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Millions of American Catholics loved their parochial school, or remember loving it. There is a whole sub-genre of art about this theme. But why Catholics loved their school is difficult to say. Did they feel close to the Holy Spirit? Do they love its sense of community? Or are they feeling nostalgic?
The BBC published a story last week that should have gotten a great deal more coverage than it has. According to the report, the Turkish government has commissioned a team of scholars to revise the Hadith — the collection of thousands of sayings reputed to have come from the Prophet Muhammad.
The other day, I went to an interesting Pew Forum event linked to the new books by E.J. Dionne (“Souled Out“) and Amy Sullivan (“The Party Faithful“). They should have included another book on a related topic — “Why Democrats Are Blue” — but you knew I would say that.
The Sacramento Bee had a rather interesting politics and religion story Wednesday about statements from a former UCLA basketball player who now heads a fellowship group for California legislators that attack another fellowship that “embraces people of all faiths without insisting that they accept Jesus Christ.”
I’ve never talked to a priest. As a reporter, that is. I’ve talked to bishops and cardinals. I talked even to a former president, which for reporters is a big “get.” But I’ve never talked to a priest.
Is Agence France-Presse even trying any more? Someone sent me a story they published yesterday headlined “Major survey challenges Western perceptions of Islam.” Sounds interesting. Let’s check it out.
Whenever your GetReligionistas get together — face to face, as opposed to cyberspace — one of the things we bemoan is that our readers — that would be you guys — really don’t seem to respond much whenever we go out of our way to praises stories in the mainstream press.
I have very good news for liberals who are convinced that armies of theocrats have seized complete control of the Republican Party.
You may have heard of the Herald-Tribune, a New York Times Co. paper in Florida. The Herald-Tribune Media Group includes a daily newspaper with six daily zoned editions for various Florida communities. It also has a 24-hour cable news station, an internet site, three magazines and a direct-mail business.
