When you read about a sporting event, the first thing you what to know is who won and who lost. The same thing applies to elections and U.S. Supreme Court cases.
Lutherans choose not-so-sudden-death overtime
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God on the rack
An odd story was passed along by Mark Shea, whose blog is on hiatus while he vindicates the Queen of Heaven.
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Threatened by veils
France’s ban on wearing hajib in public schools is, I think, one of the least constructive ways to respond to the issue of Muslim immigration into Europe. It’s rather like banning all public reading from the Qur’an because of Osama bin Laden’s rhetoric.
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Creeping Fundamentalism XII: Private-school sins
Let me join the Rt. Rev. LeBlanc in praising the 1,400-word essay by Laurie Goodstein of the New York Times that used the word “fundamentalism” 15 times without veering into the cheap-shot territory that earns reporters a note in our Creeping Fundamentalism files. Let all the people say, “amen,” or “bravo,” or whatever.
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Promiscuity with an "evangelical" face
All right, time for another friendly straw poll: If an article mentions David “Moses” Berg or his movement known as the Children of God (later The Family), what words would you expect to see?
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Playing Hookie in Iraq
Readers who feel like ruining their day should type Iraq into the Google News search. Just this morning, we have:
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Fundamentalism with a human face
Laurie Goodstein of The New York Times has written a 1,400-word article that uses the word fundamentalism 15 times–and never in a way that qualifies her report for GetReligion’s Creeping Fundamentalism file of hysterical or misleading stories.
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Waves of coverage
Rob Moll is back with another special edition of the CT weblog dedicated to the tsunami and its aftermath. The key is that the story is now developing on hard news fronts, from trafficking of children to terrorist infiltration, to feature stories about the “Where was God?” question and the positions taken by various leaders within various world religions. It’s an educational moment, while heroes and villains continue to work on the front lines. And what are some of the true fundamentalists saying? You don’t want to know.
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Scribe moves up: Will Bush's God-talk change?
White House speechwriter Michael Gerson told a funny but poignant personal story as he began his Dec. 6 presentation at an Ethics & Public Policy Center seminar in Key West, Fla.
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