If the mainstream press has a creed, one of its central tenets is certainly this old truth: All news is local.
Yes, before Baltimore, Lori was bishop of Newtown
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Bear QB after RGIII keeps the vague faith
As we roll through the semi-holy football season of minor bowls, I am happy to report that The Los Angeles Times team noticed that the Baylor Bears had another winning season and, apparently, are playing in some game out on the West Coast.
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Xmas quiet in Jerusalem? Check the Julian calendar
Along with millions of other Americans, I am on the road this fine Christmas Day. Thus, when checking into a typical American hotel, I was immediately presented with the Holiday edition of USA Today.
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Shocker! Liberal clergy back gay rites! (updated)
What we have here is a totally predictable story, to an almost stunning degree. It’s almost a non-story, from the get go.
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WWROD: Which denominations do what well?
So, GetReligion readers, have you submitted a religion-rooted question yet to veteran scribe Richard Ostling, over at his new weblog? That would be the one called “Religion Q&A: The Ridgewood Religion Guy answers your questions” (click here for some background).
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Got news? White House vs. Little Sisters of the Poor
From coast to coast, the lawyers of religious groups and charities can almost quote the following legal language by heart. This is, of course, linked to the strange — from a church-state separation perspective — Health and Human Services mandate that attempts to create two different levels of religious liberty in the United States.
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Christmas carol wars on the DC Metro -- not
Anyone who spends much time on subways and other forms of mass transit knows that a whole lot of religious stuff goes on while people are moving from home to work. I’m not just talking about the people with their sports pages and copies of 50 shades of hades or whatever.
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The late Rev. Fred Rogers fills his pastoral role, once again
During the past few days, how many of you have either (a) seen this picture and the following quotation on Facebook or (b) have received an email with a URL that points you toward this material?
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Dancing alone in that D.C. Franciscan hermitage?
Back in my Rocky Mountain News days, I covered an ecumenical gathering in Boulder, Colo., focusing on contemplative prayer and meditation. One of the main speakers was a leader at the Nada Carmelite monastic community — part of the Spiritual Life Institute — located in Crestone, Colo., at on the western face of the Sangre de Christo mountains.
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