I have written this before at GetReligion and I am sure that, before long, I will write it again. However, there is some truth in the old Godbeat saying that for most American newsrooms, the formula for a page-one religion story is “three anecdotes, a poll and a quote from Martin Marty.”
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What exactly is a "martyrdom video"?
On the terrorism beat, the big news of the day is that the phrase “martyrdom videos” is showing up in almost all of the leads written about the developments in London.
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Tmatt's prayer for the day
Please do not let Frank Rich of the New York Times click here and have all of his prejudices confirmed (or a high percentage of them, anyway). Amen.
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Reading Washington Times tea leaves
It’s true. One of the reasons people inside and outside the Beltway read The Washington Times is to find out what Republican strategists are thinking. It’s interesting to find out what makes it into the official GOP talking points and what does not.
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"This letter ... acts similar to a correction"
We have an end to the saga of GetReligion’s request for a correction on that April 9 feature story in The Washington Post, the one that ran with the headline “In Turkey, a Deep Suspicion of Missionaries — Priest’s Killing Shows Complex Ties of Islam to Nationalism in Officially Secular State.”
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Is Getreligionistas a keeper?
I have asked the Rt. Rev. Doug LeBlanc to find a way to put the link to the Frappr site for GetReligionistas somewhere on our left sidebar for those who want to continue to sign up. I may make another appeal or two on my own listserv, as well.
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