It is one of the cardinal rules of journalism: All news is local.
Jonestown: Not the usual theocracy
The coverage of the Jonestown massacre made a strong impression on me, since I was a young journalist who wanted to become a religion-beat reporter.
Slate: Back to the FOCA question
When it comes to Kidman, what's hot?
Let me confess, right up front, that I am not a big fan of first-person celebrity interviews in the Rolling Stone or Vanity Fair style.
Old questions on news and "On Faith"
The new post by the Rt. Rev. Douglas LeBlanc about the Obama family, National Episcopal Cathedral and the theological musings by the seeker-friendly agnostic Sally Quinn reminded me of something I have been meaning to do for some time now.
E-evil
As far as I can tell, there is no faith, no religion, no hope and no positive sense of morality in the following story.
I guess MZ and I do think alike
MZ has just arrived back in town from a trip to the distant, distant West (think home state of the president elect) and she promptly posted on that non-Roman Catholic priest story. At the precise moment she clicked “post,” I was finishing up this post.
There's that FOCA question again
Over at Time, reporter Jeff Israely has a piece up that asks a logical question — from the point of view of activists on left and right who are paying attention to (a) the pre- and post-election strategy wars inside the pro-life movement and (b) loud cries of distress from traditionalist religious leaders about President-elect Barack Obama’s vow to push for the Freedom of Choice Act.
May her memory be eternal
The theological term is “theodicy,” and, as I have said before, this concept is woven into many religion-news stories for at least two good reasons.
