Here is a case worth following, not only to see the outcome but to see how MSM outlets cover it — if they do.
The P-word surfaces at the Indy Star
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The meaning of life
Egypt will not be the first predominantly Muslim country to conduct stem-cell research. Iranian scientists developed human embryonic stem-cell lines in 2003 with the approval of Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme religious leader . . . Singapore, where Muslims have a slight majority, has also produced embryonic stem-cell lines. And nonembryonic stem-cell research is conducted in Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia . . .
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Sacred and wicked candles
This is a Chicago Tribune story, but I just ran into it while reading through the drifts of South Florida Sun-Sentinel newspapers that collected while I was in Washington, D.C. The tradition of burning candles is, of course, very ancient. Try to find a reference to public ritual in the Bible that does not involve this tradition (and incense).
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Pedro offers you his protection
Three cheers for Paul Nussbaum’s witty lede on a Philadelphia Inquirer feature about evangelicals and politics:
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The soul of the Rev. Al Green
I think it was Elvis Costello who once, when asked if he believed in miracles, thought about it and said something to this effect: Well, I have seen Al Green. That is a start, if you want to find the holy grail of R&B. But what about the Rev. Al Green?
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More on the doctor and his lunch
During my travels, I have continued to follow the lively comments thread on the Krishna Rajanna case and the MSM vs. niche coverage of his Affordable Medical and Surgical Services business in Kansas City, Kan.
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What? All we did was crucify her
The most interesting bit from the recent Romanian crucifixion horror story, to me, was the clash between religious Romanians and the press. We’ll join the story midstream and then circle back for more details and analysis. I know this is a long excerpt, but please try to slog through:
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Free speech on a hot piece of tin
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Nicolosi and the Times, round II
The last week of the Summer Institute of Journalism is over at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. This was our last journalism boot camp there, until the fall of 2006 when we open a new full-semester j-program for this international network of Christian academic institutions — basically everyone from the Assemblies of God to the Mennonites. It’s a big tent. This is the job that will, in a month, move me back to the D.C. area.
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