Contrary to popular belief, the mainstream press really isn’t very effective when it comes to telling individual citizens what to think.
People were massacred in North Korea for WHAT?!?
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A mere 1 million 20th century Christian martyrs? (updated)
Every now and then, a journalist gets pulled into a serious error when covering a speech or some other form of public presentation of complicated material.
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Grossman's blog is back: Faith & Reason 2.0 at RNS
One of the first signs that the religion beat was in trouble at USA Today was the decision to shutter veteran scribe Cathy Grossman’s “Faith & Reason” weblog.
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Porn no more: Secular students inviting religious discussion
Gone is the “low-hanging fruit” of years past when the media converged on the University of Texas-San Antonio campus each year to produce titillating stories on students exchanging Bibles and Qurans for porn.
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The Washington Post examines the demons (and a religion ghost) in 'The Exorcist'
It’s that time of year again, the time when reporters keep trying to reach author William Peter Blatty to talk about pea soup, noises in the night, long flights of stairs and the degree to which human necks can swivel.
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Rihanna's vague voguing in The Independent
What does “improper” mean when it comes to Rihanna — the Bajan pop star? The Independent in London circles hesitantly round this word in its report on Rihanna’s publicity stunt at a mosque in Abu Dhabi last week, but never quite explains what she did that violated Islamic taboos.
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Forgetting the kippah or crucifix (and the second why)
All-nighters and Domino’s Pizza at the student newspaper. X-acto knives and 2-point tape. The smell of chemicals processing the film. The five Ws and the H.
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What do different churches teach about mental illness?
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Got news? Has Kristallnacht come to the Middle East?
There was always an important, yet unstated, idea at the heart of the “On Faith” website at The Washington Post: Religion is an important and powerful force in the real world, but the reality is that religion is all about feelings, experiences and opinions, not facts about history, doctrines, laws, scriptures, traditions and governance that journalists should cover in an accurate and balanced manner.
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